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Tuning Graphene to Behave as an Insulator & Superconductor

Graphene is the thinnest material in the world, more robust than steel, flexible and lightweight, and more electrically conductive than copper.

7 Mar 2018

Scientists Examine Silicon Nanoparticles for Application in Ultrafast Optical Signal Modulators

The first ever three-dimensional (3D) dynamic model of an interaction between light and silicon nanoparticles has been developed by a team of researchers.

7 Mar 2018

Researchers Print Cell-Based Biosensors Using Graphene Ink

Cell-based biosensors are able to reproduce the effect of different substances (for example, drugs) on the human body in the lab, but it is very costly.

7 Mar 2018

Edible Electronics Looks Achievable with Innovative Graphene Laser Technology

Very soon, electronics—the driving force of the contemporary world—could be part of one’s everyday diet. In a research published in ACS Nano, researchers have described a technique for writing graphene patterns onto practically any surface, such as even food.

1 Mar 2018

Innovative PRISM Platform Provides Unprecedented Views of Cell Interiors

Super-resolution microscopy enables “seeing” beyond diffraction of light, which provides unrivaled views through cells & their intrinsic structures.

1 Mar 2018

Study on Health and Environmental Hazards Surrounding Nanomaterials

From nanoscale silver to titanium dioxide for air purification, the application of nanomaterials of high commercial significance proves to have strong advantages as it attracts investments, and raises apprehensions.

27 Feb 2018

QNP2 Series XY Piezo Nanopositioning Stages with 50 mm x 50 mm Aperture

The QNP2-100-XYA has a 50 mm x 50 mm clear aperture with closed-loop travels up to 100 µm x 100 µm (open-loop travels to 120 µm x 120 µm).

From Aerotech, Inc. 26 Feb 2018

Exotic State of Matter Isolated for the First Time

By creating a ‘Rydberg atom,’ where the electron orbital is at a distance from the nucleus, researchers were able to pack the space with additional atoms.

By Thomas Hornigold 26 Feb 2018

Exomeres - Highly Effective Messengers of Tumor Information

Researchers have discovered a cellular messenger which might assist in finding out how cancer cells get assimilated into the intercellular delivery service.

25 Feb 2018

Magnetic Nanoparticles for Quick Screening of Pesticide Residue in Vegetables

Researchers have formulated a fast and highly sensitive screening method that can detect minute quantities of pyrethroids in vegetables.

21 Feb 2018

Materials Scientists Develop Revolutionary Nanomaterial

Protein fibers, also termed as protein nanofibers, often have exceptional properties such as biodegradability, a high stability, or antibacterial effect.

20 Feb 2018

Water-Soluble Warped Nanographene Shows Promise for Fluorescent Cell Imaging

Researchers have successfully synthesized a water-soluble "warped nanographene” molecule that shows immense promise for fluorescent cell imaging.

20 Feb 2018

Biodegradable Bandage Based on Nanofibers

Researchers have developed a material based on nanofibers, made of polycaprolactone with plasma components and a thin-film antibacterial composition.

19 Feb 2018

Durable and Washable Composite Material from Antibacterial Copper Nanoparticles

Unique copper-coated uniforms could soon be worn by healthcare professionals, doctors, and nurses in an effort to reduce infection outbreaks at hospitals.

19 Feb 2018

Graphene Nanoribbons Reach Out to the Molecular World

Researchers from CIC nanoGUNE, Materials Physics Center (CFM), Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), and Center for Research on Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS) have developed the smallest magnetic device contacted, made of one molecule.

19 Feb 2018