In an article published in Scientific Reports, researchers explored the use of ferrimagnetic spinel-perovskite nanocomposites for effectively removing toxic lead ions from water, highlighting their potential in environmental remediation.
By Dr. Noopur Jain
12 Aug 2024
In an article published in Nanomaterials, researchers explored the use of chitosan nanoparticles to deliver curcumin, enhancing its effectiveness against breast cancer while ensuring safety and improved bioavailability.
By Dr. Noopur Jain
12 Aug 2024
For roughly 70 years, Play-Doh has been entertaining children with its moldable, squishy form. This familiar substance belongs to a broader category known as soft matter, which includes some foods (such as mayonnaise), 3D printer gels, battery electrolytes and latex paint.
By discovering new ways to manipulate matter at the atomic and molecular levels, advances in nanotechnology are paving the way for innovations in medicine, electronics, materials science and environmental remediation, among many other areas.
Leon-nanodrugs GmbH (LEON), a pharmatech company specializing in the development of nanoencapsulation systems for genetic material and other active substances, announced today the closing of a Series D financing round.
Oxford Instruments is delighted that its new Unity detector has been recognised as one of the ten best microscopy innovations of the year in the 2024 Microscopy Today Innovation Awards.
A research team led by Prof. Hui Wang of the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences presented an axial O atom-modulated Fe-N4 nanozyme for achieving an efficient H2O2 Russell reaction to singlet oxygen (1O2) in a hypoxic environment without the need for an external stimulus in a study published in Advanced Science.
A team of scientists led by Professor Geyu Lu from the State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, China, and colleagues developed a UCNPs/CuxOS@ZIF nanocomposite probe used for in vitro UCL/CD dual-mode sensing for H2S and in vivo imaging. The study was recently published in Light: Science & Application.
Researchers from the University of Michigan have employed a novel high-resolution, three-dimensional X-ray approach to shed light on the formation, location, and role of nanoparticles in the subsequent solidification of molten metal, with a study that was published in Acta Materialia.
In an article published in Sustainability, researchers demonstrate that zinc oxide (ZnO), with its high band gap energy and excellent electro-optical properties, can enhance the durability and efficiency of solar panels.
By Dr. Noopur Jain
5 Aug 2024
In an article published in Nature Communications, Chinese researchers reveal a breakthrough in neuromorphic computing using ultra-low-power carbon nanotube/porphyrin synaptic arrays, which enhance artificial neural networks' efficiency and sustainability.
By Dr. Noopur Jain
5 Aug 2024
In a recent article, researchers reviewed advancements in carbon-based nanocomposite membranes for membrane distillation, highlighting their enhanced performance and future research directions.
By Dr. Noopur Jain
1 Aug 2024
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University developed sheets of transition metal chalcogenide “cubes” joined by chlorine atoms in a study that was published in Advanced Materials.
In a recent study published in the American Chemical Society (ACS) journal ACS Nano, scientists from the United States Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) confirm the discovery of a new class of semiconductor nanocrystals with bright ground-state excitons, a major breakthrough in the field of optoelectronics.
Weebit Nano Limited (Weebit), a leading developer and licensor of advanced memory technologies for the global semiconductor industry, and tier-1 semiconductor foundry DB HiTek have taped-out (released to manufacturing) a demonstration chip integrating Weebit’s embedded Resistive Random-Access Memory (ReRAM) module in DB HiTek’s 130 nm Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) process.