Researchers from RUDN University (Russia) have invented a new method for converting titanium nanoparticles into an efficient substance capable of removing toxic phenol present in water, even in visible light. The results of the study have been reported in the Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics.
In certain patients, castrate-resistant or metastatic prostate cancer can spread to the bone. Although many new treatments are available, they can have a hard time reaching the bone and frequently result in missing the metastatic lesions.
As part of an innovative research, scientists from MIT have created nanoparticles with the ability to deliver the CRISPR genome-editing system for particularly modifying the genes in mice. The researchers used the nanoparticles to deliver the CRISPR components, thereby avoiding the necessity of using viruses for carrying the components.
Ultrathin graphene-oxide membranes capable of filtering whisky to make it as clear as water have been developed by researchers at the University of Manchester.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
14 Nov 2017
2D-materials are made up of special lattice structures. Generally, atoms in the same layer were bound by the covalent bond, while the force present between layers is van der Waals coupling. These materials comprise of super clean surfaces without any dangling bonds.
Researchers at The University of Manchester have created highly-miniaturized force sensors using graphene membranes. The state-of-the-art sensors can recognize tiny variations in pressure across a wide variety of miniscule pressures.
By Brett Smith
10 Nov 2017
Polymer nanoagents capable of ‘lighting up’ small areas of diseased tissues that standard methods fail to detect, have been developed by a research team headed by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).
While the simplest definition of a “theranostic” nanoparticle is a nanoparticle that merely has a therapeutic moiety and imaging or diagnostic moiety on the same particle, the authors of a review article published in SLAS Technology pay more attention to and highlight the platforms where disease monitoring and self-reporting is possible in real-time because of the synergistic nature of the components present on the theranostic particles.
People coming in from the heat experience a comfortable feeling in air-conditioned buildings. However, this comfort can be created only if an increased amount of money is spent, and the environment also experiences greenhouse gas emissions along with increased energy bills.
Scientists have achieved the successful integration of stretchable, washable, and breathable electronic circuits into fabric. This achievement paves the way for innovative probabilities in the fields of wearable electronics and smart textiles.
Printed items, from textbooks to artwork to newspapers, are a part of everyday life. However, the ink used in printers today is limited in resolution and colors.
Highly miniaturized pressure sensors have been fabricated by scientists at The University of Manchester with the help of graphene membranes capable of detecting small changes in pressure with high sensitivity, over an extensive range of operating pressures.
An international team of researchers has used a graphene-based composite material and found a new route to ultra-low-power transistors.
The idea of valence – the ability of a particular atom to join with other atoms by sharing and exchanging electrons – is central to modern chemistry and solid-state physics.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
7 Nov 2017
Nanotechnology, the science of creating materials possessing very tiny fibers, is having an increasing influence on everyday life. Currently, researchers have demonstrated for the first time in mice that long and thin nanomaterials known as carbon nanotubes could possibly have the same carcinogenic effect as asbestos: they can trigger the development of mesothelioma.