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Advancing the Field of Wearable Devices by Means of Flexible Batteries

The use of graphene in printed electronic devices has been the reason for rapid advancement in the field of wearable technology.

14 Aug 2017

Scientists Show Growing Atom-Thin Sheets on Cones Allows Control of Defects in 2D Material

Researchers from Rice University have discovered a way to manipulate 2D materials to design in defects that improve the materials’ properties.

10 Aug 2017

Study Reveals Burning of Coal Produces Potentially Harmful Airborne Nanoparticles

Environmental researchers led by the Virginia Tech College of Science revealed that the burning of coal creates extremely small particles of a highly uncommon form of titanium oxide.

9 Aug 2017

New Technique to Create Semiconducting Nanocrystals for LED Displays

LMU researchers have made it possible to tweak the color of light emitted by an LED by modifying the size of their semiconductor crystals. They recently discovered a clever and cost-effective way of accomplishing this, which lends itself to mass-scale production.

8 Aug 2017

Carbonitride Aerogels Facilitate Photocatalytic Conversion of Water

Nanochemistry crosses path with macrostructures: Chinese researchers reveal the synthesis of a macroscopic aerogel from carbonitride nanomaterials which is an exceptional catalyst for the water-splitting reaction under visible-light irradiation.

7 Aug 2017

New Mathematical Model Helps Researchers Study Catalytic Effects of Nanoreactors

A new mathematical model of two different molecules reacting within so called nano reactors that serve as catalysts, has been developed by theoretical physicists.

7 Aug 2017

Graphene-Based Nanotube Biosensor Could Detect Single Biomolecules Efficiently

Edward Honein has joined the Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology at EPFL from the American University of Beirut. Under the guidance of Professor Ardemis Boghossian, Honein’s summer project aims to develop a nanotube-based biosensor.

7 Aug 2017

New Dual-Surface Graphene Electrode Helps Split Water into Hydrogen and Oxygen

A catalyst based on laser-induced grapheme, which splits water into hydrogen on one side and oxygen on the other side, has been produced by Rice University chemists. According to the chemists, the cost-effective material may be a practical component in producing the hydrogen for use in future fuel cells.

7 Aug 2017

Technology Companies Join Forces for TEM Imaging and Analysis

Those working with nanomaterials now have an integrated approach to the imaging and analysis process thanks to a new partnership between nanomaterial software company, FullScaleNANO, and SCIENION AG, a leading solution p...

7 Aug 2017

2D Materials Could Revolutionize Composites And Even Clean Our Water

Graphene, which is a two-dimensional material, may be only one or two atoms thick, but they are poised to revolutionize composites, power flexible electronics and even clean water. Still, being this thin is a disa...

3 Aug 2017

New Type of Nano-Photoinitiator Could Lead to Advanced Biomedical and Industrial Materials

Advanced biomedical and industrial materials along with printing processes that are more environmentally friendly could be developed by a new type of nano-photoinitiator.

2 Aug 2017

JPK reports on how the University of Glasgow is using their NanoWizard® AFM and CellHesion module to study how cells interact with their surroundings.

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, is pleased to report on the Yin group in the Division of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Glasgow. They are studying cells and how they react with their surroundings using JPK's NanoWizard® AFM and CellHesion® module.

From Bruker BioAFM 2 Aug 2017

Researchers Identify Topical NO-np as a Potential Treatment for Dermatophytosis on the Skin

Researchers from George Washington University (GW) have discovered that topically applied nitric oxide-releasing nanoparticles (NO-np) are a feasible treatment for deep fungal infections caused by dermatophytes on the skin. Currently, these infections are being treated with systemic antifungals.

1 Aug 2017

Researchers Create Laser-Induced Graphene from Pine Wood

Researchers at Rice University have transformed wood into an electrical conductor by changing its surface into highly conductive graphene. The resultant material could be applied to biodegradable electronics.

1 Aug 2017

Nanopillars Could Help Researchers Fine-Tune Critical Size of Jumping Dew Droplets

With better understanding of the behavior of water in its smallest form, a Virginia Tech professor and his undergraduate student are trying to enhance the efficiency of removing condensation in a major way.

1 Aug 2017

Nanotechnology News

Advancing the Field of Wearable Devices by Means of Flexible Batteries

Scientists Show Growing Atom-Thin Sheets on Cones Allows Control of Defects in 2D Material

Study Reveals Burning of Coal Produces Potentially Harmful Airborne Nanoparticles

New Technique to Create Semiconducting Nanocrystals for LED Displays

Carbonitride Aerogels Facilitate Photocatalytic Conversion of Water

New Mathematical Model Helps Researchers Study Catalytic Effects of Nanoreactors

Graphene-Based Nanotube Biosensor Could Detect Single Biomolecules Efficiently

New Dual-Surface Graphene Electrode Helps Split Water into Hydrogen and Oxygen

Technology Companies Join Forces for TEM Imaging and Analysis

2D Materials Could Revolutionize Composites And Even Clean Our Water

New Type of Nano-Photoinitiator Could Lead to Advanced Biomedical and Industrial Materials

JPK reports on how the University of Glasgow is using their NanoWizard® AFM and CellHesion module to study how cells interact with their surroundings.

Researchers Identify Topical NO-np as a Potential Treatment for Dermatophytosis on the Skin

Researchers Create Laser-Induced Graphene from Pine Wood

Nanopillars Could Help Researchers Fine-Tune Critical Size of Jumping Dew Droplets

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