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Using Nanoparticles and Magnets to Remove Oil from Water

When oil enters into or gets mixed with water, conventional approaches of cleaning the water and removing the oil can be challenging, expensive and environmentally hazardous. A team of Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin believe they have developed a better technique. Details of their research were published in spring in the Journal of Nanoparticle Research.

9 Jun 2017

Nanotechnology Helps Expose Workings of Bacterial 'Machines'

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have probed the structure and material properties of protein mechanisms in bacteria, which have the ability to change carbon dioxide into sugar through photosynthesis. Details of this research have been published in the journal Nanoscale.

9 Jun 2017

Motion & Control Industry 2017 Awards Skills & Training Finalist is PI (Physik Instrumente)

As a technology leader, PI continues to invest in research and development of motion and positioning applications with precision, speed, and stability.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 9 Jun 2017

ESRI Scientists Develop New Class of Nanomaterials with Tunable Wettability

Scientists in the Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) at Swansea University have developed new materials that are economical, nontoxic and that which shows promise to replace more dangerous and expensive materials used for fogging/antifouling and waterproofing.

9 Jun 2017

Insights into Opto-Electrical Properties of Two-Dimensional Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Nanocrystals synthesized through wet-chemical process have already been used in applications such as background lighting in new-generation flat panel displays. Their futuristic application would be as active elements for producing better color brilliance. They are even applied for medical diagnosis and treatment.

9 Jun 2017

Researchers Discover Magnetism in the 2D World of Monolayers

Magnetic materials are considered to be the foundation of technologies that presently play extremely crucial roles in the lives of human beings. Their significance is also seen in hard-disk data storage and sensing.

8 Jun 2017

Tests Show No Nanotubes Released During Utilisation Of Nanoaugmented Materials

Recent research on the most novel additive – single wall carbon nanotubes – has demonstrated an impressive result: in contrast to conventional additives, no protruding particles appear and no free-standing particles are released when materials containing these nanotubes are being mechanically stressed during simulation of their typical use. Furthermore, nanotube-formulated materials release significantly fewer micro-size particles, demonstrating their high strength and cohesion improvement.

From OCSIAL Group 8 Jun 2017

New Device Would Enable Optical and Mechanical Waves Vibrating at Tens of Gigahertz to Interact

A silicon photonic device capable of enabling the interaction of mechanical and optical waves vibrating at tens of gigahertz (GHz) has been theoretically developed by researchers at the University of Campinas's Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute (IFGW-UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil.

7 Jun 2017