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Research Presents New Possibilities for Making Artificial Topological Materials

A group of international researchers have developed a new, unique structure that helps tune topological properties in such a manner that these unique behaviors can be turned on or off. The structure presents new possibilities for studying the characteristics of topological states of matter.

6 Apr 2017

Specially-Engineered Nanoparticles Prevent Activation of the Immune System

The systemic administration of nanoparticles activates an inflammatory response because of the accumulation of blood components on their surface. This was demonstrated by a Houston Methodist-led research team, and this finding could help researchers to develop more efficient ways that will help prevent the activation of the immune system and direct therapies in patients in a more precise manner.

5 Apr 2017

Study Shows How Nanoparticles Affect Flow in Porous Media

Individuals who have combined vinegar and oil may have unknowingly observed a weird fluid phenomenon known as fingering instability. This type of phenomenon, known as viscous fingering (VF), takes place in porous media where fluids of varying viscosity meet in finger-shaped patterns due to increasing disturbances at the interface.

5 Apr 2017

Research Leads to Liposomes for Efficient Delivery of Vinblastine-N-Oxide Prodrug

An innovative cancer-drug delivery system has demonstrated the potential to utilize the oxygen-deficient regions of solid tumors that render the growths to be immune to standard radiation and chemotherapy treatment.

5 Apr 2017

Researchers Use Flash Light Interactions to Improve Silver Nanowires for Flexible Transparent Conducting Electrodes

Flexible transparent conducting electrodes (FTCEs) are an essential element of flexible optoelectronics for next-generation wearable displays, augmented reality (AR), and the Internet of Things (IoTs).

5 Apr 2017

New Technique Could Improve Holograms for Anti-Fraud Protection and Entertainment

Not far from where Edwin Land -- the inventor of the Polaroid camera -- made his pioneering discoveries about polarized light, researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) are continuing to unlock the power of polarization.

5 Apr 2017

Nanoscopic Gold Spring-Shaped Coils Help Analyze Chiral Molecules

Scientists from the University of Bath have used gold spring-shaped coils and powerful lasers to help in the detection of twisted molecules, and the applications could bring about improvements in nanorobotics, telecommunications and pharmaceutical design.

4 Apr 2017

Researchers Develop New Spray-On Digital Memory Device

It is an established fact that USB flash drives are commonly used in college campuses and offices. Nevertheless, such digital storage devices like these might soon be seen in all places, such as in pill bottles, groceries and even clothing. All this can be possible due to the increase in printable electronics.

4 Apr 2017

MIT Researchers Develop Method to Produce Highly Conductive, Wrinkle-Free, Single-Domain Graphene at Wafer Scale

Just like in a hair-raising thrill ride, electrons can move through graphene. Scientists have been aware for years that electrons can blitz through graphene close to the speed of light, much faster than they can move through silicon and other semiconducting materials.

4 Apr 2017

Scientists Create Graphene Sieve Capable of Turning Sea Water into Drinking Water

There has been considerable attention placed on graphene-oxide membranes as potential candidates for new filtration technologies. Now, researchers at The University of Manchester have successfully created membranes that are capable of sieving common salts.

4 Apr 2017

Graphene-Based Conductive Ink Wins Overall Prize in National Science Photography Competition

An image of spectacular swirling graphene ink in alcohol, which can be used to print electrical circuits onto paper, has won the overall prize in a national science photography competition, organised by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

4 Apr 2017

New Ultrafast Flexible and Transparent Memory Devices May be Precursor to New Age of Electronics

Engineering experts from the University of Exeter have come up with a breakthrough way to create the smallest, quickest, highest-capacity memories for transparent and flexible applications that could lead to a future golden age of electronics.

3 Apr 2017

New Layered Material Could Help Develop Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based Transistors

A research team at North Carolina State University (NC State) has developed a new method for changing positively charged (p-type) reduced graphene oxide (rGO) into negatively charged (n-type) rGO. The resultant layered material can be employed to develop rGO-based transistors, which can be used in electronic devices.

31 Mar 2017

Researchers Working Towards Use of Nanomagnets for Future Data Storage

If only one atom or small molecule was necessary for a single unit of data (a zero or a one as in binary digital technology), enormous volumes of data could be stored in the smallest amount of space.

31 Mar 2017

UTSA Researchers Receive Grant to Develop Water-Purifying Nanomaterial

A $65,000 grant to create a nanomaterial that can perform the work of a water treatment plant has been given to Heather Shipley, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Burzik Professor in Engineering Design at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), and Kelly Nash, associate professor of physics by the National Science Foundation.

31 Mar 2017

Nanotechnology News

Research Presents New Possibilities for Making Artificial Topological Materials

Specially-Engineered Nanoparticles Prevent Activation of the Immune System

Study Shows How Nanoparticles Affect Flow in Porous Media

Research Leads to Liposomes for Efficient Delivery of Vinblastine-N-Oxide Prodrug

Researchers Use Flash Light Interactions to Improve Silver Nanowires for Flexible Transparent Conducting Electrodes

New Technique Could Improve Holograms for Anti-Fraud Protection and Entertainment

Nanoscopic Gold Spring-Shaped Coils Help Analyze Chiral Molecules

Researchers Develop New Spray-On Digital Memory Device

MIT Researchers Develop Method to Produce Highly Conductive, Wrinkle-Free, Single-Domain Graphene at Wafer Scale

Scientists Create Graphene Sieve Capable of Turning Sea Water into Drinking Water

Graphene-Based Conductive Ink Wins Overall Prize in National Science Photography Competition

New Ultrafast Flexible and Transparent Memory Devices May be Precursor to New Age of Electronics

New Layered Material Could Help Develop Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based Transistors

Researchers Working Towards Use of Nanomagnets for Future Data Storage

UTSA Researchers Receive Grant to Develop Water-Purifying Nanomaterial

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