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The Application Prospects of Carbon-Based Stimuli-Responsive Nanomaterials

Due to their flexibility, including their use in the detection and treatment of diseases, carbon-based stimuli-responsive nanomaterials are attracting a lot of interest.

5 Jun 2023

Spintronics at BESSY II: Domain Walls in Magnetic Nanowires

Magnetic domains walls are known to be a source of electrical resistance due to the difficulty for transport electron spins to follow their magnetic texture.

5 Jun 2023

Unveiling the Nanoscale Frontier: Innovating with Nanoporous Model Electrodes

Researchers at Tohoku University and Tsinghua University have introduced a next-generation model membrane electrode that promises to revolutionize fundamental electrochemical research.

5 Jun 2023

Bart Hoogenboom Appointed New Head of R&D, Bringing Expertise in Biophysics and Advanced Scientific Instrument Design

We are thrilled to announce that world-renowned AFM expert Bart Hoogenboom will be joining Nanosurf as the new Head of Research and Development, starting in July. With an impressive academic background and significant ex...

From Nanosurf AG 1 Jun 2023

Tribological Mechanism of Carbon Group Nanofluids on Grinding Interface

As the interaction happening between the workpiece, abrasive grain, and nanofluids on the minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) grinding interface is hard to note instantly, there is yet lack of direct proof to disclose the internal mechanism of carbon group nanoparticles present on the abrasive grain or workpiece grinding interface.

1 Jun 2023

A Nanocrystal Shines On and Off Indefinitely

In 2021, lanthanide-doped nanoparticles made waves—or rather, an avalanche—when Changwan Lee, then a PhD student in Jim Schuck’s lab at Columbia Engineering, set off an extreme light-producing chain reaction from ultrasmall crystals developed at the Molecular Foundry at Berkeley Lab.

1 Jun 2023

Digital Surf Unveils Mountains® 10, the Most Comprehensive Version to Date

Digital Surf today announced the release of the tenth major version of the company’s renowned Mountains® software analysis platform for surface metrology & microscopy, trusted by 50+ leading instrument manufacturers and 22,000+ users.

From Digital Surf 1 Jun 2023

Minimally Invasive Nanoelectrodes Enable Spatially Selective Neuromodulation

Traditional implantable medical devices for brain stimulation are frequently too hard and bulky for what is one of the body’s softest and most sensitive tissues.

31 May 2023

Direct-Drive Linear Stages for Automation and Laser Processing

Auburn, MA – PI, a leading manufacturer of air bearings and precision motion systems offers two economical series of high-performance direct-drive linear stage modules, namely the V-855 and V-857 product families. ...

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 31 May 2023

New Response Mechanism Specific to Exposure to Nanoparticles Discovered

A new response mechanism particular to exposure to nanoparticles that are common to multiple species has been found by scientists.

30 May 2023

Intuitive Nano-Computing Agent Responds to Stimuli and Produces Desired Action

Penn State scientists have created the first protein-based nano-computing agent that functions as a circuit.

29 May 2023

Strange Physical Phenomenon to Control Light in New Ways

Researchers at the University of Michigan have demonstrated how to create cage structures with nanoparticles using computer simulations, which could indicate a way to create structured nanostructures with heterogeneous materials.

26 May 2023

Alleviating Inflammation from Bacterial Infection Using Multi-Functional Synthetic Peptide Nanonets

The pharmaceutical scientists from National University of Singapore (NUS) have come up with multi-functional synthetic peptide nanonets for alleviating inflammation resulting from bacterial infection

24 May 2023

Making Nanosheets in One Minute

A novel technology to make nanosheets, which are thin films of 2D materials a couple of nanometers thick, in approximately one minute was developed by a study team headed by Professor Minoru Osada (he, him) and postdoctoral researcher Yue Shi (she, her) at the Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability (IMaSS), Nagoya University in Japan.

22 May 2023