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New Nanoparticle-Based Method Could Help Arrest Internal Bleeding Faster

When there is substantial bleeding following a trauma, the first few minutes are very vital. The person needs to receive intravenous medication swiftly to arrest the bleeding. However, delivering the medication at the appropriate rate can prove to be quite difficult.

24 Nov 2021

Nanotechnology Helps Develop Ways to Manage Tooth Sensitivity

As a first-ever breakthrough, scientists from the University of Queensland, Australia, have leveraged nanotechnology to devise efficient methods to deal with tooth sensitivity.

23 Nov 2021

Researchers Measure Thermal Transport Properties of Self-Assembled Monolayers

Devices have been shrinking by the day, and new difficulties in their measurement and design present themselves. The electric transport properties of devices based on molecular junctions, where single molecules are bound to semiconductors or metals, can be analyzed and characterized using different techniques.

18 Nov 2021

World-First Facility Converting Waste Carbon Dioxide into Materials

Barton Blakeley Technologies (BBT) has developed the first carbon conversion system, converting CO2 emissions into hydrophobic silica.

From Barton Blakeley Technologies 17 Nov 2021

Scientists Use Nanoparticles to Kill Bugs

Researchers from the University of Southampton, working with colleagues at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), have developed a new technology based on nanoparticles to kill dangerous bacteria that hide inside human cells.

17 Nov 2021

New Method Could Help Switch Silicon with 2D Materials in Semiconducting Technology

With silicon-based semiconducting technology reaching its maximum limit of performance, new materials that may substitute or partially substitute silicon in technology are highly anticipated.

16 Nov 2021

Novel, Optimized Nano-Films Enable Spectrally Flattened Supercontinuum Generation

Spectral light sources are one of the key basic modules of all upcoming advanced optical technology. High demands are made by different applications in fundamental science, medical diagnostics, and environmental screening with independently different requirements in terms of spectral range and uniformity, stability, and intensity.

15 Nov 2021

Membrane Based on 2D Nanohybrid Materials can Improve Performance of Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries

The vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) is a potential sustainable energy storage system. The ion-exchange membrane (IEM) used in a VRFB cell avoids a cathode or anode short circuit and prevents electrolyte crossover and side reactions. The membrane enables proton conduction to maintain the cell electrically neutral.

12 Nov 2021

Miniature Multi-Axis Stages for Vacuum Applications: New Mini 6-DOF Hexapod 6-Axis Robotic Stage

PI’s new H-811 vacuum compatible miniature 6-axis hexapod robotic stage provides high performance and high accuracy motion in a very small package.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 11 Nov 2021

Study Analyzes Nanoporous Polymer Materials for Hydrogen Storage

Andrey Galukhin, group leader and Associate Professor at Kazan Federal University, performed a new study that examines the processes of polymerization of trifunctional aryl cyanate in melt and in a solution of diphenyl sulfone.

9 Nov 2021