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Spider Comb-Inspired Antiadhesive Tools to Control Sticky Nanomaterials

Cribellate spiders spin thousands of tiny nanofibers into sticky threads. To keep from getting caught in their own webs, these spiders use a nonstick comb on their back legs.

23 Apr 2020

Researchers Move Closer to Unraveling the Physics of Quasiparticles in Carbon Nanotubes

A team of researchers from Osaka University, TU Wien, Nanyang Technological University, Rice University, University of Alberta and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale comes closer to unraveling the physics of quasiparticles in carbon nanotubes.

22 Apr 2020

Rapidly Cooling Magnon Particles to Advance Quantum Nanotechnology

The team, led by physicists at the Technische Universität Kaiserslautern in Germany and University of Vienna in Austria, generated the Bose-Einstein condensate through a sudden change in temperature: first heating up quasi-particles slowly, then rapidly cooling them down back to room temperature.

22 Apr 2020

'Nanocardboard' Flyers Could be Used to Explore the Skies of Other Worlds

This summer, NASA plans to launch its next Mars rover, Perseverance, which will carry with it the first aircraft to ever fly on another planet, the Mars Helicopter.

22 Apr 2020

Large Area Graphene Nanomesh Achieved by Helium Ion Beam Microscopy

At the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), scientists have been successful in fabricating the suspended graphene nanomesh in a wide area using helium-ion beam microscopy.

21 Apr 2020

Nanoparticles to Achieve Targeted Elimination of Malignant Tumors

At LMU, scientists have developed nanoparticles that can be triggered, through a change in pH, to discharge a lethal dose of ionized iron within cells.

20 Apr 2020

Gold Nanoparticles May Help Patients with Obesity

A team of researchers in Korea believes to have discovered a synthetic gold-based compound which may help patients with obesity.

15 Apr 2020

Cellulose Acetate Manuka Honey Nanofibrous Mats Promote Wound Healing

As instances of antibiotic resistance increase in the medical field, scientists are reexamining natural materials for their potential use in medicine. Honey has been used for thousands of years, from the time of Pharaohs for their effectiveness in treating wounds and burns.

15 Apr 2020

Using Magnetic Nanowires to Make Smart Computers More Energy Efficient

The rapid progression of technology has led to a huge increase in energy usage to process the massive troves of data generated by devices. But researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have found a way to make the new generation of smart computers more energy efficient.

14 Apr 2020