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3D Structures Can Be Sequentially Unfolded with the Help of Gold Nanoparticles

A new method involves gold nanoparticles to stimulate the sequential unfolding of 3D structures with the help of different wavelengths of light.

21 Jun 2018

Energetic Performance of TNT Improved by Aluminium Nanoparticles

Army scientists have demonstrated that energetic performance can be considerably improved by mixing TNT and innovative aluminum nanoparticles.

12 Jun 2018

Role of Nanotechnology in Clean Growth

The global nanotechnology market is expected to reach $174bn by 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18%.

8 Jun 2018

Double-Layered Porous Nanotubes Show Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity Toward Hydrogen Production

Using solar energy to convert water into hydrogen (H2) through photocatalysis is believed to be an attractive method for producing H2.

7 Jun 2018

New Nanoparticles Used to Detect Excessive Scarring of Wounds

A collaborative team of researchers from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the Northwestern University in the United States have developed a new method to see if heavy wound scars are forming and to give doctors a chance to check it.

5 Jun 2018

Scientists Discover Mechanism of Air Separation by Nanowindows

Nanoscale holes in graphene (termed as "nanowindows") are different from the windows of a house, and can selectively choose the type of air molecules that can pass through.

5 Jun 2018

Atomically Thin Nanowires Efficiently Convert Waste Heat Into Electrocity

According to a new study, waste heat can be changed to electricity more efficiently using one-dimensional atomically thin nanowires.

4 Jun 2018

AI-Based Technique Could Accelerate Creation of Specialized Nanoparticles

MIT physicists have developed a new method that could someday provide a way to customize multilayered nanoparticles with preferred properties, potentially for use in cloaking systems, displays, or biomedical devices. It may also help physicists handle a range of thorny research issues, in ways that could in certain cases be orders of magnitude faster than present approaches.

4 Jun 2018

New Blueprint Design Could Help Fabricate Nanoheterostructures from 2D Materials

Northwestern University researchers have developed a unique blueprint design to construct new heterostructures using different types of 2D materials.

31 May 2018

Looking to Organic Molecular Nanowires for Miniaturization of Electronic Devices

The conventional techniques and materials used for fabricating advanced integrated circuits are heading toward, or have likely already reached, their utmost physical restrictions with respect to the size of the final product.

24 May 2018