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Innovative Technique for Building Multifunctional Nanoscale Structures

Researchers at the Rice University have used individual nanoscale nuggets of aluminum, copper, gold, silver, and similar metals—with the ability to tap energy of light and use it for various applications—and have found an innovative technique for developing multifunctional nanoscale structures.

6 Oct 2017

Quantum Dots can Boost Effectiveness of Current Antibiotics

Light-activated nanoparticles, also referred to as quantum dots, can provide a vital boost in effectiveness for antibiotic treatments used to fight drug-resistant superbugs such as Salmonella and E. coli, a new CU Boulder research reveals.

5 Oct 2017

Researchers Successfully Pattern Films at 1 nm Scale

Researchers at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) have been successful in carving structures at the single molecule level by using an ultra-modern electron microscope. The method enables achieving an unparalleled resolution of 1 nm.

4 Oct 2017

Tiny Aquariums Offer Better Control over Self-Assembly Process of Engineered Materials

In the case of nanoparticle self-assembly, seeing is believing. Engineers from the University of Illinois are studying the interactions of colloidal gold nanoparticles within miniature aquarium-like sample containers to achieve further control over the self-assembly process of engineered materials.

3 Oct 2017

Asphalt-Nanoribbon Anode is Efficient and Resistant to Dendrites

A touch of asphalt could be the secret to high-capacity lithium metal batteries that are capable of charging 10 to 20 times faster than commercial lithium-ion batteries, according to Rice University scientists.

3 Oct 2017

Heat Treating Stacked Graphene Oxide Nanosheets to Generate Pressure

Graphene is single-atom-thick sheet of carbon that has gained global attention as an innovative material. A team of scientists from Kumamoto University, Japan, has found out that we can generate pressure by simply mounting graphene oxide nanosheets one over the other, where graphene oxide is highly identical to graphene.

3 Oct 2017

Scientists Develop Nanobodies that Could be Labelled on Certain Amino Acids

Aarhus University scientists have developed miniature antibodies (nanobodies) that can be labelled on certain amino acids.

3 Oct 2017

Laser Streaming Could Find Multiple Applications in Optically Controlled Devices

Researchers at the University of Houston were investigating the nonlinear transmission of light through an aqueous suspension of gold nanoparticles when they saw something unexpected. A pulse laser seemed to have forced the movement of a stream of liquid in a glass laboratory cuvette.

28 Sep 2017

Northwestern Honors MIT Chemical Engineer with Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine

Chemical engineer and prolific inventor Robert S. Langer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- known as the “Edison of medicine” -- is the recipient of the $250,000 Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine for 2017, Northwestern University’s International Institute for Nanotechnology announced today (Sept. 27).

28 Sep 2017

Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Device can Detect Below-Threshold Signals Via Noise

In conventional electronics, a significant amount of effort is put into removing stochastic resonance (SR) - the frustrating hiss that by and large obstructs the detection of weak signals and degrades total device performance.

26 Sep 2017