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Color Molecules on Bacterial Protein Nanostructured Surface Detects Pharmaceutical Residues

"Pharmaceutical residues are becoming increasingly a problem for the environment. Sewage plants do not decompose these substances completely. The problem will worsen if one considers, for example, the rising proportion of elderly people in our society who actually account for the increased consumption of medicine," notes Dr. Katrin Pollmann, Team Leader Biotechnology at the HZDR.

13 Jun 2013

Polymer Brushes in 3D

Polymer brushes are polymers in which individual polymer chains stand side by side on a surface, causing the chains to stick out like bristles on a brush.

12 Jun 2013

Gold-Indium Alloy Nanoparticles Exposed to Air Become Catalytic Nanostructures

Gold bars may signify great wealth, but the precious metal packs a much more practical punch when shrunk down to just billionths of a meter. Unfortunately, unlocking gold's potential often requires complex synthesis techniques that produce delicate structures with extreme sensitivity to heat.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 12 Jun 2013

Innovative Nanomaterials Company Semblant Introduces Plasma Conformal Coat Process

Nano-materials company Semblant Ltd. today announces it has launched the PlasmaShield™ plasma conformal coat process to deliver the best in class environmental protection without the expense associated with material costs or manufacturing complexity.

12 Jun 2013

Researchers Develop Improved Technique for Producing Nanocrystals

Using star-shaped block co-polymer structures as tiny reaction vessels, researchers have developed an improved technique for producing nanocrystals with consistent sizes, compositions and architectures – including metallic, ferroelectric, magnetic, semiconductor and luminescent nanocrystals.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 12 Jun 2013