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Positive Results Obtained from TiO2 Nanoparticle Treated Soil

News - 20 Apr 2022

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) are the most extensively utilized nanomaterial, and their increased usage raises issues about their potential influence on the soil environment. A recent...

Engineered Nanocomposite Detects Common Food Fungus

News - 19 Apr 2022

In an article recently published in ACS Applied Electronic Materials, a simple method was discussed to detect the presence of a fungus known as Rhizopus stolonifer by means of electrochemical...

Nanofertilizer Helps to Rejuvenate Dead Soil

News - 15 Mar 2022

A new study published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety has focussed on harnessing the mechanisms to enhance crop productivity as well as improve the availability of phosphorus (P) on the...

Nanomaterials are Promising Agricultural Active Ingredients

News - 1 Feb 2022

In a recent study published in the Journal of Controlled Release, researchers analyzed the critical aspects and current advancements in nanoporous carrier materials for targeted delivery of...

How Nanofibers can Improve the Performance of Biosensors

News - 9 Sep 2021

Biosensors are increasingly being utilized in a range of disciplines, such as the agricultural and food industries. However, they also have applications in environmental control, medical technology,...

Researchers Convert Tamarind Shells into Carbon Nanosheets for Supercapacitors

News - 14 Jul 2021

Tamarind is a tropical fruit consumed by people across the globe. Its shells are thrown away during food production. Tamarind shells are heavy and occupy a significant amount of space in landfills...

Study Demonstrates Strong Binding Properties of Nanocelluloses

News - 12 May 2020

Tiny fibrils derived from plants have gained considerable attention. Such nanomaterials have exhibited great potential in outshining plastics, and even substituting them. A scanning electron...

Polymer Nanobrushes Grab Selected Bacteria for Pathogen Detection

News - 22 Jun 2015

A Texas A&M AgriLife Research engineer and a Florida colleague have developed a biosensor that can detect listeria bacterial contamination within two or three minutes. "We hope to soon...

Potential REP Lab-on-a-Chip System for Medicine and Research

News - 9 Jan 2013

Researchers have demonstrated a new technology that combines a laser and electric fields to create tiny centrifuge-like whirlpools to separate particles and microbes by size, a potential lab-on-a-chip...

Solving Agriculture Problems using Nanotechnology

News - 8 Nov 2010

Your cell phone may one one day be powered by a nanoprotein extracted from spinanch. Leafy vegetables use photosynthesis to convert solar energy in order to grow, said Hongda Chen, a national program...