Nanotechnology News
May 19, 2024
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May 17, 2024 — Two-dimensional materials such as graphene promise to form the basis of incredibly small and fast technologies, but this requires a detailed understanding of their electronic properties. New research demonstrates that fast electronic processes can ...
May 17, 2024 — Using DNA origami, researchers have built a diamond lattice with a periodicity of hundreds of nanometers -- a new approach for manufacturing semiconductors for visible ...
May 15, 2024 — New modelling reveals that low-carbon concrete can recycle double the amount of coal ash compared to current standards, halve the amount of cement required and perform exceptionally well over ...
May 15, 2024 — Researchers have leveraged deep learning techniques to enhance the image quality of a metalens camera. The new approach uses artificial intelligence to turn low-quality images into high-quality ones, ...
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May 14, 2024 — A new system could enable simple, low-cost detectors for monitoring water for lead contamination, and potentially other heavy metals as ...
May 10, 2024 — Researchers have taken a key step toward closing the silver nanoparticles knowledge gap with a study that indicates the particles' shape and surface ...
May 9, 2024 — A research team has demonstrated that an iron-based amorphous alloy, widely used as a soft magnetic material in transformers and motors, can be ...
May 2, 2024 — A research team has developed a fentanyl sensor that is six orders of magnitude more sensitive than any electrochemical sensor for the drug reported in the past five years. The portable sensor can ...
May 9, 2024 — Scientists delve into the composition of nanocomposites for ultraviolet metasurface ...
May 8, 2024 — When old food packaging, discarded children's toys and other mismanaged plastic waste break down into microplastics, they become even harder to clean ...
May 7, 2024 — Researchers used commercially available tabletop lasers to create tiny, atomically sharp nanostructures in samples of a layered 2D material called hexagonal Boron Nitride (hBN). The new ...
May 7, 2024 — Move over, graphene. There's a new, improved two-dimensional material in the lab. Borophene, the atomically thin version of boron first synthesized ...
May 3, 2024 — Researchers report the development of a durable and transparent antimicrobial surface containing copper nanoparticles. The nanostructured surface was obtained by dewetting ultrathin metal copper ...
May 2, 2024 — New catalyst is made from an inexpensive, abundant metal and table sugar. Catalyst converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide, a building block for producing a variety of useful chemicals ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 30, 2024 — Common household products containing nanoparticles -- grains of engineered material so miniscule they are invisible to the eye -- could be contributing to a new form of indoor air pollution, ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Ultrafast laser spectroscopy allows the ascertainment of dynamics over extremely short time scales, making it a very useful tool in many scientific and industrial applications. A major disadvantage ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers outline how they used a chemical probe to light up interlocking peptides. Their technique will help scientists differentiate synthetic peptides from toxic types found in Alzheimer's ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — A newly developed nanomaterial that mimics the behavior of proteins could be an effective tool for treating Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. The nanomaterial alters the ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — An unexpected discovery surprised a scientist: nanometer-sized diamond particles, which were intended for a completely different purpose, shone brightly in a magnetic resonance imaging experiment -- ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Scientists have watched a molecule move across a graphite surface in unprecedented detail. It turns out this particular molecule moves like a Moon lander -- and the insights hold potential for future ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A new model extends the theory of elastic phase separation towards nanoscopic structures. Such patterns are frequent in biological systems and also used in nano-engineering to create structural ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers use laser treatments to transform ordinary cork into a powerful tool for treating oil spills. They tested variations of a fast-pulsing laser treatment, closely examining the nanoscopic ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Magnetic two-dimensional materials consisting of one or a few atomic layers have only recently become known and promise interesting applications, for example for the electronics of the future. So ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — EPFL researchers have developed the first comprehensive model of the quantum-mechanical effects behind photoluminescence in thin gold films; a discovery that could drive the development of solar ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Silicon-based electronics are approaching their physical limitations and new materials are needed to keep up with current technological demands. Two-dimensional (2D) materials have a rich array of ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Engineers have developed a record-setting nanomaterial which when stretched in one direction, expands perpendicular to the applied ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — In an approach they call 'nanostitching,' engineers used carbon nanotubes to prevent cracking in multilayered composites. The advance could lead to next-generation airplanes and ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Scientists have found a way to transform metal waste into a highly efficient catalyst to make hydrogen from water, a discovery that could make hydrogen production more ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Simulations on the Stampede2 supercomputer of the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) are helping scientists engineer solutions to overheating of grid transformers -- a critical component of the ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — For the first time, scientists have managed to create sheets of gold only a single atom layer thick. The material has been termed goldene. According to researchers, this has given the gold new ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — An international research team has demonstrated experimentally that electrons in naturally occurring double-layer graphene move like particles without any mass, in the same way that light travels. ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — New research is shedding light on one barrier to a clean energy future: corrosion. Using nanoscale imaging techniques, researchers have captured high-resolution videos of tiny crystals of ruthenium ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Voids, or empty spaces, exist within matter at all scales, from the astronomical to the microscopic. In a new study, researchers used high-powered microscopy and mathematical theory to unveil ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — When scuba divers need to say 'I'm okay' or 'Shark!' to their dive partners, they use hand signals to communicate visually. But sometimes these movements are difficult to ...
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Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Nanomaterial That Mimics Proteins Could Be Basis for New Neurodegenerative Disease Treatments
- Diamond Dust Shines Bright in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- 'Like a Nanoscopic Moon Lander': Scientists Unlock Secret of How Pyramidal Molecules Move Across Surfaces
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Atom-by-Atom: Imaging Structural Transformations in 2D Materials
- Two-Dimensional Nanomaterial Sets Record for Expert-Defying, Counter-Intuitive Expansion
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- 'Nanostitches' Enable Lighter and Tougher Composite Materials
- Trash to Treasure -- Researchers Turn Metal Waste Into Catalyst for Hydrogen
- Cooler Transformers Could Help Electric Grid
- A Single Atom Layer of Gold: Researchers Create Goldene
- Quantum Electronics: Charge Travels Like Light in Bilayer Graphene
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Nanoscale Movies Shed Light on One Barrier to a Clean Energy Future
- Nothing Is Everything: How Hidden Emptiness Can Define the Usefulness of Filtration Materials
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- A Tiny Spot Leads to a Large Advancement in Nano-Processing, Researchers Reveal
- Researchers Create Biocompatible Nanoparticles to Enhance Systemic Delivery of Cancer Immunotherapy
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- New Method to Measure Entropy Production on the Nanoscale
- Silicon Spikes Take out 96% of Virus Particles
- Micro-Lisa! Making a Mark With Novel Nano-Scale Laser Writing
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Research Lights Up Process for Turning CO2 Into Sustainable Fuel
- A Self-Cleaning Wall Paint
- Quantum Interference Could Lead to Smaller, Faster, and More Energy-Efficient Transistors
- In-Situ Observation of Nanoscale Heat Propagation
- Metamaterials and AI Converge, Igniting Innovative Breakthroughs
- Artificial Nanofluidic Synapses Can Store Computational Memory
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Toxic Metal Particles Can Be Present in Cannabis Vapes Even Before the First Use, Study Finds
- Sustainable Solution for Wastewater Polluted by Dyes Used in Many Industries
- Bendable Energy Storage Materials by Cool Science
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Backyard Insect Inspires Invisibility Devices, Next Gen Tech
- Fast-Charging Lithium-Sulphur Batteries on the Horizon
Friday, March 15, 2024
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- Spiral Wrappers Switch Nanotubes from Conductors to Semiconductors and Back
- Have Metalenses Expanded Their Reach Into the Ultraviolet Region?
Monday, March 11, 2024
- Giving Particle Detectors a Boost
- GPS Nanoparticle Platform Precisely Delivers Therapeutic Payload to Cancer Cells
- Breakthrough in Nanostructure Technology for Real-Time Color Display
- Combined Microscopy Technique Catches Light-Driven Polymers in the Act
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- Aluminum Nanoparticles Make Tunable Green Catalysts
- Using Light to Precisely Control Single-Molecule Devices
- 'Like a Lab in Your Pocket' -- New Test Strips Raise Game in Gene-Based Diagnostics
- Researchers Closing in on Genetic Treatments for Hereditary Lung Disease, Vision Loss
Monday, March 4, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Scientists Make Nanoparticles Dance to Unravel Quantum Limits
- Umbrella for Atoms: The First Protective Layer for 2D Quantum Materials
Thursday, February 29, 2024
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- New Disease Testing Component Facilitates Lower-Cost Diagnostics
- You May Be Breathing in More Tiny Nanoparticles from Your Gas Stove Than from Car Exhaust
Thursday, February 22, 2024
- Researchers Harness 2D Magnetic Materials for Energy-Efficient Computing
- Graphene Research: Numerous Products, No Acute Dangers Found by Study
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- An Environmentally Friendly Way to Turn Seafood Waste Into Value-Added Products
- Revolutionary Breakthrough in Solar Energy: Most Efficient QD Solar Cells
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Angle-Dependent Holograms Made Possible by Metasurfaces
- Engineering a Coating for Disease-Free Produce
- Plastic Recycling With a Protein Anchor
Friday, February 16, 2024
- New Chip Opens Door to AI Computing at Light Speed
- First Human Trial Shows 'wonder' Material Can Be Developed Safely
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- Microscopy: Overcoming the Traditional Resolution Limit for the Fast Co-Tracking of Molecules
- Nanoparticles That Can Light Up the Lymph Node Cancer Cells Otherwise Undetectable by MRI
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
- Exploring the Effect of Ring Closing on Fluorescence of Supramolecular Polymers
- Scientists Study the Behaviors of Chiral Skyrmions in Chiral Flower-Like Obstacles
Monday, February 12, 2024
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- EVs That Go 1,000 Km on a Single Charge: Gel Makes It Possible
- New Approach for Fast and Cost-Effective Pathogen Detection
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
- Researchers Reveal Elusive Bottleneck Holding Back Global Effort to Convert Carbon Dioxide Waste Into Usable Products
- Structural Isomerization of Individual Molecules Using a Scanning Tunneling Microscope Probe
Monday, February 5, 2024
- Unveiling the Generation Principles of Charged Particles 'trion' In 2D Semiconductor
- Ultra-Sensitive Lead Detector Could Significantly Improve Water Quality Monitoring
- Direct View of Tantalum Oxidation That Impedes Qubit Coherence
Friday, February 2, 2024
- A Sleeker Facial Recognition Technology Tested on Michelangelo's David
- Unveiling Oxidation-Induced Super-Elasticity in Metallic Glass Nanotubes
- Edge-to-Edge Assembly Technique for 2D Nanosheets
Thursday, February 1, 2024
- Single Proton Illuminates Perovskite Nanocrystals-Based Transmissive Thin Scintillators
- Key Dynamics of 2D Nanomaterials: View to Larger-Scale Production
- Machine Learning Guides Carbon Nanotechnology
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
- New Breakthroughs for Unlocking the Potential of Plasmonics
- Small Yet Mighty: Showcasing Precision Nanocluster Formation With Molecular Traps
- Structural Color Ink: Printable, Non-Iridescent and Lightweight
Monday, January 29, 2024
Friday, January 26, 2024
- Locusts' Sense of Smell Boosted With Custom-Made Nanoparticles
- Turning Glass Into a 'transparent' Light-Energy Harvester
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- Breakthrough in Muscle Regeneration: Nanotech Scaffolding Supports Tissue Growth
- Hacking DNA to Make Next-Gen Materials