Where water and oil meet, a two-dimensional world exists. This interface presents a potentially useful set of properties for chemists and engineers, but getting anything more complex than a soap molecule to stay there and behave predictably remains a challenge. Now, researchers have hown how to do just that. Their 'soft' nanoparticles stick to the plane where oil and water meet, but do not stick to one another.
Apr 6th, 2015
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The Estonian Materials Technologies Competence Centre (MATECC) has just signed an agreement with the European Space Agency. Researchers of the centre and of the University of Tartu will start to develop a nanotechnology lubricant suitable for extreme conditions.
Apr 6th, 2015
Read moreResearchers propose the application of egg white as the size-controlling agent in the production of oxide nanoparticles.
Apr 6th, 2015
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Tyndall National Institute has partnered with US and Northern Irish research institutes to secure 1 million euros in funding to develop new ways of harnessing converted electricity. The Nano-GaN Power Electronic Devices project has the potential to have a global impact across the entire power electronics industry.
Apr 3rd, 2015
Read moreA proposed pathway to construct quantum computers may be the outcome of new research that has created a new molecule based on the interaction between a highly-excited type of atom known as a Rydberg atom and a ground-state atom.
Apr 3rd, 2015
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An experiment has revealed an unlikely behavior in a class of materials called frustrated magnets, addressing a long-debated question about the nature of these discontented quantum materials. The work represents a surprising discovery that down the road may suggest new research directions for advanced electronics. The study also someday may help clarify the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity, the frictionless transmission of electricity.
Apr 3rd, 2015
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Imagine you need to have an almost exact copy of an object. Now imagine that you can just pull your smartphone out of your pocket, take a snapshot with its integrated 3-D imager, send it to your 3-D printer, and within minutes you have reproduced a replica accurate to within microns of the original object. This feat may soon be possible because of a new, tiny high-resolution 3-D imager developed at Caltech.
Apr 3rd, 2015
Read moreStudy shows nanomedicine therapy reduces heart attack risk by halting artery plaque growth and suppressing inflammation.
Apr 3rd, 2015
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Cancer biomarkers cling to gold nanoparticles, providing more accurate early-stage detection.
Apr 3rd, 2015
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Bonding behaviour of iron pentacarbonyl experimentally decoded. Application as a catalyst for storing solar energy.
Apr 3rd, 2015
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Oxford Instruments Asylum Research will host a two-part webinar series on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy (PFM), May 4 and May 6, 2015.
Apr 3rd, 2015
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USDA grant funds field trials of Zinkicide, a nanoparticle bactericide.
Apr 2nd, 2015
Read moreEngineers have combined innovative optical technology with nanocomposite thin-films to create a new type of sensor that is inexpensive, fast, highly sensitive and able to detect and analyze a wide range of gases.
Apr 2nd, 2015
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Delving into the world of the extremely small, researchers are exploring how biodegradable nanoparticles can precisely deliver anticancer drugs to attack neuroblastoma, an often-deadly children's cancer. The approach may represent a new fourth arm of targeted pediatric cancer treatment, joining T-cell immunotherapy, radioactive isotopes and kinase inhibitors that disrupt cancer-driving signaling.
Apr 2nd, 2015
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Researchers have developed a scalable production method for a state of the art alloy for the use in solid state thermoelectric devices. This new alloy is nearly twice as efficient as existing materials and may lead to a new host of applications. Uses include refrigeration, consumer electronics, transportation as well as novel devices which have not been produced yet do to the inefficiencies of existing materials.
Apr 2nd, 2015
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Novel enzymatically active membranes can complete two steps in one: they can enzymatically split proteins and simultaneously separate the products. The membranes are produced by cross-linking pepsin on a porous support, a simple process that is also applicable to other enzymes and on an industrial scale.
Apr 2nd, 2015
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