Textile manufacturers have begun to use nanomaterials in their products. The unique properties of nanoparticles and nanofibers mean they can be used to design fabrics with excellent mechanical strength, chemical resistance, water repellence, antibacterial properties and a wealth of other properties
By Will Soutter
20 Jul 2012
Food packaging and monitoring are a major focus of food industry-related nanotech research and development.
Nanoscale superconductors are known officially as ‘nanosuperconductors’ and are classified as a superconducting material, developed at the scale of a nanometer.
By Gaea Marelle Miranda
11 Apr 2019
Lubricants are widely used to reduce the friction of mechanical parts and are essential for the protection of equipment/machinery from wear and degradation.
By Liam Critchley
28 Mar 2019
In a paper published on February 7, 2019, in Nature Communications, researchers describe the excellent performance of ruthenium catalysts and provide an understanding of how the catalyst works.
By Lakshmi Supriya
20 Mar 2019
Assessing the thermal conductivity of various nanomaterials is essential to material engineering at the nanometric scale.
By Brett Smith
18 Mar 2019
This is an article about how quantum computing is currently being used, what the future applications of it are and where is may go.
By Meet A. Moradiya
6 Mar 2019
In this article, the different properties and formations of Buckminsterfullerene are discussed and how they affect different objects.
By Isabelle Robinson
25 Feb 2019
The primary areas of application of beryllium nanoparticles are in coatings, nanowire, nanofiber, plastics, and textiles and also in certain alloy and catalyst applications.
Tantalum oxide (Ta2O5) nanoparticles are magnetic oxide nanoscale particles having a spherical form. Applications include medical imaging, coatings, alloys and catalysts.