Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) have developed a new way of using graphene ribbons to fine tune the wonder material causing it to act like a semiconductor.
By Stuart Milne
17 Jul 2014
Serious injuries have always been an inherent risk of contact sports. Increased pressure from governing bodies, fans and ultimately the players, has forced teams to make player health a priority.
By Stuart Milne
9 Jul 2014
In recent years there has been an increasing interest in developing applications involving nanotechnology. Nanotechnology involves techniques that employ measurements and materials at the submicron level.
Scientists at Oxford University and Warwick University have created a "nano-train" - a nanoscale transport network controlled by DNA.
By Will Soutter
11 Nov 2013
3D printing is an additive manufacturing technology where parts are "grown" layer by layer in a controlled chamber when successive layers of a melted material - typically plastic - are laid down again and again until a three dimensional part is created.
By Kris Walker
8 Nov 2013
Nanoscale coatings of the 2D material hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) have been shown to prevent materials from oxidizing under high temperature conditions, in a news study from Rice University.
By Will Soutter
9 Oct 2013
Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed a new nanostructured material which uses "raspberry particles" to trap water droplets on its surface, with potential applications from preventing condensation to rapid, portable medical tests.
By Will Soutter
20 Sep 2013
Graphene has a wide range of potential applications in industry, but adoption is still limited by the difficulties with large-scale manufacturing of the unique material.
By Will Soutter
2 Sep 2013
Taiwan, located in Eastern Asia, covers a total area of 35,980 km2 and had a population of 23.57m in 2017.
This article will deal with the properties and applications of nickel zinc iron oxide nanoparticles.