UK-based Cicada has launched a long-lasting antimicrobial solution to remove COVID on surfaces. The company was established as a subsidiary of an automotive industry specialist Duracare to create safe and COVID-free areas with nanotechnology.
By Dr. Parva Chhantyal
16 Dec 2020
Graphene has emerged as a contender that can help our cities become more sustainable and smarter.
By Liam Critchley
15 Dec 2020
Nanoparticles are becoming increasingly more common, seeing use in food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and more. To this end, characterization of nanoparticles is becoming more and more important. To successfully characterize, both AFM and SEM are incredibly useful.
Integrated Graphene, which produces 3D graphene foams, has announced it has raised £3.1m in its latest investment round to scale up its production potential and to demonstrate the product’s performance at larger scales.
Pacific Biosciences has released a new long-read, automated genomic sequencer - the Sequel™ system. When the system required vibration isolation, Pacific Biosciences came to Minus K for their expertise.
Bimetallic nanoparticles have recently generated a lot of interest in the scientific community. It is a relatively new scientific study area with a wide range of applications across various science and technology fields.
By Dr. Priyom Bose
10 Dec 2020
New research suggests a method to improve the large-scale production of single-walled carbon nanotubes vital for increasingly sophisticated electronics.
Sustainable crop development is a hot topic in agriculture right now. Learn about how nanofertilizers could help.
By Dr. Priyom Bose
8 Dec 2020
Since Richard Feynman, the physicist and Nobel Prize laureate, also known as the father of modern nanotechnology presented a famous lecture “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom” at the California Institute of Technology in 1959, the concept of nanotechnology has been widely popularized.
By Dr. Parva Chhantyal
30 Nov 2020
How Nanoscale IR Spectroscopy can be used to Characterize 2D Materials .