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Toward a Scalable Platform for Trapping Noble Gases

Over the past few years, scientists have demonstrated how cage-like, porous structures made of silicon and oxygen and measuring only billionths of a meter in size can trap noble gases like argon, krypton, and xenon.

2 Sep 2021

NIL Technology Launches Flat NIR Metalenses Ready for Mass Production

NIL Technology (NILT), a leader in modern optical solutions, demonstrates breakthrough performance in flat optics. A complete NIR camera module is built using a 940 nm single metalens and a NIR sensor.

From NIL Technology 2 Sep 2021

Novel Technique for Single-Atom Catalysis Using Controlled Individual Atoms

An old saying goes “never change a running system.” However, novel techniques can be much superior to former ones. Until today, chemical reactions are majorly accelerated by catalytic materials that constitute several hundreds of atoms; however, employing single atoms can offer a new strategy for catalysis.

1 Sep 2021

Smart Shirt Made with Carbon Nanotube Thread Constantly Monitors the Wearer’s Heart

There's no need to don uncomfortable smartwatches or chest straps to monitor your heart if your comfy shirt can do a better job.

31 Aug 2021

Ultrafast Electron Microscope may Pave Way for the Development of Quantum Devices, Sensors

Ultrafast electron microscope opens up new avenues for the development of sensors and quantum devices.

27 Aug 2021

New Float Assembly Technique for Fabricating Skin Electronics Nanomembrane

Skin electronics need stretchable conductors that exhibit metal-like conductivity, ultrathin thickness, high stretchability, and ease of patternability. However, it is difficult to obtain these properties at the same time.

27 Aug 2021

Tiny 'Nanojars' Capture Carbonate and Certain Toxic Anions

Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere can dissolve in oceans, lakes and ponds, forming bicarbonate ions and other compounds that change water chemistry, with possible harmful effects on aquatic organisms.

26 Aug 2021

Novel Acid-Resistant Nanofiltration Membranes for Efficient Wastewater Treatment

A team of scientists headed by Professor Yinhua Wan from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences created a novel highly permeable acid-resistant nanofiltration membrane for effective acidic wastewater treatment.

26 Aug 2021

Janus Graphene Exhibits Potential to Create Sustainable Sodium-Ion Batteries

Researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology have introduced a new concept to fabricate high-performance electrode materials for sodium batteries. The work is an attempt to find sustainable energy storage.

26 Aug 2021

Innovative Technique Used for Patterning Silicon at Single Nanometer Resolution

Researchers have developed an innovative technique for creating nanomaterials. These are materials only atoms wide. They draw on nanoscience to allow scientists to control their construction and behavior.

25 Aug 2021

Scientists Create a New Method to Improve the Resolution of Hard X-Ray Nanotomography

It’s been a truth for a long time: if you want to study the movement and behavior of single atoms, electron microscopy can give you what X-rays can’t.

25 Aug 2021

Novel Nanobiotechnology Shows Remarkable Ability to Fight Fungal Infections

They're roughly the same size as a coronavirus particle, and 1000 times smaller than a human hair, yet newly engineered nanoparticles developed by scientists at the University of South Australia, are punching well above their weight when it comes to treating drug-resistant fungal infections.

25 Aug 2021

Nanotechnology Could Assist in the Treatment of Respiratory Tract Infections

A new review paper looks at the use of nanoparticles in the treatment of respiratory illness.

By Robert Lea 23 Aug 2021

Scientists Develop New Model to Trace Atomic Movements in Nanoparticles

In the past few years, a research group with expertise in electron microscopy and catalysis has been involved in identifying the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in nanoparticle catalysts in chemical processes.

20 Aug 2021

Study Sheds New Light on Moore’s Law

The Rockefeller University researchers have offered new insights into “Moore’s Law” — considered to be the world’s most popular technological prediction — that chip density, or the number of components utilized on an integrated circuit, would increase by two-fold every two years.

19 Aug 2021