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Researchers Use Graphene to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Lab Experiments

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have successfully used graphene -- one of the strongest, thinnest known materials -- to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory experiments.

17 Jun 2021

Graphene Sheet Acts Like Video Camera to Record Electrical Activity of a Beating Heart

Bay Area scientists have captured the real-time electrical activity of a beating heart, using a sheet of graphene to record an optical image -- almost like a video camera -- of the faint electric fields generated by the rhythmic firing of the heart's muscle cells.

17 Jun 2021

Cell Membrane-Coated Nanoparticles Deliver Drugs Directly to Inflamed Lungs

Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed immune cell-mimicking nanoparticles that target inflammation in the lungs and deliver drugs directly where they're needed.

17 Jun 2021

Infrared Imaging Using Ultrathin and Transparent Semiconductor Nanocrystals

The demand for detecting infrared light, invisible to human eyes, is constantly growing, due to a wide variety of applications ranging from food quality control and remote sensing to night vision devices and lidar.

16 Jun 2021

Microlight3D Selected for FET-Open European Project Aiming to Combat ‘Urban Heat Islands’ with Nanotechnology

Microlight3D, a specialty manufacturer of high-resolution micro-scale 2D & 3D printing systems for industrial and scientific applications, today announces the award of FET-Open European funding to develop microstructured concrete that will transform a buildings capacity to cool down, naturally.

From Microlight3D 16 Jun 2021

Study Provides Detailed Insights into 2D Crystal Synthesis

Scientific studies describing the most basic processes often have the greatest impact in the long run. A new work by Rice University engineers could be one such, and it's a gas, gas, gas for nanomaterials.

15 Jun 2021

Nanoparticle-Based Therapy Could Treat Fatal Lung Disease in Newborns

The rare lung disease is so complicated that its acronym is difficult to pronounce. However, for infants who were unfortunate enough to be born with this disorder, the outcome is generally fatal.

15 Jun 2021

A World First in Imaging Technology

Monash University has launched world-first technology that can detect magnetic nanoparticles anywhere in the body, enabling enhanced medical applications such as tracking of beneficial CAR-T cells during cancer therapy.

15 Jun 2021

Study Reveals Presence of Nanoscale Metallic Particles in the Human Brain

For the first time, an international research group headed by the United Kingdom has identified elemental metallic iron and copper in the human brain.

14 Jun 2021

Innnovative Nanotechnology Transforms Transparent Calcite Nanoparticle into Artificial Gold

Breakthrough in metamaterials: for the first time in the world, researchers at Tel Aviv University developed an innovative nanotechnology that transforms a transparent calcite nanoparticle into a sparkling gold-like particle.

11 Jun 2021

Future of Laser Materials Processing - Digital Event

All advanced industries and growth markets depend on the performance of modern lasers and laser material processing systems. Laser tools reduce cost and increase flexibility, precision and throughput at the same time.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 11 Jun 2021

First-of-its-Kind Nanoparticle Platform Effectively Delivers Gene Therapies

Scientists have developed polypeptide-based materials that act as effective vectors for delivering gene therapies. The first-of-its-kind platform enables the vectors to be adapted to suit the specific gene therapy cargo.

10 Jun 2021

Online 'Library of Properties' Created to Quickly Identify the Environmental Impact of Nanomaterials

Researchers have developed a 'library of properties' to help identify the environmental impact of nanomaterials faster and more cost effectively.

9 Jun 2021

Mineral Nanozymes Could be New Enzyme Mimetics in Earth Systems

Throughout the world, the Earth system has scores of terragrams (Tg) (1 Tg = 10 12 g) of mineral nanoparticles traveling around the planet every year.

9 Jun 2021

Novel Material Made from Carbon Nanotubes can Generate Electricity

MIT engineers have discovered a new way of generating electricity using tiny carbon particles that can create a current simply by interacting with liquid surrounding them.

8 Jun 2021