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Colloidal Nanoparticles Advance Frontiers of Synthetic Chemistry

Researchers from the School of Chemistry at the University of St Andrews (UK) are using a DrySyn Spiral Evaporator from Asynt to help synthesize novel reactive colloidal nanoparticles that present an exciting tool to create a new generation of 'smart' nanomaterials.

From Asynt 5 May 2021

Study Addresses Potential Harmful Effects of Nanoplastics on Various Ecosystems

The images would definitely touch everyone: huge vortices of floating plastic trash in the global oceans with occasionally catastrophic consequences for their inhabitants—an overwhelming legacy of contemporary lifestyle.

5 May 2021

Ascensus Specialties Acquires Strem Chemicals

Bellevue, WA, April 7, 2021 – Wind Point Partners (“Wind Point”) and Ascensus Specialties LLC (“Ascensus”) today announced that Ascensus has completed the acquisition of Strem Chemicals...

From Strem Chemicals 4 May 2021

Tiny, Flexible Nanoribbons Could Move Graphene Toward Telecommunication Applications

Telecommunications transmissions, right from radio and television to the internet, are only data transmitted by light waves and changed into electrical signals.

4 May 2021

Drug Delivery Using Nanoparticles Could Improve Bowel Cancer Survival Rates

Bowel cancer survival rates could be improved if chemotherapy drugs were delivered via tiny nanoparticles to the diseased organs rather than oral treatment.

4 May 2021

Strategic collaboration between Raynergy Tek and Avantama AG on Solution processed Organic Photodetector Technology yields excellent results.

Organic photodetectors (OPD) have attracted broad attention for image sensor applications, owing to organic semiconducting (OSC) technology’s innate characteristics

From Avantama AG 4 May 2021

Novel Ultrasonic Imaging System Produces Microscopic and Nanoscopic Resolution Images

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed an ultrasonic imaging system, which can be deployed on the tip of a hair-thin optical fibre, and will be insertable into the human body to visualise cell abnormalities in 3D.

3 May 2021

New Method Facilitates Accurate Analysis of Magnetic Field Effects Inside Gold Nanoparticles

Researchers in the Nanoscience Center of University of Jyvaskyla, in Finland and in the Guadalajara University in Mexico developed a method that allows for simulation and visualization of magnetic-field-induced electron currents inside gold nanoparticles.

3 May 2021

New Rigaku Handheld LIBS Analyzer Provides High Performance Metal Alloy Analysis

Rigaku Analytical Devices, a leading pioneer of handheld spectroscopic analyzers, has announced the launch of the KT-500 - a new, handheld laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analyzer.

From Rigaku Analytical Devices 30 Apr 2021

New Nanomaterials and Processes Could Free Water from Pathogens

Scientists from Empa, together with their collaborators at Eawag, have been designing new materials and technologies to eliminate pathogens from drinking water, which so far could barely be removed with traditional measures, or only with high-cost, complex processes.

30 Apr 2021

A Nanoscale Switch for Controlling Magnon Interaction

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have used a nanoscale synthetic antiferromagnet to control the interaction between magnons -- research that could lead to faster and more energy-efficient computers.

30 Apr 2021

PI (Physik Instrumente) Continues Expansion in Asia-Pacific Region

Precision motion control and nanopositioning systems leader PI (Physik Instrumente) is proud to announce the expansion of its worldwide offices to Changzhou, China with an R&D and manufacturing center, providing faster delivery and support of high-quality solutions to Asian customers.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 29 Apr 2021

Researchers Suggest New Approach to Develop Better Nanopore Sensors

Researchers have spent more than three decades developing and studying miniature biosensors that can identify single molecules.

28 Apr 2021

New “Nanotraps” Could Capture and Destroy Coronavirus Within the Body

At the University of Chicago, scientists have developed an absolutely innovative, promising treatment for COVID-19 in the form of nanoparticles with the ability to trap SARS-CoV-2 viruses inside the body and use the body’s own immune system to kill them.

28 Apr 2021

Researchers Identify Nanobodies that Inhibit COVID-19 Infection

Australian researchers have identified neutralising nanobodies that block the SARS-CoV-2 virus from entering cells in preclinical models.

27 Apr 2021

Nanotechnology News

Colloidal Nanoparticles Advance Frontiers of Synthetic Chemistry

Study Addresses Potential Harmful Effects of Nanoplastics on Various Ecosystems

Ascensus Specialties Acquires Strem Chemicals

Tiny, Flexible Nanoribbons Could Move Graphene Toward Telecommunication Applications

Drug Delivery Using Nanoparticles Could Improve Bowel Cancer Survival Rates

Strategic collaboration between Raynergy Tek and Avantama AG on Solution processed Organic Photodetector Technology yields excellent results.

Novel Ultrasonic Imaging System Produces Microscopic and Nanoscopic Resolution Images

New Method Facilitates Accurate Analysis of Magnetic Field Effects Inside Gold Nanoparticles

New Rigaku Handheld LIBS Analyzer Provides High Performance Metal Alloy Analysis

New Nanomaterials and Processes Could Free Water from Pathogens

A Nanoscale Switch for Controlling Magnon Interaction

PI (Physik Instrumente) Continues Expansion in Asia-Pacific Region

Researchers Suggest New Approach to Develop Better Nanopore Sensors

New “Nanotraps” Could Capture and Destroy Coronavirus Within the Body

Researchers Identify Nanobodies that Inhibit COVID-19 Infection

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A Novel Approach to Enhancing Lithium-Ion Battery Performance with Graphene

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