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Study Demonstrates Forging of Graphene upon Exposure to Strong Laser Light

Graphene, a new impressive material, has been described as “the wonder material” due to the remarkable properties it exhibits.

23 Mar 2021

New Technique Helps Create Resilient Synthetic Nanoparticle-Based Materials

In association with Brookhaven National Laboratory, Columbia Engineering scientists have recently reported that they have fabricated nanoparticle-based 3D materials that can tolerate high radiations, high pressures, high temperatures, and vacuum.

22 Mar 2021

HORIBA Launches New Website Resource Centre Dedicated to Supporting Academia

HORIBA UK Limited announces that it has reinforced its provision to Academia by launching a new dedicated resource center on its website.

From HORIBA Scientific UK 22 Mar 2021

Nanosized Robots can Fold Themselves into 3D Configurations

Army-funded researchers created nanosized robots that could enable locomotion, novel metamaterial design and high-fidelity sensors.

22 Mar 2021

Surprising Electron Interaction Found in 'Magic-Angle' Graphene

New research in the journal Science describes a technique that weakens the repulsive force between electrons in "magic-angle" graphene superconductors, providing physicists with exciting new details about this strange state of matter.

19 Mar 2021

Research Shows Metal Nanostructures are Useful in Photonics

Researchers at the University of Ottawa have debunked the decade-old myth of metals being useless in photonics - the science and technology of light - with their findings, recently published in Nature Communications, expected to lead to many applications in the field of nanophotonics.

19 Mar 2021

Switching to Long-Term Antimicrobial Nano-Coatings to Meet COVID-19 Secure Regulations

With the UK’s government’s ‘roadmap out of lockdown’, parents look to a return to school and hope lies in the vaccines leading to the easing of restrictions and some semblance of normal life - whilst the inevitable coronavirus spikes are contained.

19 Mar 2021

Physik Instrumente (PI) Acquires P·G·W, Japanese Granite Base Machining Company

Physik Instrumente’s 100% acquisition of P·G·W Precision Granite W Co. Ltd was completed on February 25, 2021 and is a major step forward in the company’s expansion plan of a PI Design Center in Asia. This builds upon last years’ growth when PI opened a production plant in Changzhou, China.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 19 Mar 2021

World's Smallest Self-Folding Origami Bird may Pave Way for Nano-Robots

If you want to build a fully functional nanosized robot, you need to incorporate a host of capabilities, from complicated electronic circuits and photovoltaics to sensors and antennas.

18 Mar 2021

In Vivo Monitoring of Nanorobot Swarms to Understand the Collective Behavior

Nanobots are machines whose components are at the nano-scale (one millionth of a millimetre), and can be designed in such a way that they have the ability to move autonomously in fluids.

18 Mar 2021

Hybrid Nanostructured Particles Show Promise for Treating Cancer

Scientists from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) and their collaborators from Hadassah Medical Center have designed new hybrid nanostructured particles that may help fight cancer.

18 Mar 2021

Nanomicelles Solely Made of Macromolecules Could Help Treat Pancreatic Tumor

Scientists have proposed a new method for treating pancreatic tumor that involves using nanomicelles entirely made of macromolecules.

18 Mar 2021

Carboxylated Nanodiamonds Could be Applied for Future Cancer Treatment

Recently, researchers from China analyzed and found that carboxylated nanodiamonds (cNDs) could support the adhesion of tumor cells to the underlying substrate, thereby restricting the motility of tumor cells.

18 Mar 2021

How Nanotechnology can Enable Testing for Early Alzheimer’s Disease

A new nanotech breakthrough could help spot Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders early and assist in their treatment.

By Robert Lea 17 Mar 2021

Research Shows Promise of Acoustic Plasmons for Graphene-Based Optoelectronics Applications

KAIST researchers and their collaborators at home and abroad have successfully demonstrated a new methodology for direct near-field optical imaging of acoustic graphene plasmon fields.

17 Mar 2021