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Newly Developed Graphene-based Material for Longer-lasting Fuel Cells

In order to make hydrogen fuel cells a viable energy source for the future, material scientists must find a way to integrate this technology with graphene. Until now several hindrances have hampered this union, but new research could be about to change that.

By Robert Lea 23 Jul 2020

Ultrathin Film with Nanoscale Perforations Helps Generate Vacuum UV Light

Spectroscopy is the use of light to analyze physical objects and biological samples. Different kinds of light can provide different kinds of information.

23 Jul 2020

Atomic Force Microscopy Enables Nanoscale Analysis of Tooth Enamel Erosion

KAIST researchers used atomic force microscopy to quantitatively evaluate how acidic and sugary drinks affect human tooth enamel at the nanoscale level.

23 Jul 2020

Personal Benchtop Evaporator for DMSO and DMF Samples

BioChromato Inc. reports on installation of over 1200 units of its Smart Evaporator C1 - a compact system that delivers rapid concentration or complete drying of samples in even high boiling solvents such as DMSO, DMF or water.

22 Jul 2020

Investigating Physical Properties of Different Polyacrylate Formulations

A new application report from Postnova Analytics demonstrates how Thermal Field-Flow Fractionation coupled to Multi Angle Light Scattering (TF3-MALS-RI) can be used to characterize different polyacrylate formulations.

From Postnova Analytics GmbH 22 Jul 2020

New Study Helps Model Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters

A field studying something very small is becoming very big: In the last decade, the field of nanoparticle research has exploded.

22 Jul 2020

Scientists Develop Novel Ternary Nanocomposites by Electrostatic Spinning Technology

In a paper published in NANO, a group of researchers from Jiangsu University of Technology, China have developed novel Cu2O-Mn3O4-NiO ternary nanocomposites by electrostatic spinning technology, which improved the performance of supercapacitors electrode materials.

20 Jul 2020

New Technology Could Enhance Therapeutic Efficiency of Nanomedicines

Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and their colleagues from Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed a breakthrough technology to resolve a key problem that has prevented the introduction of novel drugs into clinical practice for decades.

20 Jul 2020

Study may Help Scientists to Better Navigate the Nanoworld

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have used ultra-fast extreme ultraviolet lasers to measure the properties of materials more than 100 times thinner than a human red blood cell.

16 Jul 2020

New Nanomaterial Study Could Help Create Stable, Simple COVID-19 Vaccine Patch

From mRNA vaccines entering clinical trials, to peptide-based vaccines and using molecular farming to scale vaccine production, the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing new and emerging nanotechnologies into the frontlines and the headlines.

16 Jul 2020

EULITHA Introduces PhableXTM Line of Photolithography Systems for Volume Production of Photonic Products

EULITHA, a Swiss company offering innovative lithography equipment and services for the nanotechnology, photonics and optoelectronic markets, announced today that it has launched a new line of photolithography systems to address growing needs of customers for volume production of photonic devices.

From Eulitha AG 15 Jul 2020

Brookhaven and Forge Nano to Mature Noble Gas-Trapping Technology

A research proposal submitted by the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) and Nuclear Science and Technology (NST) Department at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, with the startup Forge Nano as a partner, has been selected as a 2020 Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) project.

From Forge Nano 15 Jul 2020

Researchers Mimic the Functioning of Brain Neurons Using Nanomaterials

Especially activities in the field of artificial intelligence, like teaching robots to walk or precise automatic image recognition, demand ever more powerful, yet at the same time more economical computer chips.

15 Jul 2020

New Nanoscale Interface Helps Trap CO2 from Industrial Emissions

Climate breakdown caused by the emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is a major existential problem faced by humanity right now.

14 Jul 2020

Nano-Radiomics Analyzes Imaging Data to Assess Changes in Tumor Microenvironment

Research has shown that the tumor microenvironment (TME) can help cancers grow and evade the immune response. The TME has even been shown to inhibit cellular immunotherapy, a novel form of treatment in which the cells of a patient's immune system are re-engineered in the lab to attack cancer cells.

13 Jul 2020