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Nanodevice Could Hold Key to Faster Wireless Communications

EPFL scientists have created a new nanodevice that works around 100 times faster than the transistors used in computers, and over 10 times faster than that of existing fastest transistors.

26 Mar 2020

Nano-Toolkit Produce Novel Multifunctional Magnetic Nanoparticles

A group of microbiologists at the University of Bayreuth has created a modular system to genetically reprogram bacteria and convert these pathogens into cell factories for multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles.

25 Mar 2020

Graphene-Based Biosensors Sense DNA Cancer Markers

DNA cancer markers passing through the blood or serum of a patient can potentially be detected through graphene-based biosensors, which could usher in a period of liquid biopsy.

25 Mar 2020

Graphite Nanoplatelets can Prevent Infections

Graphite nanoplatelets embedded in plastic medical surfaces can prevent infections and kill 99.99% bacteria that attempt to latch.

24 Mar 2020

Lab-on-a-Chip Device to Help Track Cancer Through Sound Waves

The stiffening of a structure that surrounds the human cells can denote the invasion of cancer to other parts of tissues, just like how a picked lock reveals that someone has invaded a building.

23 Mar 2020

Graphene Prototype for Electrical Detection of Lethal Pathogens

Researchers have used a single-atom-thick graphene sheet to detect the electronic signals intrinsic to biological structures, thereby developing a platform for selective identification of lethal strains of bacteria.

20 Mar 2020

Springer Nature Partners with PubChem to Improve Accessibility to Material and Property Data

A new partnership between Springer Nature and the open access database PubChem, hosted by the US National Institute of Health, now enables researchers to quickly identify reliable property information of materials and links to primary research.

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 19 Mar 2020

Global Graphene Group Adds Second REACH-Certified Product

Global Graphene Group (G3) has finalized certification for its second product with the European Union’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).

From Global Graphene Group 18 Mar 2020

Defect Engineering to Boost Catalytic Performance of Graphitic Carbon Nitride

A new study highlights the significance of defect engineering to boost catalytic performance through a simple, efficient technique to modify and optimize graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4).

18 Mar 2020

New Plexiglass-Type Nanomaterial Could Serve as Replacement for Human Tissue

At the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, scientists have developed a novel, rubber-like material with exclusive properties. The material could serve as a substitute for human tissue in medical procedures.

17 Mar 2020

Machine Learning and Nano-Indentation Enable Accurate Estimation of Material Properties

A team of researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), and Brown University has devised new strategies that considerably enhance the precision of a crucial material testing method by exploiting the power of machine learning.

17 Mar 2020

Developing Efficient Nanocatalyst for Selective, Robust CO2 Reduction Reactions

Researchers at KAIST have designed a new three-dimensional (3D) hierarchically porous nanostructured catalyst that exhibits a carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon monoxide (CO) transformation rate of up to 3.96 times higher when compared to traditional nanoporous gold catalysts.

16 Mar 2020

Is Impermeable Graphene Really Impermeable?

A team of researchers at The University of Manchester has recently announced the results of a series of experiments. These experiments have revealed the true levels of impermeability to gases and liquids of graphene as well as other two-dimensional materials.

By Sarah Moore 16 Mar 2020

Water-Free Process Shows Promising Applications for 2D Nanomaterials

Ten years ago, researchers at Drexel University had created the first-ever sample of a group of nanomaterials, known as MXenes. Today, these materials are being extensively studied.

13 Mar 2020

Gold Nanoparticles Used for Imaging and Profiling Amyloid Morphological Polymorphism

Robust tools have been designed by researchers at EPFL to unravel the diversity of amyloid fibrils that are linked to Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.

13 Mar 2020