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Nanoscale Rust: The Future of Magnets?

Every motor we use needs a magnet. University of Manitoba researcher Rachel Nickel is studying how rust could make those magnets cheaper and easier to produce.

10 Oct 2023

Developing an Ultrasensitive Method for Detecting Nanoscale Extracellular Vesicles

Can particles as tiny as viruses be accurately detected in just 5 minutes? Scientists from Osaka Metropolitan University assert that it is indeed possible through their groundbreaking approach to ultrafast and highly sensitive quantitative measurement of biological nanoparticles.

9 Oct 2023

Nanotechnology Designs with Minimal Negative Effects for Intravenous Injections

An approach to lessen the adverse effects of intravenous injection of routinely used medical nanoparticles could be provided by a recent study.

6 Oct 2023

Engineering MXenes and MBenes for Selective Carbon Dioxide Capture

In a recent review, a team of researchers conducted an exhaustive analysis and proposed strategies for the widespread implementation of tMXene and MBene compounds in large-scale applications for capturing carbon dioxide.

5 Oct 2023

New Direct-Drive Rotation Stages for Ultra-High Precision Industrial Applications

Auburn, MA – PI’s new family of direct-drive rotation stages are designed for continuous 24/7 operations, demanding extreme dynamic and static precision, with resolution down to 0.0015µrad, position acc...

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 5 Oct 2023

Graphene Nanoparticle Addition Improves Superconducting Properties of Bi-2223

High-temperature superconductors, exemplified by materials like Bi-2223, have long grappled with limitations such as low critical current density and inadequate magnetic flux pinning.

4 Oct 2023

Bruker Introduces Next-Generation Nanomechanical Test System

At the annual Materials Science and Technology (MS&T23) conference, Bruker Corporation today announced the release of the Hysitron TI 990 TriboIndenter®.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 3 Oct 2023

Scientists Create Ultra-Strong, Lightweight Material Using DNA and Glass

Working on the nanoscale gives researchers a lot of insight and control when fabricating and characterizing materials. In larger scale manufacturing, as well as in nature, many materials have the capacity for flaws and impurities that can disrupt their complex structure.

3 Oct 2023

Atomic Precision Synthesis of Metal Nanoclusters with Tunable Superlattice Structures

Metal nanoclusters are small, crystalline structures that range up to two nm (2 x 10-9 m) in diameter and consist of a few to hundreds of metal atoms.

27 Sep 2023

New Theory Explains How Nanoparticles Enter and Exit the Tumors

At the University of Toronto, scientists have come up with a new theory to describe how nanoparticles enter and exit the tumors they are intended to treat.

26 Sep 2023

Producing Nanoworms with Adjustable Properties

Researchers from Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg have achieved a significant breakthrough by creating nanomaterials through a “bottom-up approach.”

26 Sep 2023

EFNS Tech Day 2024 by Bruker

The University Paris-Saclay in Orsay, France.

From Bruker BioAFM 26 Sep 2023

Generating Power with Saltwater Using a Nanofluidic Device

The differential in salinity between saltwater and freshwater along the world’s coastlines is a mostly untapped energy source.

25 Sep 2023

Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis Using Gold Nanoclusters

Research on new, effective renewable, and clean energy sources is a top priority as the world's energy demand escalates.

25 Sep 2023

Color-Changing Coating Keeps Buildings Cool in Summer and Warm in Winter

As summer turns to fall, many people will be turning off the air conditioning and firing up heaters instead. But traditional heating and cooling systems are energy intensive, and because they typically run on fossil fuels, they aren't sustainable.

22 Sep 2023