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Organic Compound-Based Nanozymes for Detecting Agricultural Herbicides

Nanozymes are synthetic materials with features that resemble those of natural enzymes and are used in biomedical and chemical engineering.

17 Oct 2023

Drug-Delivery Technique for Brain Cancer Shows Growing Promise

A technique developed by University of Texas at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers to deliver medication through the blood-brain barrier has shown promise in a preclinical study for treating glioblastoma, the most common human brain cancer.

17 Oct 2023

Solving Quantum Mysteries: New Insights Into 2D Semiconductor Physics

Researchers from Monash University have unlocked fresh insights into the behaviour of quantum impurities within materials.

17 Oct 2023

Toshiba Launches Small Photorelay Suitable for High-Frequency Signal Switches in Semiconductor Testers

Toshiba has launched "TLP3475W," a photorelay in a small, thin WSON4 package.

17 Oct 2023

Magnesium-Substituted Zinc Oxide Thin Films Found to Exhibit Nanoscale Intrinsic Ferroelectricity

The study provides the first observation of nanoscale intrinsic ferroelectricity in magnesium-substituted zinc oxide thin films, i.e. metal oxide thin films with simple wurtzite crystal structures.

17 Oct 2023

Nanologica Delivers Silica to Insulin Manufacturer for Evaluation in Production

Nanologica delivers silica to an insulin manufacturer in Asia against an order received last year.

17 Oct 2023

The Benefits of an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) Turnkey Approach to Engineering: Is the UK Prepared to Adopt This Highly Effective Innovative Model?

A highly effective approach that delivers complete engineering projects from the planning stage through to project completion and beyond, full EPC turnkey solutions deliver certainty, reduce errors and facilitate challenges.

16 Oct 2023

Will the Nanotube Family's Newest Addition Replace Carbon?

Tokyo Metropolitan University researchers used boron-nitride nanotubes to create a variety of novel single-walled transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) nanotubes with varying compositions, chirality, and diameters.

16 Oct 2023

Boosting Luminescence in Upconversion Nanoparticles

The use of lanthanide (Ln3+)-doped photon avalanche (PA) upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) is possible in quantum optics, single-molecule tracking, miniaturized lasers, and super-resolution bioimaging.

16 Oct 2023

Innovative Cross-Party 5-Point Plan Launched to Grow Engineering and Technology Apprenticeships for Young People

Former Labour and Conservative ministers Lord Knight and Lord Willetts are today launching an ambitious new 5-point plan for growing and sustaining engineering and technology apprenticeships for young people.

16 Oct 2023

University of Utah Launches UNICOS to Boost Semiconductor Workforce and Infrastructure

Capitalizing on a boom in the nation's semiconductor industry following the passage of the 2022 CHIPS Act, the University of Utah has launched the Utah Network for Integrated Computing and Semiconductor Research and Education (UNICOS).

16 Oct 2023

NanoSABER Probes Illuminate New Horizons in Cancer Imaging

In a groundbreaking development in cancer imaging, researchers from Johns Hopkins University have unveiled a pioneering approach to detecting and visualizing tumors with unprecedented precision.

By Megan Craig 16 Oct 2023

Twisted Bilayer Graphene Study Signifies Quantum Advancement

By identifying the controllable nonlinear Hall effect in twisted bilayer graphene, a group of international researchers led by The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and The University of Science and Technology (HKUST) achieved a significant advancement in the field of quantum materials.

13 Oct 2023

Repairing Nanostructures with Electron Beam Radiation

In an unexpected new study, scientists at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities discovered that electron beam radiation, which they had previously believed damaged crystals, might help mend fissures in these nanostructures.

13 Oct 2023

AI Just Got 100-Fold More Energy Efficient

Northwestern University engineers have developed a new nanoelectronic device that can perform accurate machine-learning classification tasks in the most energy-efficient manner yet.

13 Oct 2023