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Researchers Incorporate Molecules of Carbon Dioxide Reduction Catalysts into Sponge-Like Covalent Organic Framework Crystals

A molecular system that holds great promise for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide has been modified so that it now also holds great promise as a catalyst for converting captured carbon dioxide into valuable chemical products.

29 Aug 2015

Harvard Researchers Develop New System for Producing Stable, Amorphous Nanoparticles from Wide Material Range

Before Ibuprofen can relieve your headache, it has to dissolve in your bloodstream. The problem is Ibuprofen, in its native form, isn’t particularly soluble. Its rigid, crystalline structures — the molecules are lined up like soldiers at roll call — make it hard to dissolve in the bloodstream. To overcome this, manufacturers use chemical additives to increase the solubility of Ibuprofen and many other drugs, but those additives also increase cost and complexity.

29 Aug 2015

New Solar Fuel Generation System Uses Nanometer-Thick TiO2 Layer for Effective Corrosion Prevention

Generating and storing renewable energy, such as solar or wind power, is a key barrier to a clean-energy economy. When the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP) was established at Caltech and its partnering institutions in 2010, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Innovation Hub had one main goal: a cost-effective method of producing fuels using only sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide, mimicking the natural process of photosynthesis in plants and storing energy in the form of chemical fuels for use on demand.

29 Aug 2015

Nanospray Tip Sucks up Single Target Cell for Analysis in a Mass Spectrometer

Understanding exactly what is taking place inside a single cell is no easy task. For DNA, amplification techniques are available to make the task possible, but for other substances such as proteins and small molecules, scientists generally have to rely on statistics generated from many different cells measured together. Unfortunately, this means they cannot look at what is happening in each individual cell.

28 Aug 2015

Transparent Flexible Membrane for Identifying Numerous Organisms Causing Diarrhoea or Intestinal Problems

A group of scientists from the Institute of Ecology and the Faculty of Medicine of the National University of Mexico (UNAM), created a membrane capable of simultaneously detecting numerous organisms in the water or food that cause diarrhea and intestinal problems. This health problem annually kills 760 000 children under the age of five, according to the World Health Organization.

20 Aug 2015

Single Photons Capable of Decision Making in Uncertain, Dynamically Changing Environments

The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Institut NEEL, CNRS and Université Grenoble Alpes demonstrate experimentally that single photons can be used to make decisions in uncertain, dynamically changing environments.

20 Aug 2015

Innovative Technology for Microdroplet Creation for Automatic Analytical Devices

Scientists from Tallinn University of Technology (TUT) have devised a unique technology for creating microdroplets suitable for portable automatic analytical devices in various fields from internal security to environmental monitoring and space research. The Estonian Patent Office has registered the invention as a utility model.

20 Aug 2015

Physicists Offer New Insights into Self-Organization in Biomolecular Systems

One of the striking features of self-organization in biomolecular systems is the capacity of assemblies of filamentous particles for synchronous motion. Physicists of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich now provide new insights into how such movements are coordinated.

20 Aug 2015

High-Precision Control of Colloidal Nanoparticles Could Play Role in Future Digital Technologies

A team of researchers at the University of Zurich has succeeded in arranging and controlling colloid motion with the great speed and precision.

20 Aug 2015

New Study Reveals Graphene’s Hydrophobicity is Thickness-Dependent

The Quantum Detection Group at the National Physical Laboratory has conducted a study on the hydrophobicity of epitaxial graphene, which could be used in the future to develop graphene coatings suitable for electronics, medicine and more.

18 Aug 2015

Nanoanalysis News

Researchers Incorporate Molecules of Carbon Dioxide Reduction Catalysts into Sponge-Like Covalent Organic Framework Crystals

Harvard Researchers Develop New System for Producing Stable, Amorphous Nanoparticles from Wide Material Range

New Solar Fuel Generation System Uses Nanometer-Thick TiO2 Layer for Effective Corrosion Prevention

Nanospray Tip Sucks up Single Target Cell for Analysis in a Mass Spectrometer

Transparent Flexible Membrane for Identifying Numerous Organisms Causing Diarrhoea or Intestinal Problems

Single Photons Capable of Decision Making in Uncertain, Dynamically Changing Environments

Innovative Technology for Microdroplet Creation for Automatic Analytical Devices

Physicists Offer New Insights into Self-Organization in Biomolecular Systems

High-Precision Control of Colloidal Nanoparticles Could Play Role in Future Digital Technologies

New Study Reveals Graphene’s Hydrophobicity is Thickness-Dependent

Gold Nanoparticles to Restore Vision in Retinal Disorders

Levidian and Zentek Seek to Establish Graphene-Integrated Filter Manufacturing Facility in the Middle East to Advance Cleaner, Safer Air

Biochar-Modified Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites for Enhanced Water Treatment

New Nanocage Material Removes Up to 90% of Toxic PFAS from Water

Enhancing Chitosan Films with Silanized Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Sustainable Applications

Overcoming Nanogold Production Challenges

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

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