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Oxford Instruments Wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2019

Oxford Instruments is proud to announce that its NanoAnalysis division has won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2019 for the Ultim® Extreme detector system.

From Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis 24 Apr 2019

Scientists Explore the Unknown Behaviour of Gold Nanoparticles with Neutrons

Nanoparticles of less than 100 nanometres in size are used to engineer new materials and nanotechnologies across a variety of sectors.

24 Apr 2019

Nanoparticles Used to Optimize Treatment of Peritoneal Tumors

Researchers at the University of Tartu Faculty of Medicine used nanoparticles for the formulation of new imaging and treatment approaches for peritoneal cancers.

23 Apr 2019

Researchers Engineer Artificial Atoms that Function at Room Temperature

With the help of a recently reported discovery by University of Oregon (UO) physicist Ben Alemán, ultra-secure online communications, totally incomprehensible if intercepted, are a step closer to becoming a reality.

12 Apr 2019

Researchers Exploring Atomically Precise Nanocatalysts Given Major European Supercomputing Grant

PRACE organization has been given 35 million CPU core hours for a collaborative project of Academy Professor Hannu Häkkinen and Professor Karoliina Honkala at the University of Jyväskylä’s Nanoscience Center.

10 Apr 2019

Researchers Solve Mystery Behind Bacterial Nanowire

Deep underground or in the ocean, where oxygen is not present, Geobacter bacteria “breathe” by projecting miniature protein filaments known as “nanowires” into the soil, to dispose of surplus electrons ensuing from the conversion of nutrients to energy.

5 Apr 2019

Researchers Unravel the Electronic Structures of Neodymium in LiLuF4 Nanocrystals

Recently, trivalent neodymium (Nd3+) ion-doped near-infrared (NIR) luminescent nanocrystals (NCs) have gained significant attention due to their advanced features such as outstanding NIR-to-NIR luminescent nanoprobes for deep-tissue bio-imaging and temperature sensing.

28 Mar 2019

Electronics at the Nanoscale: Challenges and Opportunities for Making Metal Nanowires

Silver, gold and copper nanowires are leading contenders for next-generation nanoscale devices, however greater understanding of how they work and improved production methods are needed before they can be widely used, explains a recent review in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials.

27 Mar 2019

Study Shows Collaboration Between Research Institutions and Private Firms is Conducive to Innovation in Nanotechnology

The 21st century has been hailed the nano-century, and major technological breakthroughs are expected from the control of the matter at the nanoscale.

21 Mar 2019

Metrohm Introduces High-End Titration System, OMNIS

OMNIS is the high-end titration system from Metrohm. It provides users with the possibility to consolidate their wet chemical analysis on a universal platform.

From Metrohm AG 15 Mar 2019