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Tiny "Nanoswimmers" Could be Used in Everything from Industrial Clean-Ups to Medication Delivery

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered that minuscule, self-propelled particles called "nanoswimmers" can escape from mazes as much as 20 times faster than other, passive particles, paving the way for their use in everything from industrial clean-ups to medication delivery.

30 Jun 2021

Silver Nanoparticles Inhibit COVID-19 Infection

An international team of scientists from institutions in Mexico, Spain, and Russia has released promising findings from its study investigating the impact of silver nanoparticles on the transmission of COVID-19.

4 Jun 2021

Using Living Cells as Nano-3D Printers for the Synthesis of Bundled Protein Filaments

Proteins are undoubtedly some of the most fascinating biomolecules, and they perform many of the functions that (in our eyes) separate life from inanimate matter.

27 Apr 2021

Researchers Use Gold Nanoparticles to 'Seek Out' Bone Stem Cells

Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new way of using nanomaterials to identify and enrich skeletal stem cells - a discovery which could eventually lead to new treatments for major bone fractures and the repair of lost or damaged bone.

30 Mar 2021

Wafer-Thin Stiff Nanopaper Becomes Soft at the Push of a Button

Materials science likes to take nature and the special properties of living beings that could potentially be transferred to materials as a model. A research team led by chemist Professor Andreas Walther of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has succeeded in endowing materials with a bioinspired property: Wafer-thin stiff nanopaper instantly becomes soft and elastic at the push of a button.

25 Mar 2021

New Technique Helps Create Resilient Synthetic Nanoparticle-Based Materials

In association with Brookhaven National Laboratory, Columbia Engineering scientists have recently reported that they have fabricated nanoparticle-based 3D materials that can tolerate high radiations, high pressures, high temperatures, and vacuum.

22 Mar 2021

How Nanotechnology can Enable Testing for Early Alzheimer’s Disease

A new nanotech breakthrough could help spot Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders early and assist in their treatment.

17 Mar 2021

Research Strategy Opens the Door to Creation of "Intelligent" Nanostructures

Researchers at the UAB have designed minimalist biostructures that imitate natural enzymes, capable of carrying out two differentiated and reversibly regulated activities thanks to a unique combination of structural and functional properties. The strategy used opens the door to the creation of "intelligent" nanomaterials with tailor-made combinations of catalytic functions.

9 Mar 2021

Researchers Succeed in Injecting Nanodiamonds Directly to the Cell Interior

Several researchers have strangely tried to place very small diamonds within living cells. This is because nanodiamonds are constantly bright and can offer a better understanding of the inner life of cells over a long period.

4 Mar 2021

Electrospun Nanofibrous Filters Could Protect Against Coronavirus Particles

A new study has demonstrated that an innovative electrospun nanofibrous air filtration system may be invaluable for improving personal protective equipment and indoor air filtration systems. This could help to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The research was published on the medRxiv* preprint server.

11 Jan 2021