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New Nanomaterials and Processes Could Free Water from Pathogens

Scientists from Empa, together with their collaborators at Eawag, have been designing new materials and technologies to eliminate pathogens from drinking water, which so far could barely be removed with traditional measures, or only with high-cost, complex processes.

30 Apr 2021

New “Nanotraps” Could Capture and Destroy Coronavirus Within the Body

At the University of Chicago, scientists have developed an absolutely innovative, promising treatment for COVID-19 in the form of nanoparticles with the ability to trap SARS-CoV-2 viruses inside the body and use the body’s own immune system to kill them.

28 Apr 2021

New Nanocomposite Could Prevent Pollution by Arsenic, Copper Ions in Swine Urine

The development of livestock husbandry has led to the discharge of a huge amount of arsenic (As) and copper (Cu) ions together with swine urine into water bodies and soil.

26 Apr 2021

New Discovery Could Help Fine-Tune Nanoparticle Alloys for Specific Uses

There's gold in them thar nanoparticles, and there used to be a lot of silver, too. But much of the silver has leached away, and researchers want to know how.

23 Apr 2021

Nanofiltration Membranes for Removal of Heavy Metals from Industrial Wastewater

NUST MISIS scientists together with Indian colleagues from Jain University and Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College presented innovative membranes for the complete removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater.

23 Apr 2021

Combination of Nanoparticles and Bioglass can Help Fight Harmful Bacteria

Bacteria are presently ahead of humans in the arms race 'mankind against bacteria.' Antibiotics—the previous miracle weapons of humans—are failing more often because tricky maneuvers are used by microorganisms to safeguard themselves from the impacts of these medications.

23 Apr 2021

Nanoform and Aprecia Collaborate to Advance 3D Printed Nanomedicines

Nanoform Finland Plc, an innovative nanoparticle medicine enabling company, and Aprecia, the 3DP (three-dimensional printing) pharmaceutical company, announce that they are exploring the synergies between their respective technologies in the field of nanoparticle-enabled 3DP dosage forms.

From Aprecia Pharmaceuticals 23 Apr 2021

Stable, Reusable Nickel Phosphide Nanoalloy Catalyst for Selective Hydrogenation of Maltose to Maltitol

Catalysts lie at the heart of a greener and more sustainable future for chemical production. However, many of the catalysts currently in widespread use have limitations that affect their efficiency.

22 Apr 2021

Study Sheds New Light on Graphene Interface Properties at Microscopic Levels

Graphene has special chemical and physical properties, like thermal and electrical conductivity, mechanical flexibility, chemical stability, selective permeability to water, sub-nanometer thickness, and optical transparency.

22 Apr 2021

SMART Breakthrough in Materials Discovery Enables ‘Twistronics’ for Bulk Systems

Researchers from the Low Energy Electronic Systems (LEES) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore together with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered a new way to control light emission from materials.

22 Apr 2021