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The Promising Properties of 4D Nanomaterials for Tumor Treatment Revealed in a Study Published in ACS Nano

A research team of the University of Padua publishes an article in "ACS Nano" which explains how inorganic nanoparticles based on an alloy of gold and iron, two biocompatible elements and therefore particularly suitable for applications in the biomedical field, are able to biodegrade spontaneously in living organisms.

8 Oct 2020

New Approach to Turn Off Genes in Bone Marrow Cells Using Nanoparticles

Using specialized nanoparticles, MIT engineers have developed a way to turn off specific genes in cells of the bone marrow, which play an important role in producing blood cells.

6 Oct 2020

Novel Method for Fabricating Nanoparticles from a Self-Assembling Polymer

Northwestern University researchers are casting a net for nanoparticles.

6 Oct 2020

Diamonds can Conduct Electricity When Deformed at the Nanoscale

According to predictions from a new study performed by an international group of researchers, diamond can conduct electricity similar to metals when it is deformed to nanoscale strains.

6 Oct 2020

Smarter Materials and Cars of the Future: OCSiAl Opens Its First Graphene Nanotube R&D Center in Europe

OCSiAl has opened its state-of-the-art R&D and technical support center designed to develop next gen materials with graphene nanotubes. The new center is located in Luxembourg – a hub for advanced technology companies, providing a home to innovative research institutes and global manufacturers.

From OCSiAl 5 Oct 2020

Researchers Study the Properties of Metal Nanoparticles Placed on Multicomponent Glasses

Researchers from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University in collaboration with colleagues from the Alferov University, Institute of Problems of Mechanical Engineering RAS and University of Technology of Troyes have registered the formation of silver nanoparticles in an ion-exchanged glass as a result of infrared laser irradiation.

30 Sep 2020

Nanotech Filter Coating Captures Aerosolized Droplets of COVID-19 Virus

A physics professor from the University of Houston has developed a nanotech coating designed to allow air filters to capture airborne or aerosolized droplets of the virus that causes COVID-19.

30 Sep 2020

ESS-ILL User Meeting Bring Together Researchers within Neutron Science

Neutron science is fundamental for the advanced materials research needed to address societal challenges of our time. This week more than 770 scientists are meeting digitally to share and discuss neutron research progress in the development of new smart materials, better medicines and sustainable energy and transport solutions.

24 Sep 2020

Using Nanomaterials to Decontaminate Water

Molybdenum Disulfide can be of great use in water filtration, but difficulties in producing large amounts of the substance have hindered its use. Now, an international team of researchers has found that the production of the substance in nanoribbons could allow the scaling up of fabrication.

23 Sep 2020

Center for Nanoscale Science Renews NSF Support for Six Years

The Center for Nanoscale Science, a National Science Foundation Materials Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), has again successfully renewed its NSF support in the highly competitive MRSEC program.

22 Sep 2020