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New Nanofiber Swabs Could Enhance Test Sensitivity for SARS-CoV-2 Detection

The early contact tracing, treatment, and reduction of viral spread necessitate quick, sensitive diagnosis of COVID-19. But some people infected with SARS-CoV-2 obtain false-negative test results, which may lead to health risks for themselves and others.

28 Jan 2021

Rapid Assessment of the Stability of Colloids & Dispersions

From Analytik Ltd 27 Jan 2021

Atomically Thin 2D Sheets can Phase Transition to Diamond Clusters at Room Temperature

Atomically thin, 2D hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is a promising material whose protean ability to undergo phase transformations to strong, super lightweight, chemically stable, oxidation-resistant films makes them ideal for protective coatings, nanotechnology thermal applications, deep-UV light emitters, and much more.

27 Jan 2021

New Sunlight-Photosensitive-Nanostructured Electrodes to Produce Green Hydrogen

A research team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has joined forces with French researchers from the Institute of Chemistry and Processes for Energy, Environment and Health (ICPEES), a CNRS-University of Strasbourg joint research lab, to pave the way towards the production of green hydrogen.

25 Jan 2021

Targeted Coating Enhances Graphene Oxide Nanofiltration Membrane

Nanofiltration (NF) is an advanced technology for treating wastewater containing organic micropollutants (OMPs).

25 Jan 2021

Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Used to Design Low-Cost Electricity Storage System

In association with Imperial College London, researchers from WMG Energy Innovation Centre at the University of Warwick have identified a new way to improve hybrid flow batteries and their commercial applications.

25 Jan 2021

New Way to Customize Metallic Grain Structures of Nanoparticles

Metallurgists have developed different methods to make a chunk of metal harder than before. They can twist it, bend it, pound it with a hammer, or send it between two rollers.

25 Jan 2021

Scientists Find New Way to Prevent Gold Nanoparticles from Clumping

Hokkaido University scientists have found a way to prevent gold nanoparticles from clumping, which could help towards their use as an anti-cancer therapy.

22 Jan 2021

Molecular Design to Modulate Helical Nanostructures in Liquid Crystal Phase

A team of researchers led by Assistant Professor Yuki Arakawa (Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan) has successfully developed sulfur-containing liquid crystal (LC) dimer molecules1) with oppositely directed ester bonds, which exhibit a helical liquid crystal phase, viz.

20 Jan 2021