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A Novel Approach to Produce Unconventional Nanoalloys for Electrocatalytic Application

Metallic alloys at nanometer scale have great potentials in electrocatalysis.

18 Aug 2020

Rice Lab Develops Strongest Carbon Nanotube Fibers for Industry

Carbon nanotube fibers made at Rice University are now stronger than Kevlar and are inching up on the conductivity of copper.

18 Aug 2020

Sussex Team Develops New Way to Check Nanomaterial Quality

A new way to check the quality of nanomaterials like graphene has emerged from a team at the University of Sussex.

13 Aug 2020

Cellulose Nanocrystals Make Carbon-Fiber Composites Strong as Steel

Polymers reinforced with ultra-fine strands of carbon fibers epitomize composite materials that are "light as a feather and strong as steel," earning them versatile applications across several industries.

12 Aug 2020

A Magnetic-Sensitive Nanocatalyst can Remotely Control Bioreactions in Living Cells

The enzymes responsible for catalytic reactions in our body's biological reactions are difficult to use for diagnosis or treatment as they react only to certain molecules or have low stability.

11 Aug 2020

Study Shows How to Improve Delivery of Cancer-Fighting Nanoparticles to Tumors

University of Toronto Engineering researchers have discovered a dose threshold that greatly increases the delivery of cancer-fighting drugs into a tumour.

11 Aug 2020

Making Gold from Nanocellulose

When nanocellulose is combined with various types of metal nanoparticles, materials are formed with many new and exciting properties.

11 Aug 2020

Filter Paper Made of TiO2 Nanowires Traps and Destroys Pathogens

Paper masks are being made highly compulsory as part of the measures to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic. Although there is no doubt about their relative effectiveness, their extensive use has several disadvantages.

10 Aug 2020

Kavli Lectures: The Art of Building Small and Innovating for Industrial Impact

The art of molecular nanoscience and innovation in polymeric materials for industrial use will be the topics of a pair of Kavli Lectures at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting & Expo. The meeting will take place Aug. 17-20 with the theme of “Moving Chemistry From Bench to Market.”

10 Aug 2020

New Nanoparticle Technology Reveals Common Marker of Heart Disease

A new technique developed by scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW–Madison) integrates high-precision protein measurement with sticky nanoparticles to capture and study a common marker associated with heart disease, revealing details that were not accessible before.

7 Aug 2020