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Dust - The New Tool to Counter Terrorism

Forensic science experts at Flinders University are refining an innovative counter-terrorism technique that checks for environmental DNA in the dust on clothing, baggage, shoes or even a passport.

19 Nov 2020

What do EU Citizens Think About Nanomaterials?

A study, commissioned by the EU Observatory for Nanomaterials, measured and analysed how citizens in Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, France and Poland perceive nanomaterials and their potential risks to our health and the environment.

16 Nov 2020

Manchester scientists discover new family of quasiparticles in graphene-based materials

A group of researchers led by Sir Andre Geim and Dr Alexey Berdyugin at The University of Manchester have discovered and characterized a new family of quasiparticles named ‘Brown-Zak fermions’ in graphene-based superlattices.

13 Nov 2020

New Method to Create Elusive Crystal with 2D Semiconductors

Similar to children who are restless posing for a family picture, electrons would not stay still for a long time in any kind of settled arrangement.

12 Nov 2020

New Platform can Make 3D Superconducting Nano-Architectures with DNA

Three-dimensional nanostructured materials--those with complex shapes at a size scale of billionths of a meter--that can conduct electricity without resistance could be used in a range of quantum devices.

11 Nov 2020

Self-Assembled Gold Nanoparticle Metasurfaces can Improve Resolution for Live-Cell Imaging

In the quest to image exceedingly small structures and phenomenon with higher precision, scientists have been pushing the limits of optical microscope resolution, but these advances often come with increased complication and cost.

9 Nov 2020

New Method Helps Develop Carbon Nanotube Forest of Record Length

Currently, a wide range of industries, such as electronics, optics, drug delivery, and water purification, employ nanometer-wide rolls of honeycomb-shaped graphite sheets known as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to achieve innovations at a scale like never before.

5 Nov 2020