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Indian Researchers Create Nanoparticle-Based Contrast Agent for Dual Modal Imaging of Cancer

A team of Researchers from PSG College of Technology, India have created nano-contrast agents for both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and optical imaging of cancer cells.

21 Jun 2017

New Off-Grid Desalination NanoTechnology Uses Solar Energy to Convert Salt Water into Drinking Water

An off-grid technology using only the energy from sunlight to transform salt water into fresh drinking water has been developed as an outcome of the effort from a federally funded research.

20 Jun 2017

New AAFOA Facility Represents Significant MIT Investment in Advanced Manufacturing Innovation

These are not your grandmother’s fibers and textiles. These are tomorrow’s functional fabrics — designed and prototyped in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and manufactured across a network of U.S. partners.

19 Jun 2017

Synthesis of Low-Dimensional Nanomaterials Could Transform Future Technologies

According to Javier Vela, Researcher at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, improvements in TV displays, computer processors and solar cells will come from scientific progress in the synthesis of low-dimensional nanomaterials.

16 Jun 2017

Scientists Develop Bioinspired Color-Shifting Nanoparticles for Commercial Use

Inspired by the varying colors that gleam off of beetle shells, scientists have developed color-shifting nanoparticles that can change hue even after being embedded into a material.

15 Jun 2017

Study Reveals Potential of Silver Atom Nanoclusters to Become Efficient Biosensors

In recent years, the research community has been able to develop a type of very small nanoclusters comprising of only a few noble metal atoms bound to a DNA fragment by combining chemistry and nanotechnology.

14 Jun 2017

Using Nanoparticles and Magnets to Remove Oil from Water

When oil enters into or gets mixed with water, conventional approaches of cleaning the water and removing the oil can be challenging, expensive and environmentally hazardous. A team of Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin believe they have developed a better technique. Details of their research were published in spring in the Journal of Nanoparticle Research.

9 Jun 2017

Nanotechnology Helps Expose Workings of Bacterial 'Machines'

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have probed the structure and material properties of protein mechanisms in bacteria, which have the ability to change carbon dioxide into sugar through photosynthesis. Details of this research have been published in the journal Nanoscale.

9 Jun 2017

ESRI Scientists Develop New Class of Nanomaterials with Tunable Wettability

Scientists in the Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) at Swansea University have developed new materials that are economical, nontoxic and that which shows promise to replace more dangerous and expensive materials used for fogging/antifouling and waterproofing.

9 Jun 2017

Insights into Opto-Electrical Properties of Two-Dimensional Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Nanocrystals synthesized through wet-chemical process have already been used in applications such as background lighting in new-generation flat panel displays. Their futuristic application would be as active elements for producing better color brilliance. They are even applied for medical diagnosis and treatment.

9 Jun 2017

Nanomaterials News

Indian Researchers Create Nanoparticle-Based Contrast Agent for Dual Modal Imaging of Cancer

New Off-Grid Desalination NanoTechnology Uses Solar Energy to Convert Salt Water into Drinking Water

New AAFOA Facility Represents Significant MIT Investment in Advanced Manufacturing Innovation

Synthesis of Low-Dimensional Nanomaterials Could Transform Future Technologies

Scientists Develop Bioinspired Color-Shifting Nanoparticles for Commercial Use

Study Reveals Potential of Silver Atom Nanoclusters to Become Efficient Biosensors

Using Nanoparticles and Magnets to Remove Oil from Water

Nanotechnology Helps Expose Workings of Bacterial 'Machines'

ESRI Scientists Develop New Class of Nanomaterials with Tunable Wettability

Insights into Opto-Electrical Properties of Two-Dimensional Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Revolutionizing Superconductivity: 60K Temperature Findings

New Magnetic Nanodiscs for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation

Archer Improves the Functionality of Its 12CQ Quantum Project with International Partners

Enhancing Osteogenesis in hBMSCs Using Single-Layer Graphene Oxide Nanosheets

New Technique Boosts Efficiency of Eco-Friendly Solar Cells

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

Applying AI-Driven Solutions to Semiconductor Digital Design

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