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Corrosion Resistance of Superhydrophobic and Nanosilica Coatings

A team of researchers recently published a paper in the journal Scientific Reports that evaluated the corrosion performance of steel substrates coated using superhydrophobic nanosilica and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coatings.

18 Oct 2022

STEM Reveals How Gases Can Influence Nanoparticle Structures

A recent study published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C proposes a novel in situ scanning transmission electron microscopy (in situ STEM) analysis for studying the composition and morphology changes of Au-Pd nanoparticles in different gaseous environments.

18 Oct 2022

Surfactant Used to Create “Inert” Templates for Formation of Unique Nanotubes

With the help of a surfactant, scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University dispersed insulating boron nitride nanotubes and coated them onto surfaces without the need for bundling.

17 Oct 2022

Using UV Absorption Spectroscopy to Analyze ssDNA-Coated CNTs

An article published in Nano Letters analyzed ssDNA-coated single-walled carbon nanotubes via ultraviolet (UV) absorption and measured the total carbon content.

17 Oct 2022

New Process for Precisely Studying Differences in Net Charge on Single Platinum Nanoparticle

If you often find yourself off by one when counting your socks after doing the laundry, you might want to sit down for this.

14 Oct 2022

Graphene Membrane Forms a Soft, Stretchable Wearable Heater

A study published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces aimed to achieve an electric heating membrane with a nanofibrous fluffy texture and excellent electric-heating features.

14 Oct 2022

New Design for Forward Osmosis Composite Membranes with Nanofiber Interlayers Support

Forward osmosis (FO), a new membrane-based technique, has low energy consumption and very little possibility for membrane fouling; however, the shortage of high-performance FO membranes prevents FO from being used widely.

13 Oct 2022

Nano-Engineering UV Protective Agents to Enhance Properties

A recent study published in the journal ACS Applied Nano Materials tackles this issue by fabricating novel zinc oxide/titanium dioxide (ZnO/TiO2) multi-core shell nanoparticles with remarkable acid resistance and UV protection properties.

13 Oct 2022

Nanoscale Analysis of Medieval Bilayer Metal Leaf

For the first time, researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have successfully produced nanoscale three-dimensional (3D) images of this material, called Zwischgold.

12 Oct 2022