Integrating a proprietary #nanorod technology into a #lateral_flow_test platform resulted in developing of a rapid screening test for the current #coronavirus, nCoV19.
#Nanofiber based #N95_respirators can block out at least 95 percent of the airborne particles larger than 2.5 microns, including droplets carrying #viruses and #bacteria.
Carbon #quantum_dots functionalized with boronic acid ligands can interfere with the function of #coronavirus S protein and significantly inhibit its entry into the host cells.
Nearly 3 percent of total patents in #USPTO and #EPO in 2019 are in the field of #nanotechnology while this share is about 10 percent for nanopublications.
European Roadmap for #Graphene has highlighted the Development of #fuel_cells for transportation, 6G and beyond wireless networks, on-chip optical data and spin-logic-devices for 2030 and beyond.
According to the Annual Report 2018 of #GRAPHENE_FLAGSHIP, the achievements are 145 partners, 31 partnering projects, 46 launched products, 9 spin-off companies, 25 granted patents, and 80+ promising application areas analyzed.
#InnoMatLife - founded by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment - is a joint research project investigating the #health and environmental risk of novel materials. The project considers the full material life cycle, from synthesis to disposal.
Leading technology candidates in the area of #coating in #NASA_roadmap 2035 are Biological Fouling Resistant Surfaces, Microbial Mitigation Surfaces, Anti-Icing Surfaces, and Tailored Thermal Emittance.
As part of a $218 million investment in the emerging field of #quantum_information science (QIS), the #DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences announced seven awards totaling $30 million over three years to develop QIS infrastructure and research.
#MXenes are expected to be good candidates for a host of applications since they have already shown promising performance in #energy_conversion and #electrochemical_storage systems.
Main research areas of #Strategic_Plan of the #Egyptian_Nanotech_Center are graphene transparent electrode, computational modeling and simulation, thin-film silicon photovoltaics, and nano-biotechnology.
University of California, Tsinghua University, and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals were universities with the most #nanotechnology_patents of 2018 at USPTO.
Force driven liquid-gas phase transition mediated by #graphene based #nanosponges can be used for substitution of #hydrofluorocarbons by #green_refrigerants such as H2O and alcohols.
#Highways_England is looking to avert deterioration in roads by investigating the use of #graphene in surfaces. Adding graphene into maintenance operations has the potential to extend asset life and make the network perform at an industry-changing level.
The University of Alberta's nanoFAB facility will receive an investment of $1 million from the government to help purchase three equipment tool sets (new #high_volume_deposition_tool, #contact_aligners, and #etching_tools) essential to the multistep process of manufacturing many #nanotechnology_products.
#Nanofluids: one #US_patent for every 240 papers in 2018! The high volume of theoretical and computational studies or low commercialization potential of nanofluids could be the reasons for the difference.
#Borophene is one of the three nanomaterials have been had the highest amount of #average_citation_per_article during the last three years.
The UK government announced a £153 million investment into efforts to commercialize #quantum_computing. The UK’s National Quantum Technologies Programme has now passed £1 billion in investments since its inception in 2014.
Addition of 5% reduced #graphene oxide to the carbon black anode material, resulted in a 324% increase in the #anode_discharge capacity in preliminary #battery testing results.
In the first half of 2019, more than 70 nanotechnology #standards have been published, most of them are #test_methods and #specifications, respectively.
