Due to their two-dimensional structure, sharp edges, and negatively charged surfaces, #graphene_oxide nanosheets are capable of interacting with microorganisms such as #bacteria and #viruses.
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.
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.
#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.
#Crystalline_cellulose is the most abundant #birefringent #biocrystal in nature shows birefringent properties that can be used in printing #invisible_designs and #anti_fraud applications.
The U.S. National Academies have recommended that #NNI agencies should use innovation incentive prizes as #XPrize and #InnoCentive to engage a broader community to solve problems.
Various manufacturers have commercially been producing #cadmium free #quantum_dots products because cadmium quantum dots may be banned in the near future in many countries.
Logic and memory devices that use #nanomagnetic mechanisms to store and manipulate information, require no #energy to maintain their magnetic state.
#Nanozymes have recently been discovered as a new breakthrough which comes up with a promising insight into the next generations of #bionanomaterials in various industrial fields.
One potential of nanotechnology in #mining_industry is the use of needles composed of nanosized #supramolecular_wires that can extract #gold from practically any medium without the need for using toxic chemicals.
Intelligent #sensor labels in #packaging have attractive applications in #food_industry such as indicating the ripeness of fruit.
Asia Pacific is considered a key region for the development of the #borophene #market till 2025, due to the demand from the #semiconductor and #chemical industries.
Various aviation companies are developing de-icing #nanocoatings for aircraft surfaces to prevent the snow-related flight delays.
#Nanofluids are mainly used as coolant in #heat_transfer equipment, but novel applications include electromagnetic machines, electronic vehicles, data centers, fuel cells, and so on.