Fine-tuning the thermal conductivity of amorphous silicon used in technologies such as solar cells and image sensors should become much easier thanks to the computational topology and machine-learning-assisted discovery of the relationship between...
Jun 24, 2022
A new study offers a novel antimicrobial material made from nanoscale copper that could stick to any surface including the human face. Read more about the innovation and how it works.
Jun 24, 2022
Plasmonic nanoshells have been accepted as effective nanomaterials for LDI-MS recognition of many small molecules, although their uses in mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) are not much established. A study in the article ACS Applied Nano Materials r...
Jun 24, 2022
Solid tumors develop a strong, impenetrable molecular defensive wall around themselves as they enlarge. Thus, it is extremely difficult to get narcotics past the roadblock.
Jun 24, 2022
Researchers from Rice University claim that processing boron nitride nanotubes used to be challenging, but not anymore.
Jun 24, 2022
Incorporating nanocarbons as neural electrode coatings can enhance their surface area. However, microfabricating the electrodes requires the use of harmful chemicals and extreme heating. In an article recently accepted by the journal iScience, res...
Jun 24, 2022
Most quantum computing technologies rely on the ability to produce, manipulate and detect non-classical states of light. Non-classical states are quantum states that cannot directly be produced using conventional sources of light, such as lamps an...
Jun 24, 2022
Once a water source is contaminated, it can be costly and difficult to remediate. Natural remedies can take hundreds of years and still may not successfully remove all the dangerous contaminants. When it comes to global public health issues such a...
Jun 24, 2022
Due to their distinct features, nanomaterials are explored as delivery systems for bioactive agents. In an article recently published in the journal Carbohydrate Polymers, researchers designed D-limonene- κ-carrageenan nanoparticles (DL-κC NPs) th...
Jun 24, 2022
South Korean-based researchers have used first-principles quantum mechanical simulations to better understand the structure-property relationships in various polymorphic phases of iridium oxides to elucidate their outstanding performance in cataly...
Jun 24, 2022
