Experiments showed that microwaving plastic baby food containers can release huge numbers of plastic particles -- in some cases, more than 2 billion nanoplastics and 4 million microplastics for every square centimeter of container.
Jul 20, 2023
A new way to see details smaller than half the wavelength of light has revealed how nanoscale scaffolding inside cells bridges to the macroscale during cell division. Unlike earlier superresolution techniques, the one developed and tested at the U...
Jul 20, 2023
Interactions between structures at the nanoscale sync up with the way the whole cell contracts and expands during this vital process.
Jul 20, 2023
Inspired by jigsaw puzzles, Prof. Zhao Yanchuan and his research team from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a stable, porous molecular crystal (PMC) through a method they call &qu...
Jul 20, 2023
A team of bioengineers at Arizona State University has found a way to use a LEGO robot as a gradient mixer in one part of a process to create DNA origami nanostructures. In their paper published on the open-access site PLOS ONE, the group describe...
Jul 20, 2023
Thermal superinsulation materials, which have low thermal conductivities, are necessary for protection and thermal insulation in adverse conditions. Such materials are especially needed in fields such as aerospace, mechanical, deep-space explorati...
Jul 20, 2023
A group of scientists replicated the nanostructure of cicada wings in order to understand their ability to kill microbes. Learn more about it in this article.
Jul 20, 2023
The potential of nanotechnology in the development of vaccines for animal infectious diseases is immense and with continued research and development, nanotechnology could revolutionize the field of animal vaccine development, offering more effecti...
Jul 20, 2023
Thermal superinsulation materials with low thermal conductivities are essential for thermal insulation and protection under extreme conditions. These materials are particularly required in fields including deep-space exploration, aerospace, mechan...
Jul 19, 2023
Taking a significant leap in the field of vaccine development, University of Western Ontario researchers have discovered a potential "super molecule" that can bolster the effectiveness of several vaccines against viral diseases, includin...
Jul 19, 2023
