Cutting intricate patterns as small as several billionths of a meter deep and wide, the focused ion beam (FIB) is an essential tool for deconstructing and imaging tiny industrial parts to ensure they were fabricated correctly. When a beam of ions,...
Aug 23, 2022
Large pieces of plastic can break down into nanosized particles that often find their way into the soil and water. But they also float in the air, where their presence is less understood. As a step toward better understanding airborne nanoplastics...
Aug 23, 2022
Structurally solid and electrically conducting fabrics, especially those with large specific capacitances, have the potential to be used as electrodes in power storage systems such as fiber-shaped supercapacitors (FSCs).
Aug 23, 2022
The creation of cost-effective electrocatalytic nanostructures for effective oxygen reducing reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) via functional and morphology control is a significant obstacle for prospective power storage applicati...
Aug 23, 2022
Although three-dimensional (3D) nanoframe structures are desirable for optical sensing, it is challenging to realize nanoframes with complex architecture due to the lack of appropriate synthetic protocol that could help achieve high yields.
Aug 23, 2022
In an article recently published in the journal ACS Applied Bio Materials, researchers discussed the utility of neutrophil cell membrane coating of a self-assembly nanoconstruct to enable high specificity for triple-negative breast cancer treatment.
Aug 23, 2022
Knowledge of how defects affect the nanoscale mechanical behavior of ZIF-8 is key to targeted applications in catalysis, sensing, and gas capture.
Aug 23, 2022
Photoluminescent nanodiamonds created using a carefully controlled explosion could probe the minute temperature differences found inside living cells The post Detonation nanodiamonds could deliver nanoscale thermometry inside cells appeared first ...
Aug 23, 2022
Large pieces of plastic can break down into nanosized particles that often find their way into the soil and water. Perhaps less well known is that they can also float in the air. It's unclear how nanoplastics impact human health, but animal s...
Aug 23, 2022
Throughout human history, technological progress has been inseparably intertwined with advances in military weaponry. Through the ages we can see how new inventions revolutionized both the living standards of society and the advancement of warfare...
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