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Researchers create flow-driven rotors at the nanoscale

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from TU Delft have constructed the smallest flow-driven motors in the world. Inspired by iconic Dutch windmills and biological motor proteins, they created a self-configuring, flow-driven rotor from DNA that converts energy from an ele...

Aug 4, 2022

Researchers create flow-driven rotors at the nanoscale

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Inspired by iconic Dutch windmills and biological motor proteins, researchers created a self-configuring flow-driven rotor from DNA that converts energy from an electrical or salt gradient into useful mechanical work. The results open new perspect...

Aug 4, 2022

Carbon Nanodots Used to Detect Estrogenic Steroids

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Estrogenic steroids such as estrone (E1), estradiol (E2), estriol (E3), and ethynyl estradiol (EE2) are among the most potent endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) causing severe health effects to humans and other animals when present in water bod...

Aug 4, 2022

Nanoparticle-Blended Waste Fish Oil Biodiesel Tested in IC Engines

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

As fossil fuel-based resources continue to deplete, alternative fuels are in high demand. A paper published in the journal Scientific Reports aimed to determine the efficiency of using waste fish oil biodiesel, mixed with nanoparticles, in a water...

Aug 4, 2022

Researchers Discover Nanoparticles That Boost Solar Cell Performance

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists are attempting to improve solar device performance as the global demand for solar energy increases. This is essential if solar technology is to contend with conventional energy sources. However, there are theoretical restrictions on how...

Aug 4, 2022

New Nanorobots Have Immune Cell Biocompatibility

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The development of nanorobots has significantly improved nanomedicine strategies. Although nanorobots serve as an excellent drug delivery system, fabricating magnetically controllable nanorobots with precise sizes, which are appropriate for drug d...

Aug 4, 2022

Nanocellulose Fibers Explored as Nutrient Carriers to Improve Fertilizers

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Developing enhanced efficiency fertilizers is pivotal for achieving sustainable agriculture. In a study published in Carbohydrate Polymers, nanocellulose fibers distributed in biodegradable polymer frameworks were examined for nutrient delivery.

Aug 4, 2022

A highly efficient colloidal quantum dot imager that operates at near-infrared wavelengths

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

Advances in the fields of robotics, autonomous driving and computer vision have increased the need for highly performing sensors that can reliably collect data in different environmental conditions. This includes imagers that can operate at near-i...

Aug 4, 2022

Smart, Color-Controllable White Light Devices from Quantum Dots can Dynamically Reproduce Daylight

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have designed smart, colour-controllable white light devices from quantum dots – tiny semiconductors just a few billionths of a metre in size – which are more efficient and have better colour saturation than standard LEDs, and can dyna...

Aug 4, 2022

Photothermal surgical dressing prevents skin cancer recurrence – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A graphene oxide-based dressing could speed up healing after skin cancer surgery and prevent tumours from reappearing The post Photothermal surgical dressing prevents skin cancer recurrence appeared first on Physics World.

Aug 4, 2022

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