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Biodegradable Nanoparticles May Effectively Deliver Therapeutic Agents to Treat Diseases

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An effort to create biodegradable nanoparticles that can capture images and administer medication to treat peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is being led by a bioengineer at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Jun 27, 2022

Scientists unravel mysterious mechanism behind 'whisker crystal' growth

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered the mechanism behind the rapid growth of ultra-thin nanowires or "whiskers" in organic compounds. Nanowires are both a desirable technological innovation and a hazard when the...

Jun 27, 2022

Uncommon Approach to Nano-Enabled Wound Healing Holds Promise

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Although several novel interventions were explored for wound healing, treating non-healing and chronic wounds is challenging in clinical management. In an article recently published in the journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, researchers ...

Jun 27, 2022

Clay-Based 2D Nanofluidics Supports Highly-Efficient Blue Energy Harvesting

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Clay-based 2D nanofluidics are potential candidates for boosting the practical implementation of osmotic energy harvesting because they are inexpensive and easy to prepare on a large scale. However, they typically suffer from inadequate ion select...

Jun 27, 2022

Nanoscale Structures and Thermal Conductivity Link Revealed in Amorphous Silicon

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

A new study showed the link between nanoscale structures and thermal conductivity in amorphous silicon using topology and machine learning. Read to know more.

Jun 27, 2022

Versarien launches graphene-based superparamagnetic material

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Versarien has announced the launch of a new hybrid nanomaterial that has superparamagnetic properties, which can be used across a range of applications, like defense and healthcare. The new material combines graphene with both iron oxide and manga...

Jun 27, 2022

"Nanoparticles, Light-Matter Interactions Spur Datacom Developments"

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Physicists at Australian National University (ANU) have developed translucent metasurfaces, described as slides, that produce two distinct images by manipulating the direction in which light travels through them. The newly introduced technology us...

Jun 27, 2022

A Quantum sensor can detect electromagnetic signals of any frequency

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

MIT engineers expand the capabilities of these ultrasensitive nanoscale detectors, with potential uses for quantum computing and biological sensing.

Jun 27, 2022

Spray-n-Sense: Spray-painting sensors on any surface

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a sprayable on-site sensing tool. The main application area for this sensor spray is the detection of specific analytes in an environment where sample collection is a difficult task either due to the target chemicals the...

Jun 27, 2022

A graphene-based catalytic condenser makes abundant materials act like precious metals

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, the University of Massachusetts Amherst and University of California, Santa Barbara have invented a graphene-based device that electronically converts one metal into behaving like...

Jun 27, 2022

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