From designing new biomaterials to novel photonic devices, new materials built through a process called bottom-up nanofabrication, or self-assembly, are opening up pathways to new technologies with properties tuned at the nanoscale. However, to fu...
Apr 13, 2022
In a study available as a pre-proof in the journal Biotechnology Reports, manganese oxide nanoparticles (MnO NPs) were produced with the help of green tea leaf extract and demonstrated good...
Apr 13, 2022
Martin Weides is head of the quantum-circuits group at the University of Glasgow and consultant technical director to the firm Oxford Instruments Nanoscience The post Ask me anything: Martin Weides – ‘I love working in large, international teams; ...
Apr 13, 2022
Exploring the realm of the extraordinarily small is fascinating for physicists. Completely new and unanticipated phenomena are revealed at the nanometer scale where materials measuring as thin as...
Apr 13, 2022
National University of Singapore physicists have shown that a single man-made molecular motor can exhibit a force similar to naturally occurring ones that power human muscles. Their results are published in Nanoscale.
Apr 13, 2022
Researchers have created a more accurate computer simulation of double-faced nanoparticles that form self-assembled structures based on electrostatic attraction. By including temporary charge fluctuations, compact clusters are shown to be a possib...
Apr 13, 2022
Researchers have developed a rapid test that uses molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles, rather than antibodies, to detect SARS-CoV-2. The new test is more sensitive and works under more extreme conditions than antibody-based tests.
Apr 13, 2022
Rapid antigen tests can quickly and conveniently tell a person that they are positive for COVID-19. However, because antibody-based tests aren't very sensitive, they can fail to detect early infections with low viral loads. Now, researchers r...
Apr 13, 2022
Justus Ndukaife develops plasmonic nanotweezers for applications including quantum photonics and biomolecule analysis The post Light, nano, action: using light to manipulate nanoscale objects appeared first on Physics World.
Apr 13, 2022
Zentek has announced it has signed a definitive supply agreement with EkoMed Global, a globally integrated manufacturer and distributor of personal protective equipment (“PPE”), according to which Zentek will sell quantities of its proprietary Zen...
Apr 13, 2022
