Researchers at MIT have shown that scintillators, materials that emit light when bombarded with high-energy particles or x-rays, can be improved by at least tenfold, and potentially even a hundredfold, by modifying their surface to create nanoscal...
Mar 4, 2022
As hard as diamond and as flexible as plastic, highly sought-after diamond nanothreads would be poised to revolutionize our world-if they weren't so difficult to make. Recently, a team of scientists led by Carnegie's Samuel Dunning and T...
Mar 4, 2022
PI recently introduced a new, compact XYZ Nanopositioning Stage, based on air bearing guide technology and closed-loop voice-coil, direct-drive linear motors, at the 2022 Photonics West, the...
Mar 4, 2022
New study used a lanthanide tracer to follow the uptake of tiny plastic particles through lettuce and wheat The post Plants accumulate nanoplastics mainly in roots, not shoots appeared first on Physics World.
Mar 3, 2022
A group of scientists recently published a paper in the journal Nano Letters that demonstrated the feasibility of using the charge-transfer α-ruthenium chloride (α-RuCl3)/ graphene heterostructure to create nanoscale lateral p-n junctions.
Mar 3, 2022
An article has been published in ACS Omega that focuses on sustainable and cost-effective methods for the synthesis of nanostructures with antibacterial properties.
Mar 3, 2022
In an article published in the journal micromachines, MDPI , a novel nano/micro structured electrode design was created for superior performance hybrid power systems with increased effective...
Mar 3, 2022
A team of researchers at The University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute (NGI) and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has demonstrated that slightly twisted 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) display room-temperature fe...
Mar 3, 2022
In a study published recently in the journal Composites Science and Technology, nanofibers composed of 2D materials were used to construct conductive silicone rubber composites with enhanced...
Mar 3, 2022
Novel nanotechnology research utilizing MXenes for the detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been published in the Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. This innovative research aimed to develop a colorimetric biosensor using probe DNA to a...
Mar 3, 2022
