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Seeing below the surface of bimetallic nanoparticles

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers reported an acoustic method for the real time tracking of metal deposition in the formation of bimetallic core-shell nanoparticles. The shape of the formed particles indicated the internal structure and was determined from changes in t...

Mar 1, 2022

Seeing below the surface of bimetallic nanoparticles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanoparticles are important in many disciplines because their high surface area compared with their volume gives them interesting properties. Continued development of analytical methods for nanoparticles is therefore crucial. Researchers from Osak...

Mar 1, 2022

CT analysis of concrete beams

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

Concrete's properties as a material have made it an essential part of today's construction methods. Alongside its many advantages, however, this universal favorite has its share of drawbacks—the most prominent being that its heterogeneou...

Mar 1, 2022

Graphene Quantum Dots Help Block SARS-CoV-2 Variant from Entering Cells

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The delta variant within the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus continued to cause devastation with high infection rates and transmissibility and this illustrated the lack of efficacy by the SARS-CoV-2...

Mar 1, 2022

Novel Lightweight Nanofiber Can Protect Against Impacts from High-Speed Bullets and Space Debris

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Engineers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW–Madison) have developed a nanofiber material that surpasses its extensively used equivalents — including Kevlar fabric and...

Mar 1, 2022

Nanotech Powered Robot Walks on Water

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Published in the journal Nano Today, researchers have developed water-treading soft machines that can be remotely controlled by light.  Study: Bioinspired light-fueled water-walking soft...

Mar 1, 2022

EPFL Scientists Engineer Silicon Nano-Strings

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

When a string is tightened e.g., when tuning a guitar, it vibrates faster. But in the case of nano-sized strings, augmented tension also decreases, or “dilutes,” the loss of the...

Mar 1, 2022

Mexican Nanorobots Set to Explore the Moon in First-of-Its-Kind Scientific Mission

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

UNAM researchers have developed nanorobots to explore the lunar surface. Read on to find out the details of the first-of-its-kind scientific lunar exploration.

Mar 1, 2022

Polymer Nanoplatforms Enhance Ultrasound Cancer Treatment

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Available as a pre-proof in the journal Acta Biomaterialia, scientists have developed reactive oxygen species (ROS)-activated nanoscale coordination polymers (NCPs) that can be used for...

Mar 1, 2022

Ring my string: Building silicon nano-strings

NanoDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at EPFL, led by Professor Tobias J. Kippenberg, have now made a simple observation about crystal oscillators, which are ubiquitously used in electronic devices and are known to possess extremely small mechanical energy loss at low temp...

Mar 1, 2022

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