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Nanotherapy offers new hope for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Individuals living with Type 1 diabetes must carefully follow prescribed insulin regimens every day, receiving injections of the hormone via syringe, insulin pump or some other device. And without viable long-term treatments, this course of treatm...

Jan 18, 2022

Boxing up molecular machines

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Boxing up molecular machines. The construction of a molecular rotor inside a nanostructured cage allows for the development of a tunable molecular device.

Jan 18, 2022

Mini electricity generator made from quantum dots

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Machines and electronic devices often generate waste heat that is difficult to utilize. If electricity could be generated from this waste heat, it would offer a means for a clean and sustainable power production: Such a technology would be ideally...

Jan 18, 2022

How atomic structure influences the different properties of carbon nanotubes

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Carbon nanotubes are of great interest in both scientific research and commercial applications thanks to the unique properties of the material. A new thesis at Karlstad University looks at how the atomic structure influences the different properti...

Jan 18, 2022

Nanobubbles provide pathway to build better medical devices: Scientists witness spontaneous nanobubble formation

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Tiny gas bubbles could help reduce drag in small medical devices, university scientists have found. Drag can lead to clogging and damage biological samples, so this discovery could pave the way to more robust devices.

Jan 18, 2022

Production of High Performance Colloidal Quantum Dot-Based Photovoltaics

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a research paper published in the journal ACS Nano, a group of researchers developed a comprehensive and successful way to recreate the oxidized colloidal quantum dots (CQD) interface utilizing guanidinium and pseudo-halide.

Jan 18, 2022

Towards Enhanced Nanodiamond with Template-Aided Self Assembly

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Employing the capillary-driven, self-assembly technique, a group of researchers demonstrated a practical method for generating ordered arrays of nanodiamonds. The research was published in the...

Jan 18, 2022

Iron Oxide Nanomaterial Supports Sustainable Soybean Production

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a study published recently in the journal ACS Nano, several methodologies were utilized to illustrate the enormous potential of Fe2O3 nanomaterials as a high-efficiency, long-term agricultural...

Jan 18, 2022

Nanoadditives Influence Alternative Construction Material

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In an article published recently in the journal Materials, the coupled influence of graphene oxide (GO) and oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (OMWCNTs) on material characteristics...

Jan 18, 2022

Evaluating Antiviral Activities of Nanoparticles Could Help Prevent Future Pandemics

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The severity of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to intensive research to increase the efficacy of viral therapeutics, vaccines and diagnostics. A study developing copper nanoparticles for use as an...

Jan 18, 2022

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