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Nanotube threads improve vital signs readings

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

The threads are soft and flexible, and clothing that incorporates them is machine washable....

Sep 2, 2021

New Nanodisinfectant Developed with Long-Lasting Properties; Proven Effective Against Pathogens of Pandemic

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

A new nanoparticle-based disinfectant was developed with antiviral effects and can last up to 7 days. The disinfectant is expected to solve limited sanitizing solutions during the pandemic.

Sep 1, 2021

Long-lasting disinfectant promises to help fight pandemics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

University of Central Florida researchers have developed a nanoparticle-based disinfectant that can continuously kill viruses on a surface for up to seven days—a discovery that could be a powerful weapon against COVID-19 and other emerging pathoge...

Sep 1, 2021

Long-lasting disinfectant promises to help fight pandemics

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a nanoparticle-based disinfectant that can continuously kill viruses on a surface for up to seven days -- a discovery that could be a powerful weapon against COVID-19 and other emerging pathogenic viruses.

Sep 1, 2021

Nanoparticle-based disinfectant could be a powerful weapon against pathogenic viruses

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

University of Central Florida researchers have developed a nanoparticle-based disinfectant that can continuously kill viruses on a surface for up to seven days – a discovery that could be a powerful weapon against COVID-19 and other emerging patho...

Sep 1, 2021

Ghost Polaritons: New Type of Infrared Polaritons Discovered at the Surface of Bulk Crystals

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

An international team has reported in Nature the first observation of ghost polaritons, which are a new form of surface waves carrying nanoscale light strongly... The post Ghost Polaritons: New Type of Infrared Polaritons Discovered at the Surfac...

Sep 1, 2021

Atomistic simulations and AI-based findings shed light on nanoscale therapeutics and new brain sensors

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Viruses kill millions around the world each year. "In addition to the novel coronavirus, leading viral killers include hepatitis, HIV, HPV," said Lela Vukovic, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso.

Sep 1, 2021

New study shows how engineered nanomaterials degrade, persist in environment

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new study published today in the journal Environmental Science & Technology finds that exposing certain nanomaterials to light can influence their environmental transformation, fate and, ultimately, their toxicity. The discovery provides...

Sep 1, 2021

Toward the scaling up of nanocages to trap noble gases

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Over the past few years, scientists have demonstrated how cage-like, porous structures made of silicon and oxygen and measuring only billionths of a meter in size can trap noble gasses like argon, krypton, and xenon. However, for these silica nano...

Sep 1, 2021

Encapsulated NiCo alloy nanoparticles catalyzing HDO reactions

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The conversion of abundant biomass and their derivatives into high value-added fuels and chemicals is envisaged as a promising green avenue to reduce our reliance on conventional fossil resources. Among them, the pyrolysis of lignocellulose has be...

Sep 1, 2021

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