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Novel smart cement can be used to build more durable roads and cities: Incorporating nanomaterials into traditional cement improves water and fracture resistance

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

By introducing nanoparticles into ordinary cement, researchers have formed a smarter, more durable and highly functional cement.

Jun 21, 2021

Fusion of Artificial Intelligence and Nanopore Technology: Passing the COVID Test in Just Five Minutes

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Osaka University develop a new highly sensitive test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that utilizes a fusion of artificial intelligence and nanopore technology which... The post Fusion of Artificial Intelligence and Nanopore Technology: Pa...

Jun 21, 2021

A cavitation-on-a-chip device with a multiple microchannel configuration

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Hydrodynamic cavitation is a major phase change phenomena that can occur with a sudden decrease in the local static pressure within a fluid. The emergence of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and high-speed microfluidic devices have attracted ...

Jun 21, 2021

Lanthanide nanoparticles enable continuous-wave NIR STED microscopy

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

National University of Singapore researchers have developed a new generation of near infra-red (NIR)-emitting nanoprobes for super-resolution imaging in deep tissues. These nanoprobes are based on lanthanide-doped nanomaterials with rich energy le...

Jun 21, 2021

Graphene Drum: Researchers Develop New Phonon Laser Design

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Professor Konstantin Arutyunov of the HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (MIEM HSE), together with Chinese researchers, has developed a graphene-based mechanical resonator,...

Jun 21, 2021

Atomic-Scale Control of Graphene Towards Macroscopic World

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Graphene consists of carbon atoms arranged in a chicken-wire like pattern. This one-atom-thick material is famous for its many extraordinary properties, such as extreme strength and remarkable...

Jun 21, 2021

Thin-Film Design Delivers Night-Vision Prototype Without the Bulk

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

An international team of researchers has developed a technology that allows people to see clearly in the dark. The technology is based on nanoscale crystals and has potential applications in defense and safety applications, such as night driving.

Jun 21, 2021

Targeting lung inflammation with cell membrane-based dexamethasone nanodelivery platform

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Recently, researchers discuss their development of cell membrane-based nanoparticles that successfully delivered dexamethasone directly to inflamed lung cells.

Jun 21, 2021

Ben-Gurion U. scientists invent an artificial nose for continuous bacterial monitoring

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

'We invented an artificial nose based on unique carbon nanoparticles ('carbon dots') capable of sensing gas molecules and detecting bacteria through the volatile metabolites the emit into the air,' says lead researcher Professo...

Jun 21, 2021

Common perovskite superfluoresces at high temperatures

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A commonly studied perovskite can superfluoresce at temperatures that are practical to achieve and at timescales long enough to make it potentially useful in quantum computing applications.

Jun 21, 2021

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