Researchers at MIT built a device that they describe as a “nanoscale flashlight” on a chip. The device overcomes a limitation of spectroscopy, in that spectrometers are relatively large instruments. Much like a spectrometer, the MIT team’s nanofla...
May 4, 2021
Nanoparticle drug delivery methods are found to be more effective in administering chemotherapy over oral treatment and could improve bowel cancer survival rates, a new study suggests.
May 4, 2021
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed nanoribbon structures that potentially utilize graphene to enhance tech innovations.
May 4, 2021
The development of luminophores with favorable photophysical properties is highly demanding for chemical probing, biological sensing and imaging, optoelectronic materials, and theranostic agents. Light-emitting metallacages constructed by coordina...
May 4, 2021
Researchers from AMBER and Trinity College Dublin have developed next-generation, graphene-based sensing technology using their innovative G-Putty material. The team's printed sensors are 50 times more sensitive than the industry standard and...
May 4, 2021
Giant vortices of floating plastic trash in the world's oceans with sometimes devastating consequences for their inhabitants - the sobering legacy of our modern lifestyle. Weathering and degradation processes produce countless tiny particles ...
May 4, 2021
Swansea University scientists have uncovered potentially dangerous chemical pollutants that are released from disposable face masks when submerged in water. The research reveals high levels of pollutants, including lead, antimony, and copper, with...
May 4, 2021
From radio to television to the internet, telecommunications transmissions are simply information carried on light waves and converted to electrical signals.
May 3, 2021
An influenza vaccine that is made of nanoparticles and administered through the nose enhances the body's immune response to influenza virus infection and offers broad protection against different viral strains, according to new research.
May 3, 2021
Silicon-based fiber optics are currently the best structures for high-speed, long distance transmissions, but graphene -- an all-carbon, ultra-thin and adaptable material -- could improve performance even more.
May 3, 2021
