Graphene is a 2D material where carbon atoms are organized in hexagonal structures. This material has special chemical and physical properties, like thermal and electrical conductivity, mechanical...
Apr 22, 2021
You can lubricate a bicycle chain with oil, but what do you do with a Mars rover or a red-hot conveyor belt in the steel industry? Very special nanomaterials have now been studied by the TU Wien together with research groups from Saarbrücken (Germ...
Apr 22, 2021
Chemists quantify the release mechanism of silver ions from gold-silver nanoparticle alloys. The nanoparticles are being studied for use as catalyst in hydrogen evolution and other applications.
Apr 22, 2021
Multi-resistant pathogens are a serious and increasing problem in today's medicine. Where antibiotics are ineffective, these bacteria can cause life-threatening infections. Researchers at Empa and ETH Zurich are currently developing nanoparti...
Apr 22, 2021
Excitation gratings created by interference of two light waves on a material allow investigating transport phenomena at a scale comparable to their wavelength. Going to the X-rays allows accessing these phenomena at the nanoscale.
Apr 22, 2021
Two-dimensional (2D) materials with a single-layer thickness retaining magnetic order in atomically thin limit began to increase their scientific and technological significance after the successful synthesis of graphene and later investigations of...
Apr 22, 2021
NUST MISIS scientists together with Indian colleagues from Jain University and Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College presented innovative membranes for the complete removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater. The special nanostructure ...
Apr 22, 2021
Stimulus-responsive supramolecular structures have emerged as an alternative to conventional ones, owing to their applications in sensing, drug delivery, and switchable memory systems. Now, scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology explore the h...
Apr 22, 2021
Meet the next generation of signal generator at this Zurich Instruments launch event
Apr 21, 2021
Two new centers employ nanoparticles, RF coils, and a host of other tech for the cryogenic storage of biological tissues—maybe even for a vault on the moon
Apr 21, 2021
