Using an ordinary light microscope, MIT engineers have devised a technique for imaging biological samples with accuracy at the scale of 10 nanometers—which should enable them to image viruses and potentially even single biomolecules, the researche...
Mar 29, 2021
Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new way of using nanomaterials to identify and enrich skeletal stem cells—a discovery which could eventually lead to new treatments for major bone fractures and the repair of lost or da...
Mar 29, 2021
A low-cost sensor based on gold nanoparticles changes colour when exposed to arsenic-contaminated water The post Nanoparticle sensors detect arsenic in drinking water appeared first on Physics World.
Mar 29, 2021
Researchers at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), introduced a new vaccine, which compromises the spike protein’s receptor-binding domain (RBD) and the manganese nanoadjuvant (MnARK)...
Mar 29, 2021
For a long time, researchers have been working on enhancing their potential to make use of lasers to move small objects without really touching them. The optical forces acting on the nanodiamond....
Mar 29, 2021
Nanowires are, undoubtedly, crucial components for next-generation sensors, nanoelectronics, and nanomedicine. Image Credit: © Wiley-VCH, Angewandte Chemie International Edition. To obtain...
Mar 29, 2021
A team in Portugal has introduced a method for the sustainable conversion of solar energy into hydrogen, relying on biohybrid systems — combinations of nonphotosynthetic materials, bacteria, and semiconductor nanoparticles. The ability of those ba...
Mar 29, 2021
At low energy levels, quantum dots are able to absorb light and convert it to a different color at nearly 100% efficiency. At higher excitation energies required for brighter screens and other technologies, the level of efficiency drops dramatical...
Mar 29, 2021
Back in 2017, we looked at a cutting-edge piece of footwear from British outfit inov-8, which had teamed up with material scientists at the University of Manchester to develop the world's first graphene-soled running shoes. A few years on and...
Mar 29, 2021
Researchers successfully demonstrated that adding clusters of gold nanoparticles to shape-memory polymers, then stretching them, changes their plasmon-coupling traits, allowing them to have different and beneficial optical properties.
Mar 29, 2021
