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Printable nanocomposite overcomes the manufacturing limitations of metalenses

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a high-throughput, scalable nanocomposite printing method to manufacture metalenses at low cost, paving the way to commercializing them. The nanocomposite material, which is also suitable for high-efficiency metasurfaces...

Jan 12, 2021

Insulin nanoparticles may become an alternative to insulin injections for diabetic patients

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed insulin nanoparticles that may one day become the basis for an oral medicine, and an alternative to insulin injections for diabetic patients.

Jan 12, 2021

Collaborators file joint patent for ‘tree free’ high tenacity lyocell

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Grasim Industries Limited, and Nanollose Limited have filed a joint patent application for a high tenacity lyocell fibre made from bacterial Cellulose. ...

Jan 12, 2021

Scientists unveil latest femtosecond laser

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Would you like to capture a chemical transformation inside a cell live? Or maybe revolutionize microchips' production by printing paths in a layer that has a thickness of just 100 nanometers? These and many other goals can now be achieved wit...

Jan 11, 2021

Researchers develop new one-step process for creating self-assembled metamaterials

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers has discovered a groundbreaking one-step process for creating materials with unique properties, called metamaterials. Their results show the realistic possibility of designing similar s...

Jan 11, 2021

MIT.nano’s Immersion Lab opens for researchers and students

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Facility within MIT.nano offers equipment and capabilities for visualizing data, creating immersive environments.

Jan 11, 2021

New proposed multifunctional nanomaterial could enhance solar energy, quantum computing

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

An atypical two-dimensional sandwich has the tasty part on the outside for scientists and engineers developing multifunctional nanodevices.

Jan 11, 2021

2D compound shows unique versatility

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A unique two-dimensional material shows distinct properties on each side, depending on polarization by an external electric field. The pairing of antimony and indium selenide could have applications in solar energy and quantum computing.

Jan 11, 2021

Cracking the code of a shapeshifting protein

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A shapeshifting immune system protein called XCL1 evolved from a single-shape ancestor hundreds of millions of years ago. Now, researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) discovered the molecular basis for how this happened. In the proce...

Jan 11, 2021

Metastable metallic nanoparticles could find use in electronics, optics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Rice University scientists have extended their technique to produce graphene in a flash to tailor the properties of other 2-D materials.

Jan 11, 2021

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