Pore size in porous materials affects the property of the material. For example, small pores create more absorbent surface areas. Silica gel, which is often used in food packaging to soak up moisture, is one typical example.
Nov 9, 2020
Nanoparticles could cross the blood-brain barrier to deliver drugs to the brain.
Nov 9, 2020
Researchers from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the NOVA University of Lisbon (UNL) have used platinum (Pt) compounds of a liquid crystalline nature to design nanocrystal structures capable of effectively encapsulating and transpor...
Nov 9, 2020
In the quest to image exceedingly small structures and phenomenon with higher precision, scientists have been pushing the limits of optical microscope resolution, but these advances often come with...
Nov 9, 2020
While imaging cells using real-time fluorescence microscopy methods, professor Kaoru Tamada of Kyushu University’s Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering and her group found that they could improve resolution under a conventional widefi...
Nov 9, 2020
Laboratory tests showed film containing silver-silica nanoparticles to be capable of eliminating 99.84% of SARS-CoV-2 particles after exposure for two minutes.
Nov 9, 2020
A physicist discovers the Hall effect in an antiferromagnet, which - according to current theories - is impossible.
Nov 9, 2020
With over 200 COVID-19 vaccine trials currently underway globally, nanotechnology is being pivoted for COVID-19 applications. Nanoparticles and viruses operate on the same scale, and thus there are various nanotechnological aides which are being u...
Nov 9, 2020
Researchers have developed a theory of piezoelectrics with the goal to increase coherence times in quantum computers. In new work, they elucidate the mechanism of energy absorption taking place in quantum computers, and recommends optimal material...
Nov 9, 2020
To ensure that sepsis patients receive appropriate antibiotics as quickly as possible, researchers have developed a diagnostic procedure that uses high-throughput sequencing of blood samples and delivers results much faster than conventional cultu...
Nov 9, 2020
