As computer chips and other electronic devices continue to shrink in size, they become ever more sensitive to contamination. However, detecting the nanoscale equivalent of a water spot on a window is incredibly challenging. It is essential, thou...
Oct 20, 2020
Imagine a mobile phone charger that doesn't need a wireless or mains power source. Or a pacemaker with inbuilt organic energy sources within the human body.
Oct 20, 2020
Ultrathin materials such as graphene promise a revolution in nanoscience and technology. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have now made an important advance within the field. In a recent paper in Nature Communications the...
Oct 20, 2020
A joint team from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU, Russia), the University of Geneva, the University of Lausanne (Switzerland), and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology has produced a biodegradable nanocoating, using antimicrobial, self-...
Oct 20, 2020
Chemotherapy remains one of our best treatments against cancer but, frustratingly, cancer cells can develop resistance to these drugs. Now, researchers at Zhengzhou University have found that bursts of calcium can weaken their defense mechanism fr...
Oct 20, 2020
Enabling quantum researchers to develop the next generation of quantum computers, the Proteox5mK from Oxford Instruments is the world’s coldest cryogen free dilution refrigerator. Exploring...
Oct 20, 2020
Ultrathin materials such as graphene promise a revolution in nanoscience and technology. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have now made an important advance... The post Discovery of “Magic” Chemical That Makes Perfect Edg...
Oct 20, 2020
Scientists are exploring all kinds of avenues when it comes to tackling cancer, and one interesting possibility involves using magnetic nanoparticles to heat and destroy its cells. Researchers in India have taken an impressive step forward with th...
Oct 20, 2020
This new setup, using AFMs and carbon nanotubes, is relatively low-cost compared to other existing nanopatterning equipment or techniques, such as laser-based or electron beam-based setups.
Oct 20, 2020
For the first time, scientists have introduced minuscule tracking devices directly into the interior of mammalian cells, giving an unprecedented peek into the processes that govern the beginning of development.
Oct 20, 2020
