To the general public, lasers heat objects. And generally, that would be correct. But lasers also show promise to do quite the opposite — to... The post Solid-State Laser Refrigeration of Nanoscale Sensors Achieved – Could Revolutionize Bio-Imagi...
Jun 23, 2020
Researchers have developed a high-precision technology that enables them to carve nanometric patterns into two-dimensional materials.
Jun 23, 2020
EPFL researchers have developed a high-precision technology that enables them to carve nanometric patterns into two-dimensional materials.
Jun 23, 2020
Rice University engineers have created a light-powered catalyst that can break the strong chemical bonds in fluorocarbons, a group of synthetic materials that includes persistent environmental polluta...
Jun 23, 2020
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has conducted an analysis of the system-wide costs and benefits of using engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) on crop-based agriculture. In their paper published in the journal Natu...
Jun 23, 2020
With a new nanoparticle that converts light to heat, a team of researchers has found a promising technology for clearing water of pollutants.
Jun 23, 2020
Researchers have presented a novel electrode material for advanced energy storage device that is directly charged with oxygen from the air. Professor Jeung Ku Kang’s team synthesized and preserved the sub-nanometric particles of atomic cluster siz...
Jun 23, 2020
In a significant breakthrough in the battle against antibiotic resistance, a research team from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has synthesized a nanomaterial that mimics an enzyme and can disintegrate the cell membranes of a range of disea...
Jun 23, 2020
In order to reduce the number of animal experiments in research, alternative methods are being sought. This is a particular challenge if the safety of substances that have hardly been studied is to be ensured, for instance, the completely new cla...
Jun 23, 2020
Researchers have found a promising technology for clearing water of pollutants: a new nanoparticle that converts light to heat. Trace amounts of contaminants such as pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and perfluorooctanoic acid in sources of drinking wa...
Jun 23, 2020
