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New antiviral and antibacterial nanostructured surface

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have found a way to impart durable antiviral and antibacterial properties to an aluminum alloy used in hospitals.

May 27, 2020

Scientists devise a way to determine the viability of predicted 2D materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An international team of researchers has proposed a new way to test the structural stability of predicted 2D materials. The testing revealed a number of materials erroneously proposed earlier. The scholars believe that the use of the new method wi...

May 27, 2020

Nanoneedles to Improve Capacity and Robustness of Magnetic Memory Devices

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Some memory devices where information from smartphones and computers is stored are based on a very precise control of the magnetic properties, at nanoscopic scale. The more precise this control is, the more storage capacity and speed they can have.

May 27, 2020

Novel insight reveals topological tangle in unexpected corner of the universe

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists find a unique knotted structure -- one that repeats itself throughout nature -- in a ferroelectric nanoparticle, a material with promising applications in microelectronics and computing.

May 27, 2020

Nanodevices show how cells change with time, by tracking from the inside (w/video)

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

For the first time, scientists have added microscopic tracking devices into the interior of cells, giving a peek into how development starts.

May 27, 2020

These tiny, self-assembling traps capture PFAS

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A study shows that self-assembling molecular traps can be used to capture PFAS -- dangerous pollutants that have contaminated drinking water supplies around the world.

May 27, 2020

Elucidation of nanostructures in practical heterogeneous catalysts

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

The nanostructure of the heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalyst was clarified on the basis of cutting-edge analytical techniques. Scientists from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) and University of Torino (UNITO) have cooper...

May 27, 2020

Scientists devise a way to determine the viability of predicted 2D materials

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

An international team of researchers from Russia, Sweden and South Korea has proposed a new way to test the structural stability of predicted 2D materials. The testing revealed a number of materials erroneously proposed earlier. The scholars belie...

May 27, 2020

Physicists Build Hybrid Quantum System by Entangling Molecule With Atom – Could Enable Large-Scale Quantum Computers

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have boosted their control of the fundamental properties of molecules at the quantum level by... The post Physicists Build Hybrid Quantum System by Entangling Molecule With A...

May 26, 2020

Nanodevices show how cells change with time, by tracking from the inside

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

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.

May 26, 2020

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