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Assessing the toxicity of micro- and nanoplastics to ecosystems

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed protocols to assess the toxicity of micro- and nanoplastics in soil and aquatic ecosystems.

Oct 10, 2023

Titanium oxide nanofilament can remove toxic dyes from wastewater

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Discharged in large quantities by textile, cosmetic, ink, paper and other manufacturers, dyes carry high-toxicity and can bring potential carcinogens to wastewater. It's a major concern for wastewater treatment - but researchers may have foun...

Oct 10, 2023

Study shows nanoclusters of insulin can control insulin activity

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A study published in Nature Nanotechnology shows how nanoclusters of insulin can control insulin activity. The results can lead to new types of insulin drugs, senior author Ana Teixeira at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics (MBB...

Oct 10, 2023

Controlling the Orientation of cMOF Nanofilms

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) and Kyoto University have suggested an approach for growing ‘face-on’ and ‘edge-on’ conductive metal-organic frameworks (cMOF) nanofilms on substrates by cont...

Oct 10, 2023

Infrared nanospectroscopy – a new tool in biophysics – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Join the audience for a live webinar on 24 October 2023 sponsored by Bruker, in partnership with IUVSTA The post Infrared nanospectroscopy – a new tool in biophysics appeared first on Physics World.

Oct 10, 2023

Possible Quantum Decryption Breakthrough | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

Researcher show that n-bit integers can be factorized by independently running a quantum circuit with orders of magnitude fewer qubits many times. It then use polynomial-time classical post-processing. The correctness of the algorithm relies on a ...

Oct 10, 2023

Nanoscale Rust: The Future of Magnets?

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Every motor we use needs a magnet. University of Manitoba researcher Rachel Nickel is studying how rust could make those magnets cheaper and easier to produce.

Oct 10, 2023

Nanosheet technology developed to boost energy storage dielectric capacitors

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a nanosheet device with the highest energy storage performance yet seen.

Oct 10, 2023

Startup Anticipates Smaller Chips in New Logic Scheme

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Like many others in 2021, Avi Messica and Ziv Leshem saw that scaling down the size of CMOS circuits—the historical driver of Moore’s Law—was reaching the end of its road. “We wanted to do something about it,” says Messica, CEO of Israeli startup ...

Oct 9, 2023

Graft Polymer joins GrinShield Project Twinning program to advance graphene research

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

UK-based Graft Polymer has joined a consortium led by the Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences relating to the GrinShield Project Twinning program for new graphene-based composites in electromagnetic interference shielding. The initiative, supporte...

Oct 9, 2023

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