Headed by scientists from the iNANO/Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Aarhus University and the Department of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen, a scientific collaboration has...
Dec 16, 2019
A research team from McMaster University has created a self-cleaning surface with the ability to repel bacteria of all kinds. This prevents antibiotic-resistant superbugs and other harmful bacteria...
Dec 16, 2019
Scientists have discovered a new method to non-destructively look inside three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures without breaking them. The study is timely since 3D nanostructures are drawing a fast-growing attention for their advanced functionali...
Dec 16, 2019
A new paper to be published on Dec. 16 provides a significant new insight into our understanding of uranium biogeochemistry and could help with the UK's nuclear legacy. The recent study is the first time that researchers have shown that a ura...
Dec 16, 2019
Scientists have developed a new gene-therapy technique by transforming human cells into mass producers of tiny nano-sized particles full of genetic material that has the potential to reverse disease processes.
Dec 16, 2019
Researchers create a polymer thermal regulator that can quickly transform from a conductor to an insulator, and back again. This control of heat flow at the nanoscale opens up new possibilities in developing switchable thermal devices, solid-state...
Dec 16, 2019
A multidisciplinary group of engineers and scientists has discovered a new method for water filtration that could have implications for a variety of technologies, such as desalination plants, breathable and protective fabrics, and carbon capture i...
Dec 16, 2019
Nanotechnology is booming, but risk assessment for these tiny particles is a laborious process that presents significant challenges to the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR). To find more efficient test methods, researchers at the ...
Dec 16, 2019
A team led by researchers from the University of Tsukuba found that tiny hair-like structures, called nanofibrils, grown by aquatic bacterium Leptothrix cholodnii are essential for surface attachment and the formation of long bacterial filaments. ...
Dec 16, 2019
Get ready for a new periodic table! Researchers at Hebrew university combine quantum dot 'atoms' and create new 'molecules.'
Dec 16, 2019
