Scientists from the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society have made a significant discovery in the field of nanotechnology, as detailed in their latest publication in Advanced Materials. Their pape...
Aug 13, 2024
“Nanomaterials” is a broad term used to describe chemical substances or materials in which a single unit is sized between 1 and 100 nanometers (a nanometer is a billionth of a meter). They include exotic materials such as carbon nanotubes, silver ...
Aug 13, 2024
A new publication has discovered ways to reduce the toxicity of graphene oxide (GO), an ultra-thin sheet of nanomaterial derived from graphite, laying the groundwork to use it as a drug delivery system.
Aug 13, 2024
James Cook University researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough that allows them to convert microplastics to a highly valuable material. They published their findings in Small Science.
Aug 13, 2024
University of Missouri scientists are battling against an emerging enemy of human health: nanoplastics. Much smaller in size than the diameter of an average human hair, nanoplastics are invisible to the naked eye.
Aug 13, 2024
In 2015, scientists at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia, and collaborators from institutions in Australia, Singapore, Japan, and the US developed a technique for growing graphene from tea tree extract. Now, scientists from James Cook...
Aug 13, 2024
Researchers at the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague have successfully synthesized bimetallic nanoparticles using waste extracts from Cannabis sativa and Vitis vinifera, showcasing an eco-friendly approach with potent antimicrobial ...
Aug 12, 2024
Chemical manufacturing has long relied on catalysts - substances that accelerate reactions without being consumed themselves. These catalysts typically exist as static entities, either fixed in place or passively dispersed throughout reaction mixt...
Aug 12, 2024
Voids or pores were usually viewed as fatal flaws that can severely degrade material's mechanical performance and were required to be eliminated in manufacturing.
Aug 12, 2024
Researchers have used a specially crafted electric potential to manipulate the electronic band structure of graphene, laying the groundwork for on-demand electronic band design.
Aug 12, 2024
