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Shaping the future of polymer nanocarriers

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have taken a significant step towards the development of tailor-made chiral nanocarriers with controllable release properties. These nanocarriers, inspired by nature's helical molecules like DNA and proteins, hold immense potential...

Jul 11, 2024

New method to synthesize amorphous metal-organic frameworks and coordination polymers

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers at Humboldt-Universität Berlin, led by Prof. Dr. Nicola Pinna, have made a groundbreaking advancement in nanotechnology, successfully extending the well-known Stöber method to synthesize amorphous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and co...

Jul 11, 2024

Robust molecule gives organic electronic devices a boost

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

RIKEN chemists have developed a molecule that enhances the performance of organic electronic devices and is also more stable than previous alternatives, raising the chances that it could be used in industrial manufacturing processes (Advanced Mate...

Jul 11, 2024

Researchers develop a scalable method to reduce the contact resistance of graphene

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

The exceptional electronic properties of graphene make it a material with large potential for low-power, high-frequency electronics. However, the performance of a graphene-based device depends not only on the properties of the graphene itself, but...

Jul 11, 2024

Nanoparticle-based delivery system could offer treatment for diabetics with rare insulin allergy

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Up to 3% of people with diabetes have an allergic reaction to insulin. A team at Forschungszentrum Jülich has now studied a method that could be used to deliver the active substance into the body in a masked form—in the form of tiny nanoparticles.

Jul 10, 2024

High-speed electron camera uncovers new 'light-twisting' behavior in ultrathin material

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

While taking snapshots with the high-speed electron camera at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Acceleratory Laboratory, researchers discovered new behavior in an ultrathin material that offers a promising approach to manipulating ligh...

Jul 10, 2024

Researchers show promising material for solar energy gets its curious boost from entropy

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers discovered a microscopic mechanism that solves in part the outstanding performance achieved by a new class of organic semiconductors known as non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs).

Jul 10, 2024

High-speed electron camera uncovers a new 'light-twisting' behavior in an ultrathin material

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Using an instrument for ultrafast electron diffraction (MeV-UED), researchers discovered how an ultrathin material can circularly polarize light. This discovery sets up a promising approach to manipulate light for applications in optoelectronic de...

Jul 10, 2024

Simulating blood flow dynamics for improved nanoparticle drug delivery

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Despite gaining a bad rap in mainstream media in recent years, nanoparticles have been successfully used for decades in targeted drug delivery systems. Drug molecules can be encapsulated within biodegradable nanoparticles to be delivered to specif...

Jul 10, 2024

Novel 3D nanoprinting method enables complex metal oxide structures with high fidelity

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The field of three-dimensional (3D) nanoprinting has long promised to revolutionize the fabrication of advanced materials and devices. This technology offers the potential to create intricate structures with nanoscale precision, opening up new pos...

Jul 10, 2024

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