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Laser printing graphene tech produces waterproof e-textiles in minutes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The next generation of waterproof smart fabrics will be laser printed and made in minutes. That's the future imagined by the researchers behind new e-textile technology.

Aug 27, 2019

Nanoparticles could someday give humans built-in night vision

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have used nanoparticles to confer a movie-like superpower on ordinary mice: the ability to see near-infrared light. They report progress in making versions of these nanoparticles that could someday give built-in night vision to humans.

Aug 27, 2019

Nanoparticles could someday give humans built-in night vision

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Movies featuring heroes with superpowers are all the rage. But while these popular characters are mere flights of fancy, scientists have used nanoparticles to confer a real superpower on ordinary mice: the ability to see near-infrared light. Today...

Aug 27, 2019

Peptide hydrogels could help heal traumatic brain injuries

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) -- defined as a bump, blow or jolt to the head that disrupts normal brain function -- sent 2.5 million people in the U.S. to the emergency room in 2014. Today, researchers report a self-assembling peptide hydrogel that...

Aug 27, 2019

Sticker makes nanoscale light manipulation easier to manufacture

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Human pathogens, such as HIV and viruses causing respiratory tract infection, have molecular fingerprints that are difficult to distinguish. To better detect these pathogens, sensors in diagnostic tools need to manipulate light on a nanoscale.

Aug 27, 2019

Spontaneous occurrence of skyrmions in atomically thin cobalt films observed

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Since their experimental discovery, magnetic skyrmions - tiny magnetic knots - have moved into the focus of research. Scientists from Hamburg and Kiel have now been able to show that individual magnetic skyrmions with a diameter of only a few nano...

Aug 27, 2019

Spontaneous occurrence of skyrmions in atomically thin cobalt films observed

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Since their experimental discovery, magnetic skyrmions - tiny magnetic knots - have moved into the focus of research. Scientists from Hamburg and Kiel have now been able to show that individual magnetic skyrmions with a diameter of only a few nan...

Aug 27, 2019

Nano-thermometer takes temperature inside cells

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

How do you know a cell has a fever? Take its temperature. That’s now possible thanks to research

Aug 27, 2019

Nanoparticles could someday give humans built-in night vision

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Movies featuring heroes with superpowers, such as flight, X-ray vision or extraordinary strength, are all the rage. But while these popular characters are mere flights of fancy, scientists have used nanoparticles to confer a real superpower on ord...

Aug 27, 2019

Peptide hydrogels could help heal traumatic brain injuries

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Traumatic brain injury (TBI)—defined as a bump, blow or jolt to the head that disrupts normal brain function—sent 2.5 million people in the U.S. to the emergency room in 2014, according to statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...

Aug 27, 2019

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