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Vitamin C is key to protection of exciting new nanomaterial

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

In work that could open a floodgate of future applications for a new class of nanomaterials known as MXenes (pronounced "Maxines"), researchers from Texas A&M University have discovered a simple, inexpensive way to prevent the m...

Jul 11, 2019

Bacteria recruited to produce graphene on the cheap

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Incredibly thin, flexible, strong and electrically conductive, graphene has the potential to revolutionize electronics and materials. One of the main hurdles though is that it's tricky to manufacture on large scales. Now researchers at...

Jul 11, 2019

Using liquid metals in nanotechnology

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The recent interest of nanotechnology researchers in liquid metals is based on the properties that differentiate them from common liquids such as water or organics. In addition to their chemical reactivity, the electronic behavior of these liquids...

Jul 11, 2019

Will your future computer be made using bacteria?

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In order to create new and more efficient computers, medical devices, and other advanced technologies, researchers are turning to nanomaterials: materials manipulated on the scale of atoms or molecules that exhibit unique properties.

Jul 11, 2019

Conductive graphene materials created by bacteria

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed a method to produce graphene materials using a novel technique: mixing oxidized graphite with bacteria.

Jul 11, 2019

Organic porous structures on 2D defect networks

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed a method for self-assembly of hexagonal organic porous structures on molybdenum diselenide film to create ordered nanostructures.

Jul 11, 2019

Nanotechnology delivers hepatitis B vaccine

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

X-ray imaging shows that nanostructured silica acts as a protective vehicle to deliver intact antigen to the intestine so that it can trigger an immune response. The material can give rise to a polyvaccine against six diseases.

Jul 11, 2019

The best of both worlds: how to solve real problems on modern quantum computers

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory, along with researchers at Clemson University and Fujitsu Laboratories of America, have developed hybrid algorithms to run on si...

Jul 11, 2019

New superomniphobic glass soars high on butterfly wings using machine learning

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Glass for technologies like displays, tablets, laptops, smartphones, and solar cells need to pass light through, but could benefit from a surface that repels water, dirt, oil, and other liquids. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh'...

Jul 11, 2019

An 'EpiPen' for spinal cord injuries

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

An injection of nanoparticles can prevent the body's immune system from overreacting to trauma, potentially preventing some spinal cord injuries from resulting in paralysis.

Jul 11, 2019

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