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Soon, air pollution could be measured on every street corner

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Air pollution is responsible for 550,000 premature deaths a year in Europe and 7 million worldwide, according to the WHO. Measuring it can be a challenge, however, as the equipment tends to be large and expensive. But soon, this may change, thanks...

Jun 13, 2019

Researchers create uniform-shape polymer nanocrystals

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers from the University of Konstanz has demonstrated a new aqueous polymerization procedure for generating polymer nanoparticles with a single chain and uniform shape, which, by contrast to previous methods, involves high particl...

Jun 13, 2019

Researchers create uniform-shape polymer nanocrystals

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have demonstrated a new aqueous polymerization procedure for generating polymer nanoparticles with a single chain and uniform shape, which, as another difference to previous methods, involves high particle concentrations.

Jun 13, 2019

How to separate nanoparticles by “shape”

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

In our daily lives, the purpose and function of an item is defined by either its material, e.g. a rain jacket is fabricated of water-proof material, or its shape, e.g. a wheel is round to enable a rolling motion. What is the impact of the two fac...

Jun 13, 2019

EV Group Brings Nanoimprint Lithography to Full-Scale Production with the First Fully Integrated 300-mm Nanoimprint Lithography Track System

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today unveiled the HERCULES® NIL 300 mm -- a fully integrated...

Jun 13, 2019

Physics at the edge

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Condensed matter physicists take a step closer to building a graphene-based topological insulator.

Jun 13, 2019

Soon, air pollution could be measured by nanosensors on every street corner

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The technology is already in use in western Sweden, and researchers and other interested parties hope that the sensor could soon be used in many broad contexts.

Jun 13, 2019

MOF-encapsulated DNA for gene therapy

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A critical challenge in gene therapy is the safe and effective delivery of genetic materials across cell membranes into target cells. Although viral systems have been the most effective method for delivering genetic matter into cells, they pose si...

Jun 13, 2019

Research reveals liquid gold on the nanoscale

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Swansea University researchers have discovered what liquid gold looks like on the nanoscale - and in doing so have mapped the way in which nanoparticles melt, which is relevant to the manufacturing and performance of nanotech devices such as bio-s...

Jun 13, 2019

New quantum dot microscope shows electric potentials of individual atoms

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from Jülich in cooperation with partners from other institutions has developed a new method to measure the electric potentials of a sample at atomic accuracy. Using conventional methods, it was virtually impossible until now to quantit...

Jun 13, 2019

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