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The nanotechnological revolution requires standardized 'screws' - here is a way to measure them

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new nonlinear optical property of tiny particles has been discovered by an international team of scientists led by physicists at the University of Bath, with important implications for researchers working in fields as diverse as display technolo...

Jun 17, 2024

Engineers develop highly efficient atmospheric water harvester with record-breaking clean water production

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Water scarcity is a growing global challenge, affecting two-thirds of the world's population to varying degrees. While atmospheric water harvesting has long been considered a potential solution, practical applications have been hindered by sl...

Jun 17, 2024

Novel method for measuring micro- and nanoplastic concentrations in soil using spectroscopy

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Micro- and nanoplastics are a well-known menace, found practically everywhere in nature, including soil, oceans, drinking water, air, and even the human body. Studies show that soils in particular hold a significant portion of N/MPs.

Jun 17, 2024

Molecular sponge for the electronics of the future

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An international research team led by Dr Florian Auras from Dresden University of Technology (TUD) has succeeded in developing a new type of material in the rather young research field of covalent organic frameworks. The new two-dimensional polyme...

Jun 17, 2024

Better farming through nanotechnology

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Advanced technologies enable the controlled release of medicine to specific cells in the body. Scientists argue these same technologies must be applied to agriculture if growers are to meet increasing global food demands.

Jun 17, 2024

Archer Biochip gFET design fabricated on a six-inch wafer by Graphenea's foundry

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Archer Materials, a semiconductor company advancing the quantum technology and medical diagnostics industries, has fabricated one of its Biochip graphene field effect transistor (gFET) designs through a six-inch whole wafer run by its foundry part...

Jun 17, 2024

Researchers develop method to create stretchable and tough graphene films

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers have been working on creating elastic and tough graphene films, but it has proven quite challenging so far. Now, researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University have introduced a method to overcome this hurdle: they linked graphene nanola...

Jun 16, 2024

Strengthener for graphene

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Grapene's unusually high conductivity and favorable mechanical properties could further the development of flexible electronics, new batteries, and innovative composite materials for aeronautics and space flight. However, the development of e...

Jun 15, 2024

Graphene Manufacturing Group to raise up to CAD$20 million (over USD$14.5 million)

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has announced a raise of up to C$20 million (over USD$14.5 million) through the sale of ordinary shares, primarily to fund ongoing operations and development initiatives.

Jun 15, 2024

New method links graphene nanolayers for tougher, elastic films

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Layers of carbon atoms in a honeycomb array are a true supermaterial: their unusually high conductivity and favorable mechanical properties could further the development of bendable electronics, new batteries, and innovative composite materials fo...

Jun 14, 2024

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