Harnessing extremely confined and strongly directional polaritons at the nanoscale is crucial for the creation of integrated nanophotonic devices, circuits, and chips. A lot of research has been conducted on high-symmetry crystals, especially on h...
Sep 1, 2023
Labor Day weekend isn't known as an especially fruitful time for tech deals, but we've found a few notable discounts on good gear ahead of the holiday anyway. Both the 13- and 15-inch versions of Apple's M2 MacBook Air are down to a...
Sep 1, 2023
An organometallic capsule that can reversibly assemble and disassemble in response to chemical stimuli was recently developed by chemists at Tokyo Tech. Comprising ferrocene-based bent amphiphiles, this new capsule can act as a host for various ty...
Sep 1, 2023
Through a nuanced balance of electrical and hydrophobic forces, biological molecules self-assemble into the large functional structures that maintain life's vital functions. Understanding how proteins self-assemble requires knowledge of both ...
Sep 1, 2023
Nanoparticles can allow long-term freezing of transplant organs
Sep 1, 2023
Scientists at University of Manchester and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, have disclosed a breakthrough method to monitor individual molecule dynamics inside nanofluidic structures, showing their response to mole...
Sep 1, 2023
Thermoresponsive graphene-oxide (GO) nanosheets are up-and-coming for varied applications, like smart surfaces and membranes, biomedical systems, and hydrogel actuators. At present, they are synthesized by altering GO nanosheet surfaces with therm...
Sep 1, 2023
Zieji Yan was an “outstanding professor, researcher and mentor” colleague says The post Campus community mourns nanoscientist fatally shot at the University of North Carolina appeared first on Physics World.
Sep 1, 2023
Hydrogen spillover is exactly what it sounds like. Small metal nanoparticles anchored on a thermally stable oxide, like silica, comprise a major class of catalysts, which are substances used to accelerate chemical reactions without being consumed ...
Sep 1, 2023
Scientists propose a strategy of 'ion carriers' by importing macromolecular Zn2+ carriers with a large mass-to-charge ratio to decouple the ion flux from the inhomogeneous electric field and substrate.
Sep 1, 2023
