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Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Ultra-sensitive sensor with gold nanoparticle array

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists from the University of Bath (UK) and Northwestern University (USA) have developed a new type of sensor platform using a gold nanoparticle array, which is 100 times more sensitive than curre...

Jan 10, 2019

Nanomaterials are changing the world—but we still don't have adequate safety tests for them

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanotechnology may well be one of the most talked about industries of the last few years. Predicted to value US$173.95 billion globally by 2025, this fast-moving sector is already delivering major sustainability, health and well-being benefits to ...

Jan 10, 2019

Researchers develop bioinspired, nontoxic nanoscale drug delivery method

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a novel way to deliver drugs and therapies into cells at the nanoscale without causing toxic effects that have stymied other such efforts.

Jan 10, 2019

Mobile, instant diagnosis of viruses

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

In a first for plant virology, a team from CIRAD recently used nanopore technology to sequence the entire genomes of two yam RNA viruses. This as yet little-used but promising molecular biology technique paves the way for new tools for field diagn...

Jan 10, 2019

Researchers develop bioinspired nanoscale drug delivery method

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Washington State University researchers have developed a novel way to deliver drugs and therapies into cells at the nanoscale without causing toxic effects that have stymied other such efforts.

Jan 10, 2019

Nanocrystals get better when they double up with MOFs

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Out of the box, crystalline MOFs (metal-organic frameworks) look like ordinary salt crystals. But MOFs are anything but ordinary crystals – deep within each crystalline "grain" lies an intricate network of thin, molecular cages that can ...

Jan 10, 2019

Holographic Color Prints Combine Phase and Amplitude Control of Light for Better Optical Security

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A new optical anticounterfeiting device, called “holographic color prints” by its developers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), provides a dual function to increase security and deter counterfeiting. The device creates i...

Jan 10, 2019

Novel Carbon Nanorod Catalysts Could Reduce Overall Cost of Clean Energy Fuel Cells

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

As reported by a study published in the Applied Catalysis B: Environmental journal, scientists at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) have created nano-catalysts with the...

Jan 10, 2019

New catalysts for better fuel cells

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) have developed nano-catalysts that can reduce the overall cost of clean energy fuel cells, according to a study published in the journal of Applied Catalysis B: Envir...

Jan 10, 2019

Self-Sorting Behavior of “Nanomats” Holds Potential Applications

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Kanazawa University researchers have revealed that self-sorting is exhibited by certain hexagonal and pentagonal organic molecules. The study has been reported in Communications Chemistry. The...

Jan 10, 2019

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