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Optimised Zeta Potential Measurement in Organic & Aqueous Media

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Testa Analytical Solutions e.K reports that its Nanobrook ZetaPALS zeta potential analyser is uniquely optimised to make sensitive and precise measurements in both organic and aqueous media....

Dec 12, 2018

£60 million GEIC opens in Manchester

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, officially opened the £60 million Masdar Building which houses the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre....

Dec 12, 2018

Copper compound as promising quantum computing unit

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Chemists have now synthesized a molecule that can perform the function of a computing unit in a quantum computer.

Dec 11, 2018

Chemical engineers develop new theory to build improved nanomaterials

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a new theory to better predict how nanoclusters will behave when a given metal is introduced to their structure.

Dec 11, 2018

Chemical engineers develop new theory to build improved nanomaterials

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Thanks in part to their distinct electronic, optical and chemical properties, nanomaterials are utilized in an array of diverse applications from chemical production to medicine and light-emitting devices. But when introducing another metal in the...

Dec 11, 2018

New method gives microscope a boost in resolution: Mirrored slides now allow significantly sharper images

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have been able to boost current super-resolution microscopy by a novel tweak. They coated the glass cover slip as part of the sample carrier with tailor-made biocompatible nanosheets that create a 'mirror effect'. This method ...

Dec 11, 2018

Insights into magnetic bacteria may guide research into medical nanorobots

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have long studied magnetotactic bacteria (MTB), aquatic microbes that have the ability to orientate themselves to magnetic fields. This unusual behaviour makes them a subject of interest for improving our understanding of biomagnetism,...

Dec 11, 2018

Carbon nanotube based electrochemical sensor for fast detection of phenol in wastewater

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have discovered a low cost and non-enzymatic phenol sensor that exhibits high sensitivity, good selectivity, reproducibility, and stability which has potential application in phenol detection in discharged wastewater.

Dec 11, 2018

Insights into magnetic bacteria may guide research into medical nanorobots

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Understanding the behaviour of the magnetic chain in magnetotactic bacteria may lay foundations for bacterial applications such as motors in biological nanorobots, which could perform minor surgical procedures, or deliver drugs to specific places ...

Dec 11, 2018

A step closer toward revolution in electronics?

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A successful development of a microfluidic platform capable of sorting individual carbon nanotubes in new dissertation in physics could possible lead to a revolution in the technology of electronic devices.

Dec 11, 2018

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