Scientists at Tokyo Technology produced subnano-sized metallic particles that are very effective as catalysts for the oxidation of hydrocarbons. These catalysts can be as much as 50 times more effective than well-known Au-Pd bimetallic nanocatalysts.
Nov 15, 2018
Hollow football-shaped carbon structures, called fullerenes, have applications in areas ranging from artificial photosynthesis and nonlinear optics, to the production of photoactive films and nanostructures. In a new study published in EPJ D, Kiri...
Nov 15, 2018
Graphene has a great deal of potential applications, including its use in energy storage, building materials and medical devices. According to the National University of Singapore, however, most commercially-produced graphene is of a poor ...
Nov 14, 2018
Pop-up book maker and paper engineer Robert Sabuda has teamed up with the Leonardo da Vinci Robot Society to create a build-it-yourself drawing machine that's based on a rumor, that da Vinci's so-called Robot Knight could not onl...
Nov 14, 2018
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have succeeded in constructing protein nanotubes from tiny scaffolds made by cross-linking of engineered protein crystals.
Nov 14, 2018
Researchers combine epoxy with a tough graphene foam and carbon nanotube scaffold to build a resilient composite that's tougher and as conductive as other compounds but as light as pure epoxy.
Nov 14, 2018
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NanoSphere Health Sciences, Inc. (CSE: NSHS) (OTC: NSHSF), the biotechnology leader behind the patented NanoSphere Delivery System™, today signed a new letter of intent with Cascade Pure, LLC, which will bring Evolve Formu...
Nov 14, 2018
Aluminium alloys have unique material properties and are indispensable materials in aircraft manufacturing and space technology. With the help of high-resolution electron tomography, researchers at TU...
Nov 14, 2018
Researchers at Tokyo Tech have succeeded in constructing protein nanotubes from tiny scaffolds made by cross-linking of engineered protein crystals. The achievement could accelerate the development of artificial enzymes, nano-sized carriers and de...
Nov 14, 2018
Scientists have constructed functional metalenses that are one-tenth to one-half the thickness of the wavelengths of light that they focus. Their metalenses, which were constructed out of layered 2D materials, were as thin as 190 nanometers -- les...
Nov 14, 2018
