Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have come up with a new way of rolling atomically thin sheets of atoms into "nanoscrolls." Their unique approach uses transition metal dichalcogenide sheets with a different composition on e...
Feb 12, 2024
Nanoporous membranes are valuable tools for filtering out impurities from water and numerous other applications. However, there’s still much work to do to perfect their designs.
Feb 12, 2024
Researchers from Kyushu University, Nitto Denko Corporation, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Osaka University, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Samsung Electronics have developed a tape that can be used to...
Feb 12, 2024
New scientific review explores five high-potential applications of nanotechnology for combating contamination, spoilage and fraud issues facing the global food supply.
Feb 12, 2024
In quantum sensing, atomic-scale quantum systems are used to measure electromagnetic fields, as well as properties like rotation, acceleration, and distance, far more precisely than classical sensors can.
Feb 12, 2024
The development of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) is an expensive and time-consuming process. Nanofabrication facilities cost millions of dollars to construct and are well beyond the reach of many colleges, universities, and research labs.
Feb 12, 2024
Scientists have identified a new way to harness the antibacterial properties of lawsone to make nanofiber-coated cotton bandages. Find out more about it in this article.
Feb 12, 2024
A search-and-rescue operation was taking place Sunday evening on a lake north of Gananoque, Ont., for two people who fell through the ice, Ontario Provincial Police say.
Feb 11, 2024
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed the world’s first world’s first functional semiconductor made from graphene. Graphene, characterized by a single layer of carbon atoms linked by the strongest bonds available, serves...
Feb 11, 2024
Plastic household items and clothing made of synthetic fibers release microplastics: particles less than five millimetres in size that can enter the environment unnoticed. A small proportion of these particles are so small that they are measured i...
Feb 11, 2024
