Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the oceans each year. The sun's ultraviolet light and ocean turbulence break down these plastics into invisible nanoparticles that threaten marine ecosystems. In a new study, engineers have presented cl...
Feb 1, 2024
Researchers at ETH Zurich and Empa have created techniques to create emitters from perovskite quantum dots that are quicker and more effective, which will significantly boost their brightness. Both quantum technology and display applications can b...
Feb 1, 2024
These tiny plastic particles, which originated from such consumer products as water bottles, food packaging and clothing, were found to have surprising diversity in shape and chemical composition.
Feb 1, 2024
Electrospinning and electrospraying for fabricating novel nanomaterials is an urgent area of research for materials scientists and biomedical engineers.
Feb 1, 2024
Carbon nanostructures could get easier to design and fabricate owing to a machine-learning algorithm that predicts their growth on metal surfaces.
Feb 1, 2024
A collaborative research team at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has invented a nanocoating technology that not only optimizes the antiviral activity of the surface but also makes different colors possible.
Feb 1, 2024
A self-confined solid-state dewetting mechanism significantly reduces the reliance on complex nanofabrication techniques, paving the way for efficient wafer-scale patterning of non-closely packed gold nanoparticle arrays.
Feb 1, 2024
In a study published in MedComm—Biomaterials and Applications Professor Changyang Gong and his Ph.D. student Shiyao Zhou elaborate on the mechanism of CRISPR/Cas9 system. The CRISPR/Cas9 system consists of Cas9 protein and single stranded directin...
Feb 1, 2024
SAW technologies, crucial for microfluidics, face slow and complex manufacturing. A new method using aerosol jet printing speeds up device creation with materials like silver nanowires and graphene, reducing development time.
Feb 1, 2024
A research team led by Prof. Li Yue from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has introduced a self-confined solid-state dewetting mechanism. This innovation significantly reduces the reliance on complex nano...
Feb 1, 2024
