E171, a food additive, has been used until recently as a whitening and opacifying agent in many products such as pastries, sweets, sauces and ice cream. It is composed of micro- and nanoparticles of titanium dioxide, or TiO2.
May 17, 2023
A new nanosurgery technique could help treat glioblastoma, one of the most common and aggressive of all primary brain cancers. The technique, which relies on injecting nanotubes containing iron particles into a tumour site, could be used against c...
May 17, 2023
The biofilm-forming bacteria E. coli adheres firmly to hydrophobic and hydrophilic protein-adsorbing self-assembling monolayers (SAMs) and weakly to hydrophilic protein-resisting SAMs, uncovered a recent study by Tokyo Tech researchers. These find...
May 17, 2023
Australian nanomedicine researchers have come up with a new approach to solving a decades-old clinical problem: getting treatment drugs to act selectively on cancer cells in the body. Published this week in Science Translational Medicine, the rese...
May 17, 2023
Although diabetes is a common condition, no cure exists yet. Current therapies can manage blood sugar levels, but they do not address insulin resistance. But now, recent research reported in ACS Nano shows that targeting certain highly reactive mo...
May 17, 2023
The world's first flexible, transparent augmented reality (AR) display screen using 3D printing and low-cost materials has been created by researchers at the University of Melbourne, KDH Design Corporation and the Melbourne Centre for Nanofab...
May 17, 2023
A new method of controlling the shape of tiny particles about one tenth of the width of human hair could make the technology that powers our daily lives more stable and more efficient, scientists claim.
May 17, 2023
Versarien has shared that trials of a precast concrete containing its Cementene water-based graphene mixture were shown to maintain its strength with 20% of the cement removed.
May 17, 2023
Researchers use a process called nanofaceting - the formation of small, flat surfaces on nanoparticles - to manipulate the quantum dots into a variety of shapes called nanocrystals.
May 17, 2023
Graphenest, a leading technology provider of innovative electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding solutions for the electronics and automotive industries, announced today that it has raised 1.8€ million in funding to scale up its graphene clean...
May 17, 2023
