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
A groundbreaking research breakthrough in solar energy has propelled the development of the world's most efficient quantum dot solar cell, marking a significant leap towards the commercialization of next-generation solar cells.
Feb 1, 2024
The matter of how metals deform or respond to external stresses has been extensively studied among metallurgists for centuries. When it comes to conventional metals—the crystalline kind with atoms that line up in neat patterns—the process is fairl...
Feb 1, 2024
