In a discovery with wide-ranging implications, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that uniformly charged macromolecules—or molecules, such as proteins or...
Sep 26, 2022
University of Central Florida material sciences engineers Melanie Coathup and Sudipta Seal have designed a cerium oxide nanoparticle—an artificial enzyme—that protects bones against damage from radiation. The nanoparticle has also shown abilities ...
Sep 26, 2022
Carrier-free multi-component self-assembled nano-systems have attracted widespread attention owing to their easy preparation, high drug-loading efficiency, and excellent therapeutic efficacy. In an article recently published in Acta Pharmaceutica ...
Sep 26, 2022
Graphene is an extraordinary two-dimensional (2D) substance that has piqued the curiosity of both academics and industry. It possesses excellent electrical and thermal conductance as well as good mechanical behavior, making it a viable material fo...
Sep 26, 2022
The last few decades have witnessed a tremendous advance in electronics technology, with the development of devices that are thinner, lightweight, flexible, and robust. However, as the devices get thinner so does the space for accommodating the in...
Sep 26, 2022
In the last decades, a new synthetic approach has been developed, generally termed as "on-surface synthesis" that substantially departs from standard wet-chemistry. Instead of the three-dimensional space of solvents in the latter, the en...
Sep 26, 2022
Developing sophisticated photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) systems is a major step in utilizing sunlight to generate heat and electricity.
Sep 26, 2022
In the future, many computers will most likely be based on electronic circuits made of superconductors. These are materials through which an electrical current can flow without energy losses, could be very promising for the development of high-per...
Sep 26, 2022
Researchers demonstrate a flexible nanocomposite films using an ascidian-derived cellulose nanofiber matrix and carbon fiber fillers. The prepared films demonstrate excellent anisotropic in-plane heat conduction and the carbon fiber fillers inside...
Sep 26, 2022
An international team involving chemists, physicists and materials scientists implements protection/deprotection strategies for the on-surface synthesis of technologically prominent graphene nanostructures.
Sep 26, 2022
