NANOTECHNOLOGY

A New Use for Crab Shells: Chitin-Based Nanocarbon for Sustainable Electronics

DESIGN 04.02.2021 02:34 AM

In the ongoing pursuit for materials for electronic devices, researchers turn to the natural world in order to find alternatives that solve the issues of cost and availability - and crab shells might offer a solution.

Artificial Hexagonal Diamonds Stiffer Than Natural Cubic Diamonds, Potential Material for Industrial and Scientific Applications

03.31.2021 23:23 PM

Diamonds are known to be among the stiffest materials known to man. A new study finds a worthy competitor to the naturally-occurring cubic diamonds - in the form of lab-made hexagonal diamonds.

Polyimides: Organic Material Could Usher New Generation of HVAC Devices

03.31.2021 05:31 AM

Researchers from the Texas A&M University are looking into the potential of a class of organic materials called polyimides, which could potentially revolutionize heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.

Researchers Convert Tires Into Graphene, Reinforcing Concrete

03.31.2021 03:08 AM

Researchers have devised a new process that efficiently converts waste from rubber tires into graphene, which in turn could be used to reinforce concrete.

MIT Engineers Devise Cost-Effective Nanoimaging Method for Viruses and Biomolecules

03.30.2021 06:55 AM

A team of engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has devised a new nanoimaging technique that uses an ordinary light microscope to view viruses and other biological samples at the nanometer scale.

Shape Memory Polymers: Plastic with a Brain, and Some Muscle

Adding Gold Nanoparticles Improve Optical Properties of Shape-Memory Polymers

03.29.2021 03:16 AM

Researchers successfully demonstrated that adding clusters of gold nanoparticles to shape-memory polymers, then stretching them, changes their plasmon-coupling traits, allowing them to have different and beneficial optical properties.

Copper Foam As Filter Material for Masks and Air Cleaners Possible?

03.25.2021 07:47 AM

At the height of the global coronavirus pandemic, face masks have become a part of daily life. Researchers are now looking into a new material - from copper foams - that is durable and can potentially filter out microbes.

Nanoparticle Flu Vaccine Could Protect Animals From Seasonal and Pandemic Flu Strains

Nanoparticle Flu Vaccine Found Effective in Animal Trial, Blocks Seasonal and Pandemic Strains Like H5N1

03.25.2021 04:12 AM

Researchers from UW Medicine and the NIH have developed a new nanoparticle flu vaccine that can block seasonal and pandemic influenza strains that current vaccines cannot do.

Small robot swimmers that heal themselves from damage

Miniature Robot Swimmers Heal Themselves, May Help in Surgeries and Other Medical Applications

03.25.2021 03:34 AM

One of the organic capabilities that have been difficult to replicate in artificial systems is the ability to heal and regenerate itself - and now a new design for robot swimmers might be able to do just that.

New Nanobiomaterial Inhibits Inflammation, Boosts Neuronal Growth in Mice

03.24.2021 04:11 AM

A new study successfully demonstrated the efficacy of a nanobiomaterial in mice with spinal cord injuries - inhibiting inflammation and boosting neuronal growth.

Basic Function and Application of Super Capacitor

03.22.2021 16:51 PM

As technology advances and every day, we strive to make the world a better place. Electricity has always been a critical component of assisting us with this strive. Due to the implementation of fossil fuels and home heating, we have added to the burden of climate change. However, there might be a light at the end of the tunnel in which we switch over to only electric power.

Acid-Sensitive Nanoparticles Could Be Used for Pancreatic Cancer Treatments

03.19.2021 01:59 AM

Chinese researchers are looking into acid-sensitive nanoparticles' potential as a potential treatment for pancreatic cancer - drawing inspiration from host defense peptides (HDP).

Smallest Origami Birds of the World Are Actually Programmable Memory Actuators Nanosized Robots

03.18.2021 07:15 AM

Researchers at Cornell University created what's possibly the smallest self-folding origami bird in the world. According to these nanotech scientists, it's not a prank.

Nanotechnology to Fight Against Coronavirus: A Review of Techs and Studies Against COVID-19

03.16.2021 03:32 AM

A new scientific report reviews the role nanotechnology plays in the ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus, examining its role in diagnosing and curing the highly-contagious COVID-19.

Carbon Nanodots Could Serve as Cheaper, Cleaner Quantum Dot Alternatives for the Future

03.09.2021 05:28 AM

Quantum dots generally refer to specially fabricated nanocrystals that exhibit unique electrical and optical properties due to their inherent quantum properties. However, conventional technology has limited quantum dots to toxic and costly metals as raw materials.