NANOTECHNOLOGY

New “Smart Bandage” Could Detect and Prevent Infections

NANOTECHNOLOGY 01.26.2021 02:45 AM

Bandages, which have long been used to cover wounds, have now been upgraded to detect and prevent infections, thanks to nanotechnology.

Biomolecular "Crown" Now Observable, Thanks to a Novel Method

01.26.2021 00:55 AM

Nanomedicine is an emerging field of study that employs techniques, diagnostics, and therapies in the minute yet precise nanometer scale - and new research could help better observe these very small particles.

Magic-Angle Twisted Graphene Could Play Host to New Phases of Matter

01.24.2021 02:55 AM

A sheet of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene was found to be capable of hosting new topological phases of matter.

Nanomaterials Improve Hybrid Flow Battery Electrodes, Advancing Renewable Energy Storage

01.24.2021 00:15 AM

With the help of nanomaterials, researchers found a way to improve hybrid flow batteries' performance - making the store energy longer at a lower cost, fewer location restraints, and zero emissions.

Researchers Engineer Nanoparticles To Create Super-Hard Metals

01.23.2021 22:40 PM

A new method has found a way to manage nanoparticles to create harder metals. Traditionally, metallurgists have made metal harder through various processes - bending, twisting, passing it through rollers, or by hammering it - that work by breaking up the metal's grain structure.

Too Small, Too Cool: NIST Scientists Miniaturize Laser Cooling

01.22.2021 00:22 AM

Scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have managed to create a smaller version of the optical components that can cool atoms down close to absolute zero - a few thousandths of a degree from 0 Kelvins.

Mask Said To Deactivate Different Coronavirus Types in 2 Hours

01.21.2021 21:43 PM

Spanish firm Bioinicia recently announced it developed a special mask with a filtration efficacy that can deactivate various coronavirus types in two hours.

Anode-Free Zinc-Based Battery Is the Future of Renewable Energy Storage

01.21.2021 03:20 AM

With a new base material that is naturally abundant and lower costing, an anode-free zinc-based battery could be the safer, more cost-effective alternative for renewable energy storage.

Scientists Establish Relationship Between Nanotube Length and Friction, To Guide Creation of Stronger Fibers

01.20.2021 03:50 AM

While carbon nanotube fibers are known to be less durable than the nanotubes within them, a new study could help close the gap between these materials.

Researchers Set New Guinness World Record for Finest Woven Fabric

01.20.2021 03:30 AM

A research team from the University of Manchester in the UK has overtaken Egyptian linen's finest Egyptian linen for the world's finest woven fabric, recognized by the Guinness World Records.

Ultra-Efficient, Nano-Thin Piezoelectric Materials Advance Self-Powered Electronics

01.20.2021 02:40 AM

A new design for ultra-efficient, nano-thin piezoelectric materials could revolutionize self-powered electronics, such as wearable gadgets and medical implants like pacemakers.

Copper Cubes Used as Catalyst in New Reactor To Convert Carbon Monoxide Into Acetic Acid

01.13.2021 01:40 AM

Rice University engineers created a copper cubes reactor that converts the unwanted waste gas carbon monoxide into industrially useful product acetic acid.

Researchers Developed a “Swiss Army Knife” Catalyst from 10 Different Elements

01.12.2021 03:45 AM

A team from the University of Illinois Chicago worked to develop a "Swiss Army Knife" catalyst - made up of ten different elements aside from Oxygen that helps natural gas burn cleaner.

New Femtosecond Laser Reported by Scientists

01.12.2021 01:40 AM

A team of scientists based in Poland reports a new femtosecond laser - with the latest light source potentially game-changing for various applications.

Quantum Entanglement of Electrons Achieved Through Heat

01.11.2021 03:45 AM

As a key technology in achieving the next generation of communications and computing technologies, quantum entanglement has been a topic of interest in the scientific community - with the latest efforts detailing how to achieve it through the application of heat.

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