TECH & INNOVATIONQuantum 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.
A recently-published study of electronic states' changing shape induced by such interactions, has potential application in using molecules as "individually addressable units."
Unbeknownst to many, consumer products are filled with nanomaterials that are harmful to the health. They are considered the invisible killers that are more dangerous to viruses in the long term if no safety precautions are made.
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.
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.
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.
A new design for ultra-efficient, nano-thin piezoelectric materials could revolutionize self-powered electronics, such as wearable gadgets and medical implants like pacemakers.
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.
With the increased interest surrounding the design and fabrication of DNA origami nanostructures, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a guide for beginners using existing technologies.
A team of chemists from Emory University in Atlanta, US, has invented a shape-shifting peptide nanomaterial that can be triggered controllably - paving the way for potential biomedicine applications.
LG Electronics, best known in the display market as the global leader for OLED TVs, has announced its new entry in the Mini LED TV segment with its new QNED television, set to arrive next year.
Carbon spheres - small spherical structures that have found large applications in carbon capture and energy storage - can now be created faster and more sustainably in a novel technique developed by researchers.
A team from the University of Michigan has developed self-erasing chips that can prevent counterfeiting in electronics, or send alerts in the event of tampering with cargo or shipments.
Colloidal diamonds - stable, self-assembled material with promising applications in light-related technologies - can now be fabricated, decades after its concept was first developed in the 90s.
A collaborative team creates a very small device that can detect magnetic fields. The Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) can be applied in medicine, topology, and research for new materials.
A scientist from Michigan State University claims that nanotechnology can help in today's COVID-19 pandemic. Morteza Mahmoudi believes that it could diagnose, assess health risks, and lower death rates associated with coronavirus. Click the link above to learn more.