Powering a pacemaker with a patient’s heartbeat
Credit: American Chemical Society Implantable pacemakers have without doubt altered modern medicine, saving countless lives by regulating heart rhythm. But ...
Tag: Nanotechnology/Micromachines
The holy grail of nanowire production
Credit: Jamani Caillet / EPFL Nanowires have the potential to revolutionize the technology around us. Measuring just 5-100 nanometers in ...
Russian researchers made gold nano-stars for intracellular delivery
Credit: Timofey Pylaev et al. Researchers from Russian Academy of Sciences developed a new method for star-shaped nanoparticles synthesis based ...
‘Butterfly-shaped’ palladium subnano cluster built in 3-D
Credit: 2019 Yusuke Sunada, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo - Miniaturization is the watchword of progress. ...
Large-scale window material developed for PM2.5 capture and light tuning
Credit: YU Shuhong Tuning the light intensity and reducing the concentration of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) in commercial buildings are ...
Graphene-based wearables for health monitoring, food inspection and night vision
Credit: ICFO The first of ICFO's devices on display will allow customers to monitor their level of exposure to sunlight ...
Shaping light lets 2D microscopes capture 4D data
Fluorescent microscopy adds a new dimension with Rice University lab's inventionCredit: Landes Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 13, 2019) ...
Heart research gets $4.1 million boost on Valentine's Day
Two Clemson University researchers receive R01 grantsCredit: Clemson University Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate love and romance, but ...
What happens to magnetic nanoparticles once in cells?
Although magnetic nanoparticles are being used more and more in cell imaging and tissue bioengineering, what happens to them within ...
Tracking pollen with quantum dots
A pollination biologist from Stellenbosch University in South Africa is using quantum dots to track the fate of individual pollen ...
Sensitive sensor detects Down syndrome DNA
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Down syndrome is the most common birth defect, occurring once in ...
Texas A&M researchers develop fire-retardant coating featuring renewable materials
Coating could reduce the flammability of the polyurethane foam used in a variety of household furnitureCredit: Texas A&M University College ...
Laser-induced graphene gets tough, with help
Rice University lab combines conductive foam with other materials for capable new compositesCredit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 12, ...
Nano drops a million times smaller than a teardrop explodes 19th century theory
New theory and understanding of how liquid nano-jets breakup into droplets Computer simulations of molecules show how droplets from a ...
NSF Award funds sensor research at Kent State's new Advanced Materials Institute
Credit: Kent State University Many homes today include safety devices like smoke, radon and carbon monoxide detectors to warn us ...
Rice U. lab adds porous envelope to aluminum plasmonics
Scientists marry gas-trapping framework to light-powered nanocatalystsCredit: Image courtesy of LANP/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Feb. 8, 2019) -- When Rice ...
Gummy-like robots that could help prevent disease
Credit: EPFL Human tissues experience a variety of mechanical stimuli that can affect their ability to carry out their physiological ...
Novel nanoparticle technology to identify healthcare-associated infections receives $1.5 million
Combination of novel nanomaterials with a genomics-based approach will allow for precise identification of pathogens that cause Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs).Credit: ...
Nanomachines are taught to fight cancer
Scientists from ITMO in collaboration with their international colleagues proposed new DNA-based nanomachines that can be used for gene therapy ...
Micromotors deliver oral vaccines
Vaccines have saved millions of lives, but nobody likes getting a shot. That's why scientists are trying to develop oral ...