A critical review of graphene quantum dots and their application in biosensors
Credit: Authors In a paper published in NANO, researchers from Hubei, China discuss the top-down and bottom-up strategies for the ...
Tag: Nanotechnology/Micromachines
Gold nanoparticles more stable by putting rings on them
Credit: Yubo Wang, Takuya Yamamoto Hokkaido University scientists have found a way to prevent gold nanoparticles from clumping, which could ...
Constructing termite turrets without a blueprint
Researchers develop a mathematical model to explain the complex architecture of termite moundsCredit: (Image courtesy of Guy Theraulaz/Harvard SEAS) Following ...
A little friction goes a long way toward stronger nanotube fibers
Rice model may lead to better materials for aerospace, automotive, medical applicationsCredit: Illustration by Evgeni Penev/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. ...
Clocking electron movements inside an atom
New technique delivers resolution improvement in ultrafast processesCredit: Daniel Haynes / Jörg Harms An international consortium of scientists, initiated by ...
DNA origami enables fabricating superconducting nanowires
Fabricating nanoelectronic circuits of the future just got a lot more interesting, thanks to DNA origamiCredit: Lior Shani, Philip Tinnefeld, ...
Nano-thin piezoelectrics advance self-powered electronics
New ultra-efficient material for future wearable techCredit: Image of pacemaker by Lucien Monfils, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike ...
Semiconductor chip that detects exhaled gas with high sensitivity at room temperature
For use in IoT chemical sensors that can diagnose diseases through breath testsCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL ...
One-dimensional quantum nanowires fertile ground for Majorana zero modes
Important step towards fault-tolerant quantum computingCredit: FLEET Why is studying spin properties of one-dimensional quantum nanowires important? Quantum nanowires-which have ...
Nanodiamonds feel the heat
An international team of researchers created nanodiamond sensors that can act as both heat sources and thermometers, and is using ...
Newly developed GaN based MEMS resonator operates stably even at high temperature
Promising as a highly sensitive oscillator toward 5G communicationCredit: Liwen Sang Liwen Sang, independent scientist at International Center for Materials ...
Research breaks new ground in understanding how a molecular motor generates force
UMass Amherst and Penn State scientists teamed up to study how myosin converts energy into workCredit: UMass Amherst A team ...
Keeping the costs of superconducting magnets down using ultrasound
Scientists show ultrasonication is a cost-effective approach to enhance the properties of magnesium diboride superconductorsCredit: Shibaura Institute of Technology Superconductivity ...
A scanning transmission X-ray microscope for analysis of chemical states of lithium
Credit: NINS/IMS Lithium-ion batteries (LIB) are widely used for daily products in our life, such as hybrid cars, cell phone, ...
Giving the hydrogen economy an acid test
Credit: University of Tsukuba Scientists at the University of Tsukuba show that using a layer of graphene just one atom ...
Researchers identify nanoparticles that could deliver therapeutic mRNA before birth
Study demonstrates the efficacy and therapeutic potential of select ionizable lipid nanoparticles for delivering mRNA to treat genetic diseases before ...
Pivotal discovery in quantum and classical information processing
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory. Scientists tame photon-magnon interaction. Working with theorists in the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular ...
Flashing plastic ash completes recycling
Rice lab's turns pyrolyzed ash into graphene for improving concrete, other compoundsCredit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 13, 2021) ...
Shine on: Avalanching nanoparticles break barriers to imaging cells in real time
Study co-led by Berkeley Lab and Columbia Engineering could lead to simple, high-resolution bioimaging in real time by overcoming a ...
University of Texas researcher recognized for pioneering work utilizing nanotechno
Guihua Yu, Ph.D. Named 2021 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award recipient in EngineeringCredit: TAMEST (The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and ...
