Nov 18, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Rare earth elements from ore are vital for modern life but refining them after mining is costly, harms the environment and mostly occurs abroad. A new study (Nature Communications, "Generation of a Gluconobacter oxydans knockout collection for improved extraction of rare earth elements") describes a...
Researchers team up to develop wearable pollution-measuring technology
Nov 18, 2021 (Nanowerk News) A walk in the park could soon include getting real-time measurements of pollutants in the air and updated walking routes to avoid the most toxic ones, all while wearing a gadget the size of a smart watch. With the support of a $2.78 million grant...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Quantum brain sensors could be crucial in spotting dementia after University of Sussex scientists find they can track brain waves: Sensors introduce important new method to spot bio-marker for brain diseases Accurate timings of when brain signals fire demonstrated for first tim
Home > Press > Quantum brain sensors could be crucial in spotting dementia after University of Sussex scientists find they can track brain waves: Sensors introduce important new method to spot bio-marker for brain diseases Accurate timings of when brain signals fire demonstrated for first tim Aikaterini Gialopsou with...
Researchers fabricate complex optical components from fluids
Nov 18, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed a way to create freeform optical components by shaping a volume of curable liquid polymer. The new method is poised to enable faster prototyping of customized optical components for a variety of applications including corrective lenses, augmented and virtual reality, autonomous vehicles,...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Efficient photon upconversion at an organic semiconductor interface
Home > Press > Efficient photon upconversion at an organic semiconductor interface Fig. 1 (a) Schematic illustrations of the conventional UC mechanism in films, and chemical structure of conventional sensitizer. (b) Schematic illustrations of the novel UC mechanism at the organic semiconductor interface. (c) Chemical structures of sensitizer and emitter...
Developing high-performance MXene electrodes for next-generation powerful battery
Nov 18, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Two-dimensional MXene has been a rising star in the energy world as they can store energy fast. But their unstable voltage output limits their applications. A collaborative research team led by scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has recently developed battery-like electrochemical Nb2CTx...
Designing microbe factories for sustainable chemicals
Nov 20, 2021 (Nanowerk News) The science is clear: fossil fuels are harmful to the environment. So why is it so difficult for us to stop using them? Economic reasons are at least part of the answer. From our energy grid to the manufacturing of certain textiles and other products,...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Two is better than one: Single-atom dimer electrocatalyst for green hydrogen production: Nickel-cobalt metal dimer on nitrogen-doped carbon can catalyze electrolysis under both acidic and basic conditions
Home > Press > Two is better than one: Single-atom dimer electrocatalyst for green hydrogen production: Nickel-cobalt metal dimer on nitrogen-doped carbon can catalyze electrolysis under both acidic and basic conditions Representation models of a) nickel single-atom, b) cobalt single-atom, c) nickel-cobalt single-atom dimer (NiCO-SAD-NC), and d) nickel-cobalt heterogeneous nanoparticle...
Polystyrene nanoplastics inhibits key signaling pathways for activation of immune T cells
Nov 19, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Nanoplastics is a new type of environmental pollutant. Its particles can easily enter the bodies of animals through diet and breathing, and affect the physiological functions of organisms. Though vulnerable to nanoplastics, immune cells are an important line of defense against foreign antigens. However, little...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: New microscopy method offers 3D tracking of 100 single molecules at once
Home > Press > New microscopy method offers 3D tracking of 100 single molecules at once The graphic shows the basic experimental setup for Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy (SPRM). When a particle of interest binds with a receptor, tethered to a thin gold film, the event disturbs a surface plasmon...