Feb 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Hydrogen fuel could be a more viable alternative to traditional fossil fuels according to University of Surrey researchers who have found that a type of metal-free catalysts could contribute to the development of cost-effective and sustainable hydrogen production technologies. The study ("First Principles Microkinetic Modelling...
Biosensors change the way water contamination is detected
Feb 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Scientists from Northwestern University have collaborated on the implementation of an accurate, low-cost and easy-to-use test for detecting toxic levels of fluoride in water. The new biosensor device developed at Northwestern has been field tested in rural Kenya, providing evidence that water testing for fluoride...
Peptide 3D-printing inks could advance regenerative medicine
Feb 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) How do you build complex structures for housing cells using a material as soft as Jell-O? Rice University scientists have the answer, and it represents a potential leap forward for regenerative medicine and medical research in general. Researchers in the lab of Rice’s Jeffrey Hartgerink...
Biosensor could lead to new drugs, sensory organs on a chip
Feb 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A synthetic biosensor that mimics properties found in cell membranes and provides an electronic readout of activity could lead to a better understanding of cell biology, development of new drugs, and the creation of sensory organs on a chip capable of detecting chemicals, similar to...
Ultrathin nanosheets for better hydrogen storage
Feb 07, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A collaboration including scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Sandia National Laboratories, the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has created 3-4 nanometer ultrathin nanosheets of a metal hydride that increase hydrogen storage capacity. The research appears in the journal...