Month: March 2023

Mar 30, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A breakthrough in synthesis strategy enables the facile formulation of inorganic membranes that are not just energy-efficient but also highly customisable, potentially revolutionising the way many industries operate for greater sustainability. Inorganic membranes can be thought of as kitchen sieves. Similar to how sieves separate...

Mar 30, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The study of light-matter interactions has a rich history that can be traced back to the early days of science, even before the nature of light was fully understood. This fascinating journey has led to increasingly smaller dimensions of materials, from optics to photonics, and...

Mar 30, 2023 (Nanowerk News) An international team of researchers, led by Drexel University, has found that a thin coating of MXene — a type of two-dimensional nanomaterial discovered and studied at Drexel for more than a decade — could enhance a material’s ability to trap or shed heat. The...

Mar 30, 2023 (Nanowerk News) For the first time ever, researchers have watched the mesmerizing process of nanoparticles self-assembling into solid materials. In the stunning new videos, particles rain down, tumble along stairsteps and slide around before finally snapping into place to form a crystal’s signature stacked layers. Led by...

Mar 30, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Engineers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have designed a new type of nanoparticle that can be administered to the lungs, where it can deliver messenger RNA encoding useful proteins. With further development, these particles could offer an inhalable treatment for cystic...

Mar 30, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A building material that combines coconuts, lemons and modified wood could one day be enough to heat and cool your home. The three renewable sources provide the key components of a wood composite thermal battery, which was developed by researchers at KTH Royal Institute of...

Mar 30, 2023 (Nanowerk News) The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), in collaboration with Astellas Pharma Inc., has developed a new toolkit that uses small molecules to control the activity of a piece of synthetic RNA, and ultimately regulate gene expression. The technology, which was described in the...

Mar 30, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Microbes may be among the smallest living things on Earth, but bioimaging to understand the chemistry that fuels these organisms could reveal important clues about the intricacies of gene function and the health of the planet. Because of this, scientists have long sought ways to...

Mar 30, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed a new way to study the intricate dynamics within living cells by using optically trapped nanodiamond particles as intracellular sensors. Using custom built optical tweezers, the research team trapped the particles within the cell at low power while the cell was alive....

Mar 29, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Normally, we have to make a choice in physics: Either we deal with big things – such as a metal plate and its material properties, or with tiny things – such as individual atoms. But there is also a world in between: The world of...