Mussle-inspired coating process enables rapid fabrication of wafer-scale nanoparticle films

Feb 09, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Nanoparticles exhibit intriguing size-dependent optoelectronic properties with applications across biomedicine, energy, sensing and more. However, the exquisite precision synthesizing discrete nanoparticles contrasts sharply with immense difficulty manipulating them over significant lengths. Researchers worldwide have struggled for decades to efficiently organize nanoparticles across wide areas or...

Deep learning for real-time molecular imaging

Feb 09, 2024 (Nanowerk News) National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers have demonstrated that deep learning allows them to observe the dynamics of single molecules more precisely and with less data than traditional evaluation methods. They used convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to observe the movement of single molecules in artificial...

Nanofiber bandages fight infection, speed healing

Feb 08, 2024 (Nanowerk News) An interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers has identified an innovative way to harness the antioxidant and antibacterial properties of the botanical compound lawsone to make nanofiber-coated cotton bandages that fight infection and help wounds heal more quickly. Their findings, published in the International Journal of...

When nanoplastics are not what they seem

Feb 08, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Plastic household items and clothing made of synthetic fibers release microplastics: particles less than five millimetres in size that can enter the environment unnoticed. A small proportion of these particles are so small that they are measured in nanometers. Such nanoplastics are the subject of...