Materials & Chemicals

Nanodiamonds measure thermal conductivity in living cells

A nanodiamond-based sensor that measures the thermal conductivity of living cells at subcellular resolution could help researchers better understand how organisms generate and control...

Quantum dots light up when fish have spoiled

Fluorescent carbon quantum dots have been used to determine when fresh mackerel have spoiled. The low-cost, selective and highly sensitive technique was developed by...

HorticultureWeek – Suregreen backs Biome’s biodegradable tree shelters

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Tiny particles produce huge photon avalanches

"An illustration of the chain-reaction process that underlies the photon avalanching mechanism Columbia Engineering researchers have realized in their nanoparticles. In this process, the...

Nanotubes show their true colours

Why do some thin films of single-wall carbon nanotubes take on colourful hues even though as-synthesized films are usually black? A team of researchers...

"Reconstructed vortex rings inside a magnetic micropillar. Credit: Claire Donnelly" Researchers have observed three-dimensional magnetic vortex rings in a real-world magnetic material for the first...

A passion for nanotechnology in medicine:  Black in Nanotech Week cofounder Olivia Geneus on inspiring new nanoscientists

The second week in December is Black in Nanotech Week and its co-founder Olivia Geneus is our guest in this episode of the Physics...

Gold nanotubes can destroy cancer cells, according to physicists and medical researchers at the University of Cambridge and the University of Leeds. They found...

Electrically tuneable network learns fast

"A schematic of the experiment. Courtesy: Wilfred Van der Wiel " A team of researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands has employed...

Sodium nanofluid helps extract heavy oil

"Zhifeng Ren, director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at UH. Credit: University of Houston" With the world’s reserves of light oil diminishing, oil companies...

Two Biome Bioplastics’ scientists included in 2020 Packaging Innovations’ Packaging 30 under 30 list

Each year, Packaging Innovations’ Packaging 30 under 30 competition celebrates the next generation of professionals from the packaging industry. Typically, those selected have already...

Innovations in dentistry: Navigational surgery, robotics, and nanotechnology

When it comes to cutting-edge tech in dentistry, itÂ’s all about nanotechnology. Shannon Sommers and Alicia Webb explain the basics and what these exciting...

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