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Bio & Medicine Aug 7, 2024

Nanomaterials may enhance plant tolerance to high soil salt levels

Soil salt concentrations above the optimal threshold for plant growth can threaten global food security by compromising agricultural productivity and crop quality. An analysis published in Physiologia Plantarum has examined ...

Nanomaterials Aug 6, 2024

Chiral nanocomposite for highly selective dual-mode sensing and bioimaging of hydrogen sulfide

With the continuous development of nanotechnology, more artificial chiral nanomaterials have been constructed. As one of the most representative optical properties of these chiral nanomaterials, circular dichroism (CD) is ...

Bio & Medicine Aug 6, 2024

Researchers develop soft gold nanowires for neural interfaces

Gold does not readily lend itself to being turned into long, thin threads. But researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have now managed to create gold nanowires and develop soft electrodes that can be connected to the ...

Nanomaterials Aug 5, 2024

New nanomaterials could boost hydrogen production for clean energy

Have you ever considered how nanotechnology could transform our approach to clean energy? In recent research, we've been exploring nanoscale covalent organic frameworks (nano-COFs) that show exceptional potential for enhancing ...

Nanomaterials Jul 31, 2024

Nanoscale imaging provides insights into 2D and phase-change materials

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley have developed cutting-edge nanoscale optical imaging techniques to provide unprecedented insights into the ultrafast carrier dynamics in advanced materials.

Nanomaterials Jul 29, 2024

Researchers develop high-sensitivity technique to detect mercury in soil

Environmental pollution by heavy metals is a major social problem. Among these metals, mercury (Hg) is strictly controlled due to its high toxicity. Focusing on soil, which is closely related to our daily lives, the environmental ...

Bio & Medicine Jun 24, 2024

New organoid culture method can verify human toxicity of nanomaterials

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed the world's first organoid culture method capable of accurately assessing human toxicity of nanomaterials. Overcoming the limitations of the conventional ...

Nanomaterials Jun 11, 2024

Chemists discover spontaneous nanoparticle formation in charged microdroplets

A team of chemists at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, working with a pair of colleagues from the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research, both in India, has found that particles of minerals sometimes ...

Nanomaterials Jun 4, 2024

Towards next-gen functional materials: Nanotube crystal enables direct observation of electron transfer in solids

Electron transfer (ET) is a process in which an electron is transferred from one atom or molecule to another. ET is fundamental to electrochemical reactions with applications in many fields. Nanoscale ET, which involves the ...

Bio & Medicine May 31, 2024

A nanomaterial one-two punch quickly heals wounds in diabetic animal model

Wounds that are superficial for some can be life-threatening for others. With diabetic wounds, healing can be slow, particularly in the feet, increasing the tissue's susceptibility to infection. Foot ulcers and other diabetic ...

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