size, surface charge, composition and now shape of a nanoparticle determine how easily it can slip inside a cell
25 November 2016Cordelia Sealy
Water flow in CNTs is almost frictionless.
22 November 2016Cordelia Sealy
Repairing bones damaged by cancer surgery requires scaffold materials that can support tissue regeneration and suppressing tumor regrowth.
18 November 2016Cordelia Sealy
Using a novel nanomechanical platform, scientists have discovered that the 2D material molybdenum diselenide is far more brittle than graphene.
18 November 2016
Researchers have identified new monolithic polymer films that can directly convert ultraviolet light into sustained motion.
17 November 2016
By combining physical and chemical approaches to self-healing, a new polymeric material can self-heal in semi-dry conditions.
16 November 2016
A new electroactive material made from a bottlebrush polymer can change shape and size when exposed to a relatively small electric field.
16 November 2016
A new method uses graphene templates to make ultrathin metal oxide sheets containing intricate wrinkle and crumple patterns.
14 November 2016
Scientists have managed to create an ultra-strong material by 'fusing' together multiwall carbon nanotubes.
14 November 2016
Scientists have used a laser-heating technique to fabricate a new class of crystalline solid known as a rotating lattice single crystal.
10 November 2016
Engineers have developed a magnetic ink that can be used to make self-healing batteries, electrochemical sensors and textile-based circuits.
9 November 2016
Polymer fragility index and chain length
8 November 2016David Bradley
Researchers have smashed silver microcubes at high speeds to see how deforming their crystalline structures could make them stronger and tougher.
8 November 2016
The University at Buffalo's new Materials Data Engineering Laboratory will conduct materials modeling and simulations using visual data.
4 November 2016
High pressures applied by a novel nanocrystalline-diamond anvil could lead to the creation of as yet unknown new materials.
3 November 2016
See your image on the cover of Nano Today in 2017.
1 November 2016