Nanomaterials news, February 2017

Novel nanorod LEDs put on display

LEDs made from arrays of nanorods that can both emit and detect light could lead to interactive displays that charge themselves from ambient light.

28 February 2017

Live webinar - March 7th, 9 - 10 AM GMT – The nuts & bolts of Peer Review: a discussion by Biomaterials Editors Professors Pandit and Yu.

27 February 2017

Scientists have found a way to produce and measure the properties of a single, three-atom-thick layer of tungsten ditelluride.

24 February 2017

Mildred Dresselhaus sadly passes away at the age of 86.

23 February 2017Laurie Donaldson

Mapping nanoparticles atom by atom.

23 February 2017David Bradley

Using macrophages with flow cytometry, a rapid screening method can determine how medical nanoparticles interact with the immune system.

20 February 2017

By utilizing a novel nanoparticle-based design to tune surface plasmon resonance, engineers have created a thin, flexible, light-absorbing material.

17 February 2017

A new way of mass-producing graphene uses just three simple ingredients: hydrocarbon gas, oxygen and a spark plug.

15 February 2017

Physicists have mapped the coordinates of more than 23,000 individual atoms in an iron-platinum nanoparticle to reveal the material's defects.

13 February 2017

French researchers say that a mix of carbon dioxide and methane could be the perfect feedstock for high quality carbon nanomaterials

9 February 2017Laurie Winkless

Scientists have developed a simple and innovative technique for drawing or imprinting complex, nanometric patterns on hollow polymer fibers.

8 February 2017

Synthetic nanoparticles can achieve the same level of structural complexity, hierarchy and accuracy as biomolecules such as proteins.

7 February 2017

New synthesis mechanism transforms bulk metal alloys directly into nanowires.

3 February 2017Cordelia Sealy

Scientists have developed a simple, inexpensive technique for producing oxide nanowires directly from bulk powders at ambient conditions.

1 February 2017