News Feature Channel: Nanotechnology

New Approach Makes One Type of Clean Fuel Production 66% More Efficient

Ohio State University — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:20:01 EST

Researchers have uncovered a more efficient way to turn carbon dioxide into methanol, a type of alcohol that can serve as a cleaner alternative fuel.

Manipulating the Very Small at Large Scale

Universite de Montreal — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:35:21 EST

Delphine Bouilly's team has developed an innovative, automated technique for large-scale graphene transfer, facilitating the production of electronic chips for molecular diagnostics.

"Magnetic Tweezers": Making Robotic Surgery Safer, More Precise with a Human Touch

Southern Methodist University — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:35:17 EST

Imagine if a doctor could remotely do a non-invasive, highly precise medical procedure on her patients using a tiny robot, or microrobot? With a device researchers from SMU and George Washington University created, that is one step closer to reality.

3D Nanotech Blankets Offer New Path to Clean Drinking Water

Ohio State University — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:55:30 EST

Researchers have developed a new material that, by harnessing the power of sunlight, can clear water of dangerous pollutants.

Building Blocks of Innovation: Light-Induced Symmetry Changes in Tiny Crystals

Argonne National Laboratory — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:15:13 EST

Argonne researchers have shown that they can use light to temporarily alter the crystal symmetry within lead sulfide quantum dots. This process reduces the off-centering of lead atoms and affects the electronic properties of the quantum dots.

Moire than Meets the Eye

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:00:52 EST

Researchers have discovered that phasons, low-temperature quasiparticles found in crystal lattices, enable interlayer excitons to move at very low temperatures, when motion should stop. In addition to contributing to foundational materials science knowledge, this discovery could help improve the stability of quantum technologies, such as using excitons as qubits.

KRISS Develops Energy Filter Technology to Stabilize Single-Electron Qubits

National Research Council of Science and Technology — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:35:01 EST

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS, President: Dr. Lee Ho Seong) has developed a technology that controls the energy of single electrons in the desired form.

Two NJIT Faculty Elected as National Academy of Inventors Senior Members

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:15:02 EST

New Jersey Institute of Technology Professors Vivek Kumar and Xuan Liu have been named as Senior Members in the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2025 class. They join 162 emerging academic inventors from 64 NAI Member Institutions across the nation recognized for their outstanding contributions to innovation.

Quantum Spin Model Made From Nanographene Molecules

Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:00:20 EST

Empa researchers from the nanotech@surfaces laboratory have experimentally recreated another fundamental theoretical model from quantum physics, which goes back to the Nobel Prize laureate Werner Heisenberg. The basis for the successful experiment was a kind of "quantum Lego" made of tiny carbon molecules known as nanographenes.

Using Nanotech as a Way of Differentiating Cells From One Another

University of Rhode Island — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:40:04 EST

Early diagnosis is crucial in disease prevention and treatment. Many diseases can be identified not just through physical signs and symptoms but also through changes at the cellular and molecular levels. When it comes to a majority of chronic conditions early detection, particularly at the cellular level, gives patients a better chance for successful treatment.

Penn State to Establish New Advanced Semiconductor Lab

Penn State Materials Research Institute — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:15:36 EST

Penn State researchers aim to enhance the University's research and development capabilities in next-generation semiconductor technology thanks to $4.3 million in infrastructure funding and in-kind support through the University's membership in MMEC, a consortium of regional partners focused on microelectronics research and development. The funding from MMEC, part of a broader initiative under the Department of Defense Microelectronics Commons effort under the federal CHIPS Act, will help the University establish an advanced lab for semiconductor thin films and device research in the Materials Research Institute's (MRI) facilities in the Millennium Science Complex at University Park.

Inverted Pyramid Sensor: Paving the Way for Next-Gen Magnetic Sensing

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:55:11 EST

A team of researchers has developed a pioneering 3-axis Hall-effect magnetic sensor based on an inverted pyramid structure. This innovative design offers significant advancements in both sensitivity and offset reduction, positioning it as a promising solution for applications requiring precise and reliable magnetic field detection in automotive, industrial, and consumer electronics.

Opening a New Chapter in 3D Microprinting with the Dream Material 'MXene'!

National Research Council of Science and Technology — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:44 EST

Dr. Seol's team at KERI achieves a printing resolution about 1/100th the thickness of a human hair By eliminating the use of additives (binders) and post-processing, obstacles in the utilization of MXene, improvements in battery performance are expected.

KIST Develops High-Performance Sensor Based on Two-Dimensional Semiconductor

National Research Council of Science and Technology — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:40 EST

Do Kyung Hwang (Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute, KIST; KU-KIST Graduate School, KIST School) and Dr. Min-Chul Park (Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute, KIST; Korea University, and Yonsei University), along with their joint research team at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, President Sang-Rok Oh), have successfully developed an innovative electrode material called Conductive-Bridge Interlayer Contact (CBIC), enabling the realization of a 2D semiconductor-based image sensor with high optical signal efficiency.

New Empa Laboratory to Unlock the Quantum Potential of Carbon

Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 06:50:33 EST

At the end of January, Empa opened a new laboratory that aims to harness quantum effects from carbon. This could pave the way for sustainable quantum technologies, including quantum computers. The project is supported by the Werner Siemens Foundation.

Single-Qubit Sensing Puts New Spin on Quantum Materials Discovery

Oak Ridge National Laboratory — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:00:06 EST

Working at nanoscale dimensions, billionths of a meter in size, a team of scientists led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory revealed a new way to measure high-speed fluctuations in magnetic materials.

Illinois Researchers Develop Next-Generation Organic Nanozymes and Point-of-Use System for Food and Agricultural Uses

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:10:53 EST

A University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign research team has developed organic-material-based nanozymes that are non-toxic, environmentally friendly, and cost effective. In two new studies, they introduce next-generation organic nanozymes and explore a point-of-use platform for molecule detection in agricultural products.

Lab Study Shows Tumor-Invading Protein Delivers Therapy Straight to the Brain

Cedars-Sinai — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:10:08 EST

A unique protein designed by Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators can cross the protective blood-brain barrier safely and deliver therapy directly into cancerous tumor cells, a preclinical study shows.

Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D., Elected to National Academy of Engineering

UT Southwestern Medical Center — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 21:10:11 EST

Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D., inaugural Chair of Biomedical Engineering at UT Southwestern Medical Center and an internationally recognized leader in the fields of molecular imaging of cancer and nanotherapeutics, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

New Lipid Nanoparticle Platform Delivers mRNA to the Brain Through the Blood-Brain Barrier

Mount Sinai Health System — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 05:00:00 EST

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a lipid nanoparticle system capable of delivering messenger RNA (mRNA) to the brain via intravenous injection, a challenge that has long been limited by the protective nature of the blood-brain barrier. The findings, in mouse models and isolated human brain tissue, were published in the February 17 online issue of Nature Materials [10.1038/s41563-024-02114-5]. They demonstrate the potential of this technology to pave the way for future treatments for a wide range of conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, brain cancer, and drug addiction.