Science

Application of Nanostructures; New Approach to Increase Efficiency, Decrease Cost of Solar Cells

The research was carried out at laboratorial scale, and nanostructures were synthesized through a simple and economic method with the ability to be mass produced.

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Properties, Quality of Edible Oils Improved by Special Nanocapsules

The effectiveness of antioxidant compounds increases in this research due to the loading of olive tree leaf extract inside the designed nanocapsules. As a result, the quality of the edible oil improves.

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Nature's masonry: The first steps in how thin protein sheets form polyhedral shells: First-of-its kind study shows beginning stages in assembly of bacterial microcompartments

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This illustration shows how hexagonal bacterial proteins (shown as ribbon-like structures at right and upper right) self-assemble into a...

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Simple shell of plant virus sparks immune response against cancer: Mice tumor free and protected from metastases after treatment

The scientists tested a 100-year-old idea called in-situ vaccination. The idea is to put something inside a tumor and disrupt the environment that suppresses the immune system, thus allowing the natural defense system to attack the malignancy.

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Researchers demonstrate tracking of individual catalyst nanoparticles during heating

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McMaster researchers have taken atomic-level images of individual nanoparticles during heating that could lead to improved fuel-cell...

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Simple, Quick Synthesis of Pharmaceutical Materials by Magnetic Nanocatalyst

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New device uses carbon nanotubes to snag molecules: Nanotube “forest” in a microfluidic channel may help detect rare proteins and viruses

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A patterned and cylindrical structure made up of carbon nanotubes.

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Physicists discover material for a more efficient energy storage: Experiment confirms predictions of the University of Luxembourg

The earlier calculations made by the team around Tanja Schilling, professor of physics at the University of Luxembourg, were at first rather bad news for the field of materials research: they indicated that certain compound materials made of polymers...

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