Silica Nanoparticles Applied in Production of Drug Nanocarriers
World's smallest spirals could guard against identity theft
This is a scanning electron microscope image of a single Archimedean nanospiral.
Graphene: the wonder material of the 21st century
Bendable and transparent smart phones, lighter air planes... All this and much more could soon become reality thanks to graphene. On 2 June, MEPs discussed with experts the potential of using the wonder material in various sectors, from electronics to...
How natural channel proteins move in artificial membranes
Natural channel proteins move sideways in a thick artificial membrane that condenses around the channel proteins.
QLEDs meet wearable devices: Korean scientists develop ultra-thin deformable QLEDs in the wearable platform
Chemical Solutions Replaced with Herbal Extracts in Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles
New sensing tech could help detect diseases, fraudulent art, chemical weapons
The technology (depicted above) consists of a thin film of silver or aluminum that acts as a mirror, and a dielectric layer of silica or...
Thin coating on condensers could make power plants more efficient: Graphene layer one atom thick could quadruple rate of condensation heat transfer in generating plants
An uncoated copper condenser tube (top left) is shown next to a similar tube coated with graphene (top right). When exposed to water vapor...
