Category: Nanotech

Continue Reading

  • Toxicity of fluorescent silica nanoparticles in brine shrimp and their implications as food ingestion markers

    Toxicity of fluorescent silica nanoparticles in brine shrimp and their implications as food ingestion markers

    Nanoparticle characterization

    FSNPs were synthesized according to the method outlined by Songvorawit, et al.15 using the water-in-oil reverse microemulsion technique, and Rubpy dye (tris [2,2′-bipyridyl]ruthenium[II] chloride) as a fluorophore….

    Continue Reading

  • Development and characterization of pegylated Fe3O4-CAPE magnetic nanoparticles for targeted therapy and hyperthermia treatment of colorectal cancer

    Development and characterization of pegylated Fe3O4-CAPE magnetic nanoparticles for targeted therapy and hyperthermia treatment of colorectal cancer

    XRD analysis

    CAPE-MNP showed diffraction array peaks at 19.5, 24.7, 36.2, 43.1, 57.5, 62.9, and 69.3, corresponding to 111, 220, 311, 222, 422, 511, and 440, respectively, with a spinel magnetite crystal structure, and the strongest peak…

    Continue Reading

  • Bubble-like blisters in 2D materials reveal nanoscale stress and adhesion

    Bubble-like blisters in 2D materials reveal nanoscale stress and adhesion

    Researchers show how blister shapes in atomically thin materials like graphene can be used to map pressure, membrane tension, and surface adhesion.

    Continue Reading

  • Gecko-inspired dry adhesive adapts to angled surfaces with nanotech design

    Gecko-inspired dry adhesive adapts to angled surfaces with nanotech design

    Researchers develop a nanostructured dry adhesive with a rotating core that grips strongly on misaligned surfaces, improving robotic and precision handling tasks.

    Continue Reading

  • Light reveals secrets encoded in chiral metasurfaces

    Light reveals secrets encoded in chiral metasurfaces

    By leveraging the concept of chirality, or the difference of a shape from its mirror image, scientists have engineered an optical metasurface that controls light to yield a simple and versatile technique for secure encryption, sensing, and computing.

    Continue Reading

  • AI and light-powered nanothermometer maps heat inside living tissue

    AI and light-powered nanothermometer maps heat inside living tissue

    Researchers have developed an AI-driven nanothermometer that uses invisible light to create 3D temperature maps inside living tissue, enabling safer, noninvasive diagnostics.

    Continue Reading

  • High-stability electrohydrodynamic inkjet printing based on double closed-loop fuzzy control

    High-stability electrohydrodynamic inkjet printing based on double closed-loop fuzzy control

    Jet dynamic behavior characteristics

    EHD printing experiment was carried out without fuzzy closed-loop control, with liquid feeding rate of 10 µL/h, nozzle-collector distance of 2 mm, and collector speed of 30 mm/s. The jet solution in the…

    Continue Reading