Nanomaterials Research update Extracting entropy information from quantum dots New work could help optimize quantum memories and information processing Read article: Extracting entropy information from quantum dots
Nanomaterials Research update ‘Patchy’ nanoparticles emerge from new atomic stencilling technique Multipurpose structures could find use in targeted drug delivery, catalysis, microelectronics and tissue engineering Read article: ‘Patchy’ nanoparticles emerge from new atomic stencilling technique
Nanomaterials Research update Chip-integrated nanoantenna efficiently harvests light from diamond defects Nearly all light emitted by nitrogen-vacancy centres can be collected, providing a boost for these room-temperature quantum technology platforms Read article: Chip-integrated nanoantenna efficiently harvests light from diamond defects
Microscopy Research update Scientists image excitons in carbon nanotubes for the first time New ultrafast optical microscope could aid the development of advanced optoelectronic devices and quantum technologies based on these nanomaterials Read article: Scientists image excitons in carbon nanotubes for the first time
Biomedical devices Research update New contact lenses allow wearers to see in the near-infrared Devices use upconverting nanoparticles to make normally invisible radiation perceptible to humans even with their eyes closed Read article: New contact lenses allow wearers to see in the near-infrared
Biomedical devices Research update Nanosensor predicts risk of complications in early pregnancy A flower-shaped nanosensor detects biomarkers in the blood associated with the risk of gestational diabetes and other pregnancy complications Read article: Nanosensor predicts risk of complications in early pregnancy
Nanomedicine Research update Nanoparticles demonstrate new and unexpected mechanism of coronavirus disinfection Titania nanoparticles damage enveloped viruses by directly binding with membrane phospholipids – a previously unknown mode of antiviral action Read article: Nanoparticles demonstrate new and unexpected mechanism of coronavirus disinfection
Nanomaterials Research update Two-faced graphene nanoribbons could make the first purely carbon-based ferromagnets New asymmetric structures have ferromagnetic states on a single zigzag edge Read article: Two-faced graphene nanoribbons could make the first purely carbon-based ferromagnets
Instrumentation and measurement Research update Nanocrystals measure tiny forces on tiny length scales One technique is used to observe worms munching on bacteria Read article: Nanocrystals measure tiny forces on tiny length scales
Nanomaterials Research update Nanocrystal shape affects molecular binding Flatter nanocrystals are unexpectedly good at getting ligands to attach to them, which could have applications in electronics and biomedical science Read article: Nanocrystal shape affects molecular binding
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