Nanotechnology News

New approach for fast and cost-effective pathogen detection

 Nanotechnology News
 07 February 2024
The ability to detect diseases at an early stage or even predict their onset would be of tremendous benefit to doctors and patients alike. A research team now develops intelligent, miniaturized biosensor devices and systems using nanomaterials to determine biomolecules and cells as well as...

A sleeker facial recognition technology tested on Michelangelo's David

 Nanotechnology News
 02 February 2024
Many people are familiar with facial recognition systems that unlock smartphones and game systems or allow access to our bank accounts online. But the current technology can require boxy projectors and lenses. Now, researchers report on a sleeker 3D surface imaging system with flatter, simplified...

Unveiling Oxidation-induced Super-elasticity in Metallic Glass Nanotubes

 Nanotechnology News
 02 February 2024
Oxidation can degrade the properties and functionality of metals. However, a research team recently found that severely oxidized metallic glass nanotubes can attain an ultrahigh recoverable elastic strain, outperforming most conventional super-elastic metals. They also discovered the physical...

Machine learning guides carbon nanotechnology

 Nanotechnology News
 31 January 2024
Carbon nanostructures could become easier to design and synthesize thanks to a machine learning method that predicts how they grow on metal surfaces. The new approach will make it easier to exploit the unique chemical versatility of carbon nanotechnology....

New breakthroughs for unlocking the potential of plasmonics

 Nanotechnology News
 30 January 2024
Plasmonics are unique light-matter interactions in the nanoscale regime. Now, a team of researchers has highlighted advances in shadow growth techniques for plasmonic materials, which have the potential to give rise to nanoparticles with diverse shapes and properties. They also introduce a method...

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