Friday, January 16, 2015

Nanoparticles eliminate pathogen bacteria biofilm

Researchers studied the effect of nanoparticles on bacterial biofilms to treat bacteria infectious diseases.

Solving an organic semiconductor mystery

Researchers uncover hidden structures in domain interfaces that hamper performance.


Breakthrough lights up metamaterials

Researchers have successfully demonstrated how to both enhance light emission and capture light from metamaterials embedded with light emitting nanocrystals. The breakthrough could lead to a range of applications including ultrafast LEDs, nanoscale lasers and efficient single photon sources.


New triggered-release nanoparticle mechanism could improve drug delivery

More efficient medical treatments could be developed thanks to a new method for triggering the rearrangement of chemical particles.


How does a machine smell? Better than it did

Scientists have come up with a way of creating sensors which could allow machines to smell more accurately humans.

Nanotechnology for clean drinking water

One way of removing harmful nitrate from drinking water is to catalyse its conversion to nitrogen. This process suffers from the drawback that it often produces ammonia. By using palladium nanoparticles as a catalyst, and by carefully controlling their size, this drawback can be partially eliminated.


Wie Nanopartikel interne Struktur von Flüssigkeiten umordnen

Bisher konnten Wissenschaftler nur theoretisch modellieren, ob und wie sich die interne Struktur einer Flüssigkeit an der Oberfläche eines Nanopartikels verändert. Physikern ist nun erstmals der experimentelle Nachweis gelungen.