Nanofiber 3D tissue scaffold for plants

Miniscule artificial scaffolding units made from nano-fibre polymers and built to house plant cells have enabled scientists to see for the first time how individual plant cells behave and interact with each other in a three-dimensional environment.

3D Vision for the next generation of biomaterials

The University of Nottingham is to lead a GBP6.5m research project which aims to make the leap from 2D to 3D in the development of advanced materials and realise the true potential of regenerative medicine and medical devices for the future.

Supercomputers enlisted to shed light on photosynthesis

Researchers are using high-performance computing to simulate the processes that take place during the first moments of photosynthesis.

Nanocatalysts improve processes for the petrochemical industry

By using supercomputers, researchers create virtual atomic models that interact under different conditions before being taken to the real world, allowing savings in time and money.

Nanoengineered, 3D-printed swiming microrobots

Researchers demonstrate a novel method to build microscopic robots with complex shapes and functionalities.

More efficient chips based on plasmonics are a step closer

More efficient chips based on plasmonics are a step closer to reality through better control of the directional excitation of plasmons in a gold grating.

Finding 'Goldilocks' nanoparticles for catalysis

Simulations show why platinum nanoparticles become less effective catalysts at small sizes.