New thin-films can self-repair following damage

Resistant membrane-like films precisely reconfigure to produce valuable materials by design.

Researchers develop environmentally-friendly soy bionano fiber air filter

Scientists have developed a soy-based air filter that can capture toxic chemicals, such as carbon monoxide and formaldehyde, which current air filters can't.

Creating the tiniest structures on surfaces with nanotechnology manufacturing processes

To encourage the development of new nanotechnology manufacturing processes the EU recently established the Marie Curie Training Network ELENA (low energy electron-driven chemistry for the advantage of emerging nanofabrication methods).

Researchers discover self-assembling 2D and 3D materials formed by gold nanoclusters

Researchers report a novel discovery of self-assembling two- and three-dimensional materials that are formed by gold nanoclusters of just a couple of nanometres in size, each having 102 gold atoms and a surface layer of 44 thiol molecules.

New classes of printable electrically conducting polymer materials for flexible electronics

New classes of printable electrically conducting polymer materials make better electrodes for plastic electronics and advanced semiconductor devices.

Giving citizens a voice in the era of nanotechnology

From user communities to school competitions, an EU project has given civil society a stronger voice in the ongoing debate over nanotechnology. The goal is to help ensure societal concerns are incorporated at all levels of decision-making, and that research with the potential to directly benefit citizens is prioritised.

Crystallography: Electron diffraction locates hydrogen atoms

Diffraction-based analytical methods are widely used in laboratories, but they struggle to study samples that are smaller than a micrometer in size. Researchers have nevertheless been successful in using electron diffraction to reveal the structure of nanocrystals.