Smart contrast agent for tumour visualisation

Chemists have developed a high performance contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology to improve cancer diagnosis.

Self-assembling system uses magnets to mimic specific binding in DNA

Researchers are using the binding power of magnets to design self-assembling systems that potentially can be created in nanoscale form.

Ammonia synthesis made easy with 2D catalyst

Researchers have developed an inorganic method to synthesize ammonia that is both environmentally friendly and can produce the valuable chemical on demand under ambient conditions.

Structurally designed DNA star creates ultra-sensitive test for dengue virus

By folding snippets of DNA into the shape of a five-pointed star using structural DNA nanotechnology, researchers have created a trap that captures Dengue virus as it floats in the bloodstream. Once sprung, the trap - which is non-toxic and is naturally cleared from the body - lights up. It's the most sensitive test for the mosquito-borne diseases yet devised.

Powering future optical microsystems with chip-scale integrated photonics

Program seeks to develop photonic integrated circuit platforms that incorporate on-chip optical gain for disruptive optical microsystems.

Clear, conductive coating could protect advanced solar cells, touch screens

Researchers have improved on a transparent, conductive coating material, producing a tenfold gain in its electrical conductivity. When incorporated into a type of high-efficiency solar cell, the material increased the cell?s efficiency and stability.

NanoEDGE: Nano-based wearable electronics for mental disorder diagnosis and functional restoration

NanoEDGE is an interdisciplinary research project aiming at converging production techniques for functionalized electrodes with expertise in nanomaterial fabrication and characterization, state-of-the-art engineering, and neuroscience to pave the way for the production of multi-level sensors that can rigorously enhance the performance of established monitoring methods like electroencephalography (EEG) and electromyography (EMG).

Nanotechnology could provide the breakthrough for pre-eclampsia which kills 500,000 babies each year

New funding will allow bioengineers to better understand and tackle a condition which kills 76,000 women and 500,000 babies each year.

Scratching the surface of perovskites

Researchers have, for the first time, characterized the structural defects that prompt the movement of ions, destabilizing the perovskite materials. These findings may inform future engineering approaches to optimize perovskite solar cells.