Surprising ionic and flow behaviors with functionalized nanochannels

Nanochannels have important applications in biomedicine, sensing, and many other fields. Though engineers have been fabricating these tiny, tube-like structures for years, much remains unknown about their properties and behavior. Now, engineers have published surprising new findings.

DNA nanorobots designed in minutes instead of days

Researchers have developed a new tool that can design much more complex DNA robots and nanodevices than were ever possible before in a fraction of the time.

Cotton wool proves effective in separating single-wall carbon nanotubes

Researchers propose a new, cost effective separation method, suitable for the industrial scale processing of carbon nanotubes. The method of separation is based on passing the CNTs surfactant solution through a column filled with chemically modified cotton wool.

A microscopic polymeric network attacks glioblastoma multiforme with nanomedicine

Researchers have demonstrated, with preclinical studies, the effectiveness of a new biomedical implant - the microMESH - for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme.

Understanding interfaces of hybrid materials with machine learning

Pyhsicists are able to devise a design principle for the self-assembly of functionalized molecules.

Scientists now able to map defects in 2D crystals in liquid

A team of scientists has studied the behavior of defects on 2D crystals in water in order to better understand the crystals' properties and assess their quality.

Tracking topological conditions in graphene

International research team shows how carbon-based nanostructures can get a new functionality.