Hand-knitted molecules

A research team has succeeded in producing molecules between two microscopically small, movable gold tips - in a sense as a 'hand-knitted' unique specimen. The properties of the molecules can be monitored in real time while they are being produced.

Nanowire-infused 'fire-resistant Xuan paper' lasts for 3000 years

Researchers have developed a new kind of 'fire-resistant Xuan paper' based on ultralong hydroxyapatite nanowires.

Photoreactions activate magnetic nanoswitches

Light induces photoreactions that activate the switch of the magnetic orientation of 2D materials dispersed in water.

Open-source automated chemical vapor deposition system for the production of two-dimensional nanomaterials

A research group has released the open-source design of a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system for two-dimensional (2D) materials growth, an advance which could lower the barrier of entry into 2D materials research and expedite 2D materials discovery and translation from the benchtop to the market.

Nanogenerators turn body motion Into weight control and wound-healing therapies

Bioengineers have developed implantable and wearable nanogenerators from special materials that create electrical pulses when compressed by body motions. The pulses controlled weight gain and enhanced healing of skin wounds in rat models.

How to rapidly image entire brains at nanoscale resolution

A powerful new technique combines expansion microscopy with lattice light-sheet microscopy for nanoscale imaging of fly and mouse neuronal circuits and their molecular constituents that?s roughly 1,000 times faster than other methods.

Nanoparticle breakthrough in the fight against cancer

Scientists have introduced a novel targeted drug delivery system that can improve the pharmacological and therapeutic properties of conventional cancer treatments.