Harvesting Hot Electrons Without Tricks Could Increase Solar Panel Efficiency
The efficiency of solar panels is hampered by a ‘Goldilocks’ problem: the light needs to have just the right amount of energy to be converted…
Nanoparticles
New Nanoreactor Visualizes the Activity of Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles
Light at the end of the nanotunnel for future catalysts. Using a new type of nanoreactor, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded…
Intricate Control of Biological Processes With Glowing Nanoparticles and Superballs
New nanoparticles can adjust the beating speed of heart cells by emitting different colors of light. Light from nanoparticle clusters was also able to activate…
Nanoscale Manipulation of Light Leads to Exciting New Nanophotonics Advancement
University of New Mexico researchers find decreasing the density of nanoparticles in ordered arrays produces exceptional field enhancements. Controlling the interactions between light and matter…
An Ultrafast Glimpse of the Photochemistry of the Atmosphere With Help From Reaction Nanoscopy
Researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have explored the initial consequences of the interaction of light with molecules on the surface of nanoscopic aerosols. The…
Devices That Make Fuel From Sunlight More Efficiently Possible With Nanoparticle Discovery From Electrode-Fitted Microscope
University of Oregon researchers find that smaller catalytic nanoparticles may be vital for many kinds of devices that convert solar energy into chemical fuels like…
Gem-Like Nanoparticles of Precious Metals Shine As Catalysts – Can Lead to Better Fuel Cells
A Northwestern University research team has developed a new method for making highly desirable catalysts from metal nanoparticles that could lead to better fuel cells,…
Using Nanoparticles to Convert CO2 Into Valuable Resources
Enzymes use cascade reactions to produce complex molecules from comparatively simple raw materials. Researchers have now copied this principle. An international research team has used…
Warning: Plastic Teabags Release Microscopic Particles Into Tea
Many people are trying to reduce their plastic use, but some tea manufacturers are moving in the opposite direction: replacing traditional paper teabags with plastic…
New Anti-Cancer Nanomedicine Delivers Efficient Chemotherapy
Researchers at the University of Helsinki in collaboration with researchers from Åbo Akademi University (Finland) and Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China) have developed…
New Eco-Friendly Way of Synthesizing Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
A team of scientists from Ural Federal University (Yekaterinburg), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and other collaborator have published an article about a new…
Nanoparticles Grant Superpower: Infrared Night Vision [Video]
Movies featuring heroes with superpowers, such as flight, X-ray vision or extraordinary strength, are all the rage. But while these popular characters are mere flights…
Study Finds New Method to Accelerate Nanoparticles
In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois and the Missouri University of Science and Technology modeled a method to manipulate nanoparticles as…
Nanomachines Power Color-Changing Artificial ‘Chameleon Skin’ [Video]
Researchers have developed artificial ‘chameleon skin’ that changes color when exposed to light and could be used in applications such as active camouflage and large-scale…
Magnetic Particles Deliver Drugs With Pinpoint Targeting
Magnetic particles allow drugs to be released at precise times and in specific areas. Most pharmaceuticals must either be ingested or injected into the body…
Nanoparticles Cure Blood Disorder, Provide Site-Specific Gene Editing
With the combined efforts of three Yale laboratories, researchers conducted the first demonstration of site-specific gene editing in a fetus, correcting a mutation that causes…
Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Enable Improved Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University are working on a treatment that holds great promise for improving the lives of…
Breakthrough Technique Uses Nanoparticles to Combat Cancer Drug Resistance
The ability for cancer cells to develop resistance to chemotherapy drugs – known as multi-drug resistance – remains a leading cause for tumor recurrence and…