Nanomaterials are, as defined by Standford University's Environmental Health & Safety Department as "materials with a minimum of one external dimension that ranges in size between 1-100 nanometers [2.

Nanotechnology is rapidly transforming various industries, offering significant enhancements in electrical, optical, and mechanical properties. As the leading publication in this field, Nanotech ...

Nanomaterials (NMs) are increasingly used in everything from cosmetics to electronics, and their inevitable release into ...

A Blueprint for Turning Waste into Wealth The ever-growing mountain of plastic waste poses a severe threat to global ...

Cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) allows us to observe samples in a preserved state that is close to their native form, making it a highly effective way to examine biological samples.

This starts at the chemical level: scientists can design a material’s structure to define how it reacts, binds, or transforms under specific conditions. Surface functionalization adds further ...

Since their discovery at Drexel University in 2011, MXenes — a family of nanomaterials with unique properties of durability, conductivity and filtration, among many others — has become the largest ...

Every day, more industrial processes are moving to a new, more active form of the materials they use. This new form is 1,000 times smaller than the micrometer-sized materials that have been common in ...

Nanomaterials are poised for widespread use in the construction industry, where they can offer significant advantages for a variety of applications ranging from making more durable concrete to ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Dimensions typically refer to the measurable extent of height, width, and depth, defining an object's presence in physical space. However, in the weird and wonderful quantum world ...

Despite advances in our understanding of molecular biology, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and conventional surgical procedures, cancer remains one of the leading causes of death in the world. 1 Current ...