Nanotech Boosts Water Safety and Sustainable Industry
Nanotechnology for Safer Water Systems and Sustainable industrial Growth by @antgrasso #Sustainability #EmergingTech #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/alx1HMT8s1
Microplastics Ubiquitous in Brains, Concentrate Near Tumors
Microplastics and nanoplastics were found in 100% of healthy brains, 99.4% of diseased brains, with much higher concentrations adjacent to brain tumors https://t.co/8BDxeOtXJr https://t.co/rB0at3ADl2
Graphene Filter Captures and Electrically Zaps Bacteria
📰 🧪 James Tour Group in the News: Graphene filter grabs bacteria to kill them with a zapAn article features Rice research that developed a technique to turn […] https://t.co/DXX7NML3EQ
Graphene Oxide Nanofluids Cool Solar Modules Efficiently
Cooling solar modules with nanofluids based on graphene oxide, Mxene #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/KiDtc1yi4D
Controlled Disorder Enables Compact, Multifunctional Optical Metasurfaces
A mosaic metasurface design integrates eleven optical functions, claiming that controlled disorder can enhance performance and reduce space requirements in optical systems. https://t.co/1Gk4xSS7s1
Roll‑to‑Roll System Prints 300 Visible Metalenses per Second
A fully automated roll-to-roll platform now enables the production of 300 visible metalenses per second, overcoming key manufacturing barriers and advancing the scalable commercialization of flat optics for next-generation photonic devices. metasurfaces
AI Trains Electron Microscope to Match Human Vision
A decade of imaging. Compressed into three months. Here’s how MIT CSAIL & Harvard taught an electron microscope to see like you do: https://t.co/qC3zVck0HF https://t.co/kMTptacRMD
MOFs Earn 2025 Nobel, Revolutionizing Water and Gas Capture
Researchers working on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The latest edition of PeriodicGraphics in C&EN looks at applications of MOFs, including water harvesting, gas storage, and more: https://cen.acs.org/materials/metal-organic-frameworks/mof-metal-organic-framework-adsorption/104/web/2026/03
MRNA Nanoparticles Teach Beta Cells to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
As a medical school professor, I can tell you: what we've been doing for type 1 diabetes is managing, not curing. University of Chicago scientists just changed the game. They developed mRNA-loaded nanoparticles that deliver genetic instructions directly to insulin-producing beta cells,...
Nanodiscs Reveal Antibody Interactions for HIV, Ebola Vaccines
Nanodisc technology enables viral surface proteins from HIV and Ebola to be studied within lifelike membrane environments, offering new insights into antibody interactions and accelerating the development of next-generation vaccines. vaccinedesign
Flip‑Flop Steps Power Wearable Medical Devices via Graphene
📰 🧪 James Tour Group in the News: Wearable generator powers medical devices with every step of a flip-flopAn article features Rice research that has adapted laser-induced graphene […] https://t.co/R9H7Ozu1pL
Targeted mRNA Nanoparticles Halt Lung Tumors and Cachexia
Follistatin mRNA delivered via targeted lipid nanoparticles enables a dual therapeutic effect by simultaneously suppressing lung tumor growth and preventing cancer-associated muscle wasting (cachexia). https://t.co/56fCFZU0vk
Light Improves Electrical Performance of Low‑Temp 2D Materials
🧪⚛️ Disorder and illumination - how shining light on 2D systems at low temperatures can sometimes dramatically improve electrical properties, including a preprint from this week. https://t.co/86FPuy8rht
Graphene Oxide Fuel
A novel interface engineering method boosts graphene oxide fuel cell power density to 0.7 W/cm², matching commercial fluorine-based membranes and advancing eco-friendly hydrogen energy solutions. fuelcells
Light‑Powered Nanorobots Capture and Relocate Bacteria Precisely
Light-driven nanorobots, smaller than a micron, can now hunt, capture, and relocate bacteria with precision, offering new possibilities for targeted manipulation in microbiology and biomedical research. nanotechnology