An illustration of the chain-reaction process that underlies the photon avalanching mechanism Columbia Engineering researchers have realized in their nanoparticles. In this process, the absorption…
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A schematic visualization of the ferritin nanoparticle with shortened coronavirus spike proteins, which is the basis of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate from Stanford. Credit: Duo…
Photoluminescence change of dual-color-emissive carbon dots (CDs) depending on their concentration. Blue- and red-emissions show different contributions with different interparticle distances. Credit: KAIST KAIST researchers…
Laboratory tests showed film containing silver-silica nanoparticles to be capable of eliminating 99.84% of SARS-CoV-2 particles after exposure for two minutes. Credit: Promaflex Laboratory tests…
Neighborly collaboration for catalysis. First, a number of nanoparticles of copper are isolated in a gas-filled nanotube. Researchers then use light to measure how they…
New research[1] presented at the 29th EADV Congress, EADV Virtual, shows that socks coated in zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) can prevent bromodosis (foot odor) and…
A close-up view of the RBD particle vaccine (green). Credit: Facility for Electron Microscopy Research (FEMR) at McGill University Changing the makeup of a specific…
MIT engineers have developed magnetic nanoparticles (shown in white squares) that can stimulate the adrenal gland to produce stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol.…
Made from curved gold-cysteine nanosheets that all twist in the same direction, the spiky nanoparticle achieved the highest complexity measured. It absorbs UV light and…
Phage shell docks on and inhibits the influenza virus. Credit: Barth van Rossum / FMP A new approach brings the hope of new therapeutic options…
Universal Novel Nanoparticle Flu Vaccine Protects Against 6 Influenza Viruses in Mice A novel nanoparticle vaccine that combines two major influenza proteins is effective in…
An influenza virus binds to receptors on a respiratory tract cell, allowing the virus to enter and infect the cell. Credit: U.S. Centers for Disease…
The tiny fragments of fungal cells could contribute to asthma, allergic reactions and ice cloud formation. Credit: Michael Lawler / UCI In a discovery that…
Nanotechnology and its applications across all areas of science. Credit: Professor Ventsislav Valev Dialing Up the Heat on Nanoparticles The ability of metallic nanoparticles to…
Large volume expansion during charging, the obstacle to using Si anodes in conventional liquid electrolytes, helps a Si anode composed of nanoparticles in solid electrolytes…
This is a set up for ultrafast spectroscopy, as used in the study. Credit: Maxim Pchenitchnikov, University of Groningen The efficiency of solar panels is…
A nanoreactor developed at Chalmers University of Technology visualizes the activity of individual catalytic nanoparticles. To identify the efficiency of each particle in the catalytic…
Artistic depiction of the system under study. As the size of the particles is reduced, the field enhancement increases. Credit: University of New Mexico Department…
This is an ultrafast glimpse of the photochemistry of the atmosphere. Credit: Matthias Kling Researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have explored the initial consequences…
This illustration depicts a specially fitted electrode tip on an atomic force microscope providing a nanoscale view of activity occurring at the interface of a…