In order to create new and more efficient computers, medical devices, and other advanced technologies, researchers are turning to nanomaterials: materials manipulated on the scale of atoms o... Read more
The thermochromic liquid changing color in reaction to a change in temperature Nanowires that form and disperse as the temperature changes form the basis of a robust thermochromic liquid A s... Read more
Science-fiction writers have long envisioned human–machine hybrids that wield extraordinary powers. However, “super plants” with integrated nanomaterials may be much closer to reality than c... Read more
Texas A&M University researchers are developing a new kind of flame-retardant coating using renewable, nontoxic materials readily found in nature, which could provide even... Read more
Study provides insight into how nanoparticles interact with biological systems Personal electronic devices — smartphones, computers, TVs, tablets, screens of all kinds — are a si... Read more
NANOMATERIALS COULD MEAN MORE ALGAE OUTBREAKS FOR WETLANDS, WATERWAYS The last 10 years have seen a surge in the use of tiny substances called nanomaterials in agrochemicals like pesticides... Read more
Study IDs ‘white graphene’ architecture with unprecedented hydrogen storage capacity Rice University engineers have zeroed in on the optimal architecture for storing hydrogen in “white graph... Read more
Scalable and cost-effective manufacturing of thin film devices Engineers at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and Oregon State University are developing a new method of processing nanomateria... Read more
Transparent window coatings that keep buildings and cars cool on sunny days. Devices that could more than triple solar cell efficiencies. Thin, lightweight shields that block thermal detecti... Read more
