Nanotechnology
The latest chemistry news and research on nanotechnology, including nanocatalysis, nanomedicine, nanoelectronics and nanobiotechnology, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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OpinionSmart sensors can help deliver India’s net zero targets
Metal oxide–polymer composites offer a nanotech sensing solution
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ResearchGraphene oxide sponge soaks up gold from electronic waste
Composite many times more effective at capturing gold than existing materials
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ResearchFirst example of communication in coupled molecular motors
A molecular motor that mimics macroscopic gears to convey complex and controlled functionalities
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ResearchProtecting wine from wildfire smoke taint with a nanotech coating
US researchers, prompted by vineyard losses from 2020 wildfires on the west coast, have developed protective cellulose nanofibre coatings for grapes
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NewsA decade on how has the EU’s €1 billion gamble to get graphene on the market fared?
Project helped take 2D materials into the mainstream but there’s still a long way to go
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ResearchCarbon’s anti-aromatic allotrope is ringing the changes
The first synthesis of an anti-aromatic ring of pure carbon using atom manipulation
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NewsExplainer: why have quantum dots won the 2023 Nobel prize?
Tiny particles that ‘added colour to nanotechnology’ have uses in TV screens, synthetic chemistry and medical devices
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Research‘Simplistic’ molecular motor avoids complex synthesis
Adsorbate motor contains no rotating parts, but moves with 100% unidirectionality and can transport cargo
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ResearchThree simple steps to make the longest graphene nanoribbon ever
With 147 fused benzene rings and 920 conjugated atoms, the nanoribbon shows optoelectronic properties that could compete with quantum dots
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OpinionWunmi Sadik: ‘I still see myself as the young girl explaining chemistry to my mother’
The interdisciplinary innovator on moving beyond silos and communicating the real-world impact of chemistry
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ResearchHigh-throughput exfoliation gets graphene fabrication rolling
A new technique transform the traditional ‘sticky-tape’ method into something scalable and efficient
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ResearchHigh-entropy alloy nanoparticles made with 17 different metals
Liquid gallium matrix enables mixing of elements that were otherwise immiscible
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ResearchTwisted carbon nanotubes make ideal replacements for damaged ligaments
Rabbits and sheep can still walk and jump normally after transplantation of synthetic ligaments
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ResearchNew allotrope of carbon synthesised
‘Superatomic’ cousin of graphene is made of linked fullerene subunits, and could spawn designer nanomaterials
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ArticleInspiring a new era of patient-centric medicines
Christian Jones discusses new formulations for drug delivery that put people first
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FeatureWhen will molecular electronics make the connection?
Computer chips based on single molecules may remain a work in progress, finds James Mitchell Crow but the technologies developed along the way are being used by chemists to explore their reactions
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ResearchCounting charge on a single nanoparticle
Electron holography enables new insights into catalytic particles
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NewsChemistry Nobel laureate Robert Curl dies at 88
Curl’s passing means that all three scientists who won the 1996 chemistry Nobel prize for discovering fullerenes are gone
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ResearchMolecular machine drills holes in antibiotic-resistant bacteria killing them
Bacteria aren’t able to develop resistance against nanomotor’s deadly action