A variety of naturally occurring bioactive plants for the treatment of many diseases exist, and these plants have been widely used for millennia around the world due to their small side effects and ...

Solar technology is approaching a new future thanks to pioneering steps in nanotechnology. One such development is Nextgen Nano’s patented Polypower, which uses biopolymers in solar cells, and is part ...

Machine learning, with its ability to analyze large datasets and identify patterns, is particularly well-suited to address the challenges presented by the vast and complex data generated in ...

In July 2020, Promethean Particles won an Institute of Physics Business Innovation Award for solving a key fluid-mechanics problem enabling the use of supercritical fluids for the large-scale ...

Materials scientists are exploring the physical properties of MXenes, a fast-growing family of two-dimensional materials with potential for many nanotechnology applications. A research team led by ...

Penn State will receive $5 million over four years from the National Science Foundation to establish a National Center for Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge (NACK). Penn State has been ...

Some day soon, in a remote village in the developing world, a health worker will put a drop of a patient's blood on a piece of plastic about the size of a coin. Within minutes, a full diagnostic ...

One of the primary concerns in nanoethics is the safety and risk assessment of nanomaterials. Due to their small size and unique properties, nanomaterials may exhibit different toxicological profiles ...