Nanomaterials are, as defined by Standford University's Environmental Health & Safety Department as "materials with a minimum of one external dimension that ranges in size between 1-100 nanometers [2.

Nanomaterials (NMs) are increasingly used in everything from cosmetics to electronics, and their inevitable release into ...

In recent years, the application of nanomaterials in life science has gradually become a research hotspot. With the continuous development of nanotechnology, nanomaterials have attracted much ...

Nanotechnology is rapidly transforming various industries, offering significant enhancements in electrical, optical, and mechanical properties. As the leading publication in this field, Nanotech ...

A Blueprint for Turning Waste into Wealth The ever-growing mountain of plastic waste poses a severe threat to global ...

Cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) allows us to observe samples in a preserved state that is close to their native form, making it a highly effective way to examine biological samples.

This starts at the chemical level: scientists can design a material’s structure to define how it reacts, binds, or transforms under specific conditions. Surface functionalization adds further ...

Since their discovery at Drexel University in 2011, MXenes — a family of nanomaterials with unique properties of durability, conductivity and filtration, among many others — has become the largest ...

Nanomaterials are poised for widespread use in the construction industry, where they can offer significant advantages for a variety of applications ranging from making more durable concrete to ...

Every day, more industrial processes are moving to a new, more active form of the materials they use. This new form is 1,000 times smaller than the micrometer-sized materials that have been common in ...