All Nanotechnology

Apatite-like mineral
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Feb 2016
Coloured scanning electron microscopy image of an apatite-like mineral.

New use discovered for graphene
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Jan 2016
Graphene has been found to be adept at filtering subatomic particles, by a team of UK scientists.

Invisible wires could improve solar efficiency
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Dec 2015
Scientists have found a way to improve solar cell design, improving efficiency and lowering the cos…

Electrical paper material developed
Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Dec 2015
Swedish scientists have developed a paper-like material with the ability to store electricity.

A hole new approach
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Dec 2015
Jemma Rowlandson tells us how nanoporous materials are set to take on the world, and win

Characterising the future of medicine
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Oct 2015
Nanotechnology offers great promise for the improvement of the treatment of a number of diseases. H…

New sensor for MRI and fluorescent imaging
Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Nov 2014
Nanoparticles capable of simultaneously performing fluorescent and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)…

Lipid membrane ink gives nanometre resolution
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Oct 2014
Lipid membranes have been used as a biological ‘ink’ to draw in the nanometre region in a new techn…

Rotating nanoparticles cause cancer cells to self-destruct
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Apr 2014
Magnetically controlled nanoparticles which force tumour cells to self-destruct could form part of …

On-demand nano-vaccines
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Feb 2014
Vaccines produced on the spot when and where a disease is breaking out might be possible thanks to …

Network nanotrain arrives on time
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Dec 2013
Powered by nanoscale motors and controlled by DNA – the latest tiny self-assembling transport netwo…

Nanoparticles by design
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Dec 2013
Researchers in Japan say they have succeeded in designing and creating multicomponent nanoparticles…

Carbon nanotube acts as size sorter
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Oct 2013
Tiny molecules passing through nanotubes can be propelled or slowed down depending on their size sa…

“Wandering meatloaf” snail’s teeth may improve solar cells
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Feb 2013
Materials Science
The teeth of a marine snail can be used to create less expensive, more efficient n…

The lightweight material 15 times stronger than steel
Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Feb 2013
Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed the strongest, lightest weight silica na…

Promising nanotechnology for nerve research
Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Dec 2012
University of Michigan researchers report success in developing polymer nanofiber technologies for …

Creating nanoscale rainbows
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Nov 2012
King’s College London scientists have discovered how to separate colours – “creating rainbows” usin…

Nanoparticles combat ageing
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Nov 2012
Spanish scientists have developed a nanodevice that may have applications in the future development…

Super nanoparticles assemble
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Oct 2012
Chemists from the University of Florida have developed a technique for growing new materials from n…

New technique shines light on nanomaterials
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Sep 2012
Advances in X-ray imaging have shone light on the three-dimensional shape of gold nanoparticles, an…