A team from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) developed a novel nanostructure embedded into a semiconductor nanofibre that results in superb conductivity. The nanocomposite addresses a key ...

JEC Composites Magazine: Could you briefly describe your organisation? Mason Mincey: Founded in 2021 by Derek Saltzman alongside, Matthew Jaeger, Patrick Michel and me, Soarce is developing a new ...

Decades of research have failed to decipher the atomic-scale mechanism by which carbon nanofibres grow out of vapour. High-resolution microscopy shows that the carbon atoms have a bumpy ride.

Surfers and watersports enthusiasts that would like to enjoy their favorite pastime in waters with sharks, may be interested in a new range of shark proof wetsuits constructed using shark bite ...

A research team has successfully concocted a novel nanofiber solution that creates thin, see-through air filters that can remove up to 90 per cent of PM2.5 particles and achieve high air flow of 2.5 ...

Harnessing biological activity Tamer Uyar (left), Mohsen Alishahi and colleagues are using the botanical compound lawsone to create nanofibre-coated cotton bandages that combat infection and help ...

A type of paper that has the thermal properties of glass but is flexible, foldable and optically transparent has been fabricated by scientists in Japan (Adv. Mater. 21, 1595–1598; 2009). The key to ...

Tiny forces: measuring the effect of swimming bacteria. (Courtesy: Rhett S Miller / UC Regents) A tiny “force probe” that can measure sub-piconewton forces when inserted directly into liquid media has ...

Researchers at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, have successfully developed a next-generation uniform prototype that employs nanofibres to safeguard Australian troops from chemical and ...

Chennai: SASTRA Deemed University has developed a nanofibre patch with signalling molecules that shows potential in reducing scar tissue and regenerating heart cells after a heart attack. The patch, ...

Novel cellulose nanofibre technology is being trialled as a non-chemical approach to foliar disease control in Extase winter wheat. At Agrovista’s AgX trial site in Northamptonshire, the firm’s soil ...

Our kidneys perform the function of filtering blood to remove all toxic wastes from the body. In people with reduced kidney function or kidney failure, the blood does not get filtered properly which ...