Posts

Showing posts from July, 2023

Bringing the power of nanotechnology to particle physics

Image
  Bringing the power of nanotechnology to particle physics (Nanowerk News) Particle physicists are on the hunt for light. Not just any light, but a characteristic signal produced by the interaction of certain particles — like ghostly neutrinos, which are neutral fundamental particles with very low mass — with a detector that contains an atomic sea of liquefied noble gases. Even if it were brighter, this light signal would be undetectable by our eyes because it falls in the ultraviolet (UV) range of the electromagnetic spectrum. And just as our eyes are not equipped to see UV light, most conventional photodetector systems for particle physics experiments work much better in the visible range than they do in UV. However, new work at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is bringing the power of nanotechnology to particle physics in an effort to make photosensors work better in experimental environments where UV light is produced, like massive liquid argon-...

First electric nanomotor made from DNA material

Image
First electric nanomotor made from DNA material The tiny machine made of genetic material self-assembles and converts electrical energy into kinetic energy. The new nanomotors can be switched on and off, and the researchers can control the rotation speed and rotational direction. Be it in our cars, drills or the automatic coffee grinders – motors help us perform work in our everyday lives to accomplish a wide variety of tasks. On a much smaller scale, natural molecular motors perform vital tasks in our bodies. For instance, a motor protein known as ATP synthase produces the molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which our body uses for short-term storage and transfer of energy. While natural molecular motors are essential, it has been quite difficult to recreate motors on this scale with mechanical properties roughly similar to those of natural molecular motors like ATP synthase. A research team has now constructed a working nanoscale molecular rotary motor using the DNA origami method...

Improving crystal engineering with DNA

Image
  Improving crystal engineering with DNA (Nanowerk News) Northwestern investigators have demonstrated that fine-tuning DNA interaction strength can improve colloidal crystal engineering to enhance their use in creating an array of functional nanomaterials, according to a recent study published in ACS Nano ( "Programming Nucleation and Growth in Colloidal Crystals Using DNA" ). Chad Mirkin, PhD, professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, the George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, and director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology, was senior author of the study. Colloidal crystal engineering with DNA involves modifying nanoparticles into programmable atom equivalents, or “PAEs,” which are used to form colloidal crystals that can then be used for designing programmable, synthetic DNA sequences. Most recently, this process has focused on controlling crystal size and shape, however, eve...

Nanotechnology enhances the effectiveness of T cells that attack tumors

Image
  Nanotechnology enhances the effectiveness of T cells that attack tumors (Nanowerk News) Vanderbilt researchers are bolstering the fight against cancer with technology that enhances the effectiveness of T cells that attack tumors. The cutting-edge research was recently published in the journal Science Immunology ("STING-activating nanoparticles normalize the vascular-immune interface to potentiate cancer immunotherapy").                                                                                                                     Cancers co-opt both the immune and cardiovascular systems to fuel their own growth, researchers say. They do this in part by forming new blood vessels that pro...

Measuring nanocomposite structures with neutron and x-ray scattering

Image
  Measuring nanocomposite structures with neutron and x-ray scattering (Nanowerk News) Small-angle scattering of x-rays and neutrons is a useful tool for studying molecular and nanoparticle structures. So far, however, experiments have revealed a surprising lack of nanoparticle structure in certain nanocomposite materials – whose molecular skeletons are reinforced with nanoparticles previously treated with polymer adsorption. In a new approach detailed in EPJ E ("On the absence of structure factors in concentrated colloidal suspensions and nanocomposites"), Anne-Caroline Genix and Julian Oberdisse at the University of Montpellier, France, show that these patterns can only be produced through attractive interactions between nanoparticles with a diverse array of shapes and sizes. The duo’s results highlight the rapidly improving capabilities of small-angle scattering instruments, and could also help researchers to improve their techniques for studying nanocomposites – with appl...

Prof. Baoqing Sun | State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases | China | Best Researcher Award

Image
Prof. Baoqing Sun is an accomplished professor, researcher, and doctoral supervisor. She is the Director of the Office of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health and the Principal Investigator of the. State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases. in China. Congratulations on your best researcher award by scienceFather. She has published nearly 200 papers in Allergy, ERJ, and other academic journals as the first or corresponding author, and has edited several medical science books. Additionally, she has won many awards and has spoken at and chaired numerous academic conferences on allergic reactions. Furthermore, she has hosted national, provincial, and municipal continuing education courses on diagnosing and treating allergic diseases. Focusing on the monitoring and prevention of respiratory immune-related diseases, Prof. Baoqing Sun has established an allergic disease biospecimen bank and epidemiological clinical data platform to carry out big data mining and disease epidemiolog...

Prof. Peiqing Zhang | Ningbo University | China | Best Researcher Award

Image
Prof . Peiqing Zhang was born in 1983 in China. He received the B.S. degree in applied physics from Shantou University and the Ph.D. degree in optics from Sun Yat-sen University. He is now working as a researcher in Ningbo University. in China. Congratulations on your best researcher award by scienceFather. His research interests include Infrared materials and devices, Optical fiber and optical fiber sensing, Femtosecond laser micromachining. He has published more than 150 papers in international academic journals and applied for more than 50 invention patents.Dr. Zhang has more than 12 years of research experience in infrared materials and devices. He invented the composition optimization method of high-performance chalcogenide glasses, and developed a variety of chalcogenide glasses with excellent performance. He improved the laser direct writing preparation technology based on light field regulation, and developed a variety of chalcogenide glass photonic crystals and optical fiber ...

This speech delivered by Assoc Prof Dr. Zhenqiang Wang, Harbin Engineering University, China

Image
International Research Awards on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology    Website:  https://nanotechnology-conferences.sciencefather.com/awards/   #Nanotech #nanotechnology #Nanomaterials #Nanomedicine #Nanoparticles #Synthesis and Self Assembly of Nanomaterials #Nanoscale characterisation #Nanophotonics & Nanoelectronics #Nanobiotechnology #Nanocomposites #Nanomagnetism #Nanomaterials for Energy #Computational Nanotechnology #Commercialization of Nanotechnology #Nanotheranostics #Nanosensors and Actuators #Theranostic Device    International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology  Visit Our Website:  https://nanotechnology-conferences.sciencefather.com/ Visit Our Conference Nomination:  https://x-i.me/nanocon22  Visit Our Award Nomination:  https://x-i.me/nanoawa22 Contact us:  nanotech@sciencefather.com    Get Connected Here: ==================  Twitter :  https://twitter.co...

Assoc Prof Dr. Keju Ji | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | Best Researcher Award

Image
Assoc Prof Dr. Keju Ji is an associate professor at the College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. in China. Congratulations on your best researcher award by scienceFather. He is the deputy director of Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Bionic Functional Materials. His research interests include Micro/nano manufacturing technology, bionic adhesive materials, and industrialization of bionic interface materials. He broke through the key technical bottleneck of large-scale manufacturing of bionic adhesive materials for harsh environments such as high temperature, oxidation, radiation, and vacuum. And he established two companies in China for bionic adhesive materials in 2019 and 2022 respectively. The products have been widely used in the non-destructive manipulation of interfaces in the pan-semiconductor industry and the aerospace field. He successfully promoted bionic adhesive technology from the laboratory to the market th...

Assoc Prof Dr. Hui ZHANG | Xi'an Jiaotong University | China | Best Rese...

Image
Assoc Prof Dr. Hui ZHANG got his Ph.D in Xi’an Jiaotong University in China. in 2016, and got his Ph.D in City University of Hong Kong in 2017. Congratulations on your best researcher award by scienceFather. Now he is an associate professor of Xi’an Jiaotong University. He focused on surface texturing and hydrophobic/hydrophilic surface for years and published about 20 SCI peer view papers. His designed surface textures have been successfully applied to gear spacers in differential boxes of heavy vehicles and the reduction of wear is up to 18 %. Congratulations for Best wishes for your Future. International Research Awards on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology    Website:  https://nanotechnology-conferences.sciencefather.com/awards/   #Nanotech #nanotechnology #Nanomaterials #Nanomedicine #Nanoparticles #Synthesis and Self Assembly of Nanomaterials #Nanoscale characterisation #Nanophotonics & Nanoelectronics #Nanobiotechnology #Nanocomposites #Nanomagne...

Prof Dr. Emad Aly | Ain Shams | Egypt | Best Researcher Award

Image
Prof. Emad Aly graduated with first honors and excellent degrees from the Department of Mathematics, Ain Shams University . in Egypt. Congratulations on your best researcher award by scienceFather. From the same university, he then obtained two degrees of a General and Specialized Diploma in Applied Mathematics with excellent degrees in both. As a result, he was top of the class of postgraduates (years: 1995-1996). In 1999, ASU honorably awarded Emad a M.Sc. in Heat and Mass Transfer. In 2003, Emad was awarded three scholarships from King Faisal Foundation (KSA), Leeds University (UK) and Royal Society of London in order to continue his studies of the second M.Sc. in Computational Fluid Mechanics. From there, he obtained a Ph.D. studentship from Loughborough University (UK) in Applied Mathematics for Engineering and completed it in 2007. He has worked and continues to work, in close collaboration with scientists from all over the world: India, China, UK, Romania, USA, France, Switzer...

Assoc Prof Dr. Yanjun Liu | Southern University of Science and Technology | Best Researcher Award

Image
Prof. Ying Chieh Lee is the. College of Semiconductor & Advanced Technology Research/ National Sun Yat-Sen University. IN Taiwan . Congratulations on your best researcher award by scienceFather. His research interests include Thin Film Technology, Electrical Ceramics, Recycled Materials, and nanomaterials. He was promoted from associate professor to full professor with tenure in 2013. He has published more than 90 papers in reputed journals. Congratulations for Best wishes for your Future. International Research Awards on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology    Website:  https://nanotechnology-conferences.sciencefather.com/awards/   #Nanotech #nanotechnology #Nanomaterials #Nanomedicine #Nanoparticles #Synthesis and Self Assembly of Nanomaterials #Nanoscale characterisation #Nanophotonics & Nanoelectronics #Nanobiotechnology #Nanocomposites #Nanomagnetism #Nanomaterials for Energy #Computational Nanotechnology #Commercialization of ...

An unexpected antenna for nanoscale light sources

Image
An unexpected antenna for nanoscale light sources The fast switching and modulation of light is at the heart, among other things, of modern data transfer, in which information is sent through fibre optic cables in the shape of modulated light beams. It has been possible for several years now to miniaturise light modulators and to integrate them into chips, but the light sources themselves – light emitting diodes (LEDs) or lasers – still pose problems to engineers. A team of researchers at ETH Zurich led by Prof. Lukas Novotny, together with colleagues at EMPA in Dübendorf and at ICFO in Barcelona, have now found a new mechanism by which tiny but efficient light sources could be produced in the future.The results of their research have recently been published in the scientific journal Nature Materials ( "Exciton-assisted electron tunnelling in van der Waals heterostructures" ). Trying the unexpected“ To achieve this, we first had to try the unexpected”, says Novotny. For sever...

Prof. Wu Cai | China University of Mining and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award

Image
Assoc Prof Dr. Keju Ji is an associate professor at the College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. in China. Congratulations on your best researcher award by scienceFather. He is the deputy director of Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Bionic Functional Materials. His research interests include Micro/nano manufacturing technology, bionic adhesive materials, and industrialization of bionic interface materials. He broke through the key technical bottleneck of large-scale manufacturing of bionic adhesive materials for harsh environments such as high temperature, oxidation, radiation, and vacuum. And he established two companies in China for bionic adhesive materials in 2019 and 2022 respectively. The products have been widely used in the non-destructive manipulation of interfaces in the pan-semiconductor industry and the aerospace field. He successfully promoted bionic adhesive technology from the laboratory to the market throu...

Dr. Sushila Singh | Deparment of Chemistry, CCS,Haryana Agricultural University,Hisar,Haryana | India | Best Researcher Award

Image
Dr. Sushila Singh | Deparment of Chemistry, CCS,Haryana Agricultural University,Hisar,Haryana | India | Best Researcher Award International Research Awards on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Website: https://nanotechnology-conferences.sciencefather.com/awards/ Blog : https://nanotechconferences2022.blogspot.com/

Chemists create nanomachines by breaking them apart

Image
  Chemists create nanomachines by breaking them apart  "Every act of creation," Picasso famously noted, "is first an act of destruction." Taking this concept literally, researchers in Canada have now discovered that "breaking" molecular nanomachines basic to life can create new ones that work even better.   The image illustrates how the fabrication of nanomachines using one green component (top) leads to a simple functional unit while the fabrication of similar nanomachines using three components (blue, orange and green) allows creating functional units with novel regulation properties (e.g., more or less sensitive -i.e. cooperative or anti-cooperative- and a timer function). (Image: Caitlin Monney) Evolved over millions of years Life on Earth is made possible by tens of thousands of nanomachines that have evolved over millions of years. Often made of proteins or nucleic acids, they typically contain thousands of atoms and are less than 10,000 times the si...