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How SEM/EDS Works and Its Applications in Materials Science

by Aimee Cichocki

This versatile technique offers insight into the structure and composition of a range of materials

3D carbon nanotubes on dark background

Nanomaterials: Organizing Matter at the Nanoscale

by Ajay P. Manuel

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Introducing a Next-Generation High-Performance Nanoparticle Analyzer

by Hyperion Analytical

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New 'Acoustic Tweezers' Move Tiny Bioparticles

by Virginia Tech

Researchers manipulate cells and particles via sound waves

a close of photo of a golden electrochemical sensor used for detecting trace amounts of fentanyl

Nanotubes, Nanoparticles, and Antibodies Detect Tiny Amounts of Fentanyl

by University of Pittsburgh

Newly developed sensor is six orders of magnitude more sensitive than the next best thing

microscopic image of gold nanoparticle decorated polymer particles, which are mostly pink and spherical in shape with their surfaces dotted with many bright spots, on a black background

Good as Gold—Improving Infectious Disease Testing with Gold Nanoparticles

by Tohoku University

New method called self-organized precipitation allows for more efficient use of AU-NP in disease ?detection techniques

The left half of the image is an electron microscopic image of nanoparticles seen as dark grey circles on a light grey background. The right half of the image shows the same nanoparticles as black dots attacking basal-like breast cancer cells shown in yellow with blue normal cells behind them.

GPS Nanoparticle Platform Precisely Delivers Therapeutic Payload to Cancer Cells

by Penn State

Equipped with novel homing abilities, the platform activates in cancer environments to release gene-editing tools

A person draws water from a kitchen tap into a clear electric kettle with white tile backsplash and wooden counters in the background

Want Fewer Microplastics in Your Tap Water? Try Boiling It First

by American Chemical Society

Study finds that boiling calcium-rich water can remove up to 90 percent of nano- and microplastic contaminants

a hand turns on a burner on a natural gas stove, showing blue flames on a black and stainless steel stove

You May Breathe In More Nanoparticles from Your Gas Stove than from Car Exhaust

by Purdue University

Gas stoves emit nanocluster aerosol that may get deep into your respiratory system, study shows

Two round clumps of gold and silver spheres sit next to each other on top of a bed of red and white spheres. The gold and silver spheres represent gold and palladium atoms while the white and red spheres represent silicon and oxygen atoms, respectively.

Towards More Efficient Catalysts

by Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Researchers expand ways to improve the selectivity of catalytic reactions

a small orange towel and bright magenta fleece in an open front-loading washing machine

When Nanoplastics Are Not What They Seem

by Empa Materials Science & Technology

Researchers find that oligomers, not just nanoplastics, are released during the washing of polyester textiles

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Wobbling Particles in the Sky

by Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization

Scientists were able to track non-spherical particles of size smaller than 1 millimeter with unprecedented accuracy

Top view of bottled water

Bottled Water Can Contain Thousands of Previously Uncounted Tiny Plastic Bits

by Columbia Climate School

A new microscopic technique zeroes in on the poorly explored world of nanoplastics