Researchers from the Universities of Alicante and Houston discover a new more efficient and sustainable catalyst

by Universidad de Alicante

4 years ago
Nanotechnology, catalyst

This technology can help achieve the goal of decarbonising our economy set by the European Union

Understanding the nanotechnology in COVID-19 vaccines

by CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society

4 years ago
nanotechnology, covid19, vaccines

Lipid nanoparticles are a vital component of the new Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, playing a key role in protecting and transporting the mRNA effectively to the right place in ce...

Smart fluorescent molecular switches based on boron-based compounds

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

4 years ago
molecular switch, boron, nanotechnology

Scientists have developed extremely stable molecular switches of high luminosity that self-assemble into 1D nanostructures and form gel-like materials. These molecular switches can be used in biomedic...

In celebration of today’s World Day against Pancreatic Cancer: spotlighting VHIO-led discovery

by Vall d’Hebron

5 years ago
pancreatic cancer, nanotechnology, micropeptides

As a notoriously ‘silent’ disease in terms of identifiable symptoms, pancreatic cancer generally manifests itself at late and advanced stages, with only 20% of patients as candidates for curati...

Getting specific about nanomaterials

by European Commission - Joint Research Centre

6 years ago
EU, nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, healthcare, regulatory instruments

The JRC just released a report clarifying the key concepts and terms used in the European Commission's nanomaterial definition.

New applications for encapsulated nanoparticles with promising properties

by Universidad del País Vasco

6 years ago
nanoparticles, Particles, polymer, nanotechnology, nanoscience

Semiconductor nanocrystals have been efficiently encapsulated into polymers and offer great stability in terms of their optical properties and fluorescence control

Nanoporous graphene membranes as smart filters and sensors

by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

7 years ago
graphene membrane with pores, nanotechnology

'Science' publishes a new milestone in graphene research, as a result of a collaboration between CiQUS, 'Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia' (ICN2) and 'Donostia International Physics C...

Lipid nanoparticles for gene therapy

by Universidad del País Vasco

8 years ago
gene therapy, nanotechnology, Lipid nanoparticles

The journal is taking a fresh look at the advances made in this system over the last 25 years, and has included a piece of work by the PharmaNanoGene group of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Coun...

IBEC: Training the next generation of advanced microscopy experts

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

8 years ago
Advanced microscopy techniques, nanotechnology, training

An IBEC group has been awarded EU funding to coordinate a project that aims to train a new generation of researchers in the science and technology of Scanning Probe Microscopes.

Subatomic silver clusters that self-assemble on cyclic peptide nanotubes

by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

9 years ago
nanotechnology, Metal clusters, nanotube, molecules

CiQUS researchers and the Institute of Technological Research of the USC described, for the first time the way small clusters of silver metal set weak interactions with other organic molecules. These ...

PLAST4FUTURE enhances injection moulding production technology

by ICN2 Instituto Catalán de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología

9 years ago
plastic products, injection moulding production technology, nanotechnology

This European Project, led by the Technical University of Denmark and with ICN2 as one of its partners through Dr. Nikos Kehagias and ICREA Prof. Dr. Clivia Sotomayor-Torres, developed a technology th...

System created at ICN2 could add new functionalities to silicon chips

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

9 years ago
chips, MEMS, nanotechnology, flexoelectricity

Researchers at the Catalan Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) have created the first integrated flexoelectric microelectromechanical system on silicon. This research, published in Nat...