Scientists have developed a light-activated coating for filtration membranes - the kind used in water treatment facilities, at semiconductor manufacturing sites and within the food and beverage industry - to make them self-cleaning, eliminating the need ...
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Water nanofiltration membranes that can clean themselves

Scientists have developed a light-activated coating for filtration membranes - the kind used in water treatment facilities, at semiconductor manufacturing sites and within the food and beverage industry - to make them self-cleaning, eliminating the need to shut systems down in order to repair them.
 
 

Nanotechnology researchers develop a noninvasive Covid-19 breathalyzer

Researchers have developed a prototype device that non-invasively detected COVID-19 in the exhaled breath of infected patients.
 
 

Toward an ultrahigh energy density capacitor

Defects turn common material into a highly efficient capacitor.
 
 

Living pollution sensors made from plant-nanomaterial hybrids

Researchers demonstrated that living MOF-plant nanobiohybrids can be used for the detection of various toxic metal ions and organic pollutants.
 
 

Vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays stabilize homeotropic liquid crystal devices

Understanding the alignment phenomena of a nematic liquid crystals on nanostructured surfaces remains an important area of research, as the alignment process determines the LC's molecular orientation and conformation - which influence the LC's optical and electro-optical characteristics in modern LCDs. Researchers report that an inorganic nanostructured surface - vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays - can be employed as the alignment agent to design an electro-optic homeotropic LC device.

 
 

Ultrafast electrons in magnetic oxides: a new direction for spintronics?

For the first time, scientists were able to observe how electronic charge excitation changes electron spin in metal oxides in an ultrafast and inphase manner.
 
 

No limit yet for carbon nanotube fibers

Researchers have made their strongest and most conductive fibers yet, made of long carbon nanotubes through a wet spinning process.
 
 

Promising strategies to enhance separation selectivity of nanofiltration

Scientists summarize recent developments in the field of nanofiltration and provide guidance for potential future approaches to improve the selectivity of nanofiltration membranes.
 
 

How nanomaterials inspired by insect wings are able to destroy bacteria on contact

New anti-bacterial surfaces are being developed, featuring different nanopatterns that mimic the deadly action of insect wings, but scientists are only beginning to unravel the mysteries of how they work.