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Researchers at the California NanoSystems Institute and the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center say they have developed a new way to treat pancreatic tumours using a mesoporous silica nanobubble containing not one but two chemotherapy drugs that work together in synergy. The treatment appears to work as well (in mice with the disease) as the current […]

It is possible to modulate the nanoscale morphology of “supramolecular” self-assemblies of small organic molecules by simply changing the nature of the light that triggers the self-assembly process itself, say researchers in France and Germany. Although this type of process is known to occur in metallic nanoparticles, this is the first time that it has […]

“Non-filling” carbon-coated porous silicon microparticles might be used to make an ultrahigh performance lithium-ion battery anode material, according to new experiments by researchers at Stanford University and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California. An electrode fabricated from the microparticles has a high reversible specific capacity of around 1500 mAh/g over 1000 cycles thanks to […]

When carbon nanotubes are made, a mixture of single-, double- and multi-walled nanotubes are produced. The nanomaterials are also produced as a mix of both metallic and semiconducting tubes. This is a real problem when trying to make electronic devices from these structures because, ideally, either semiconducting or metallic tubes are needed depending on the […]

A single atomic layer of “wrinkled” graphene deposited upon a polyester film is not as stiff as flat graphene on the same substrate, according to new experiments by researchers at the University of Manchester in the UK. This new result is vital for understanding how wrinkled graphene deforms since the material is increasingly being used […]