Metal-based nanoparticles are transforming food packaging by enhancing antimicrobial protection, shelf life, and barrier ...

Fungi may not seem like an obvious power source, but researchers have proven they can offer a sustainable and renewable way ...

Bristol Composites Institute, School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, U.K. Bristol Composites Institute, School of Civil, Aerospace ...

Twenty-four hours ahead of the freeze, farm workers were up until 3 a.m., spraying trees with a cellulose solution developed at Penn State University. It insulates them, keeping them slightly ...

Again, the materials may be useful in sensing. I’m particularly proud of a colourless rubbery material we made with cellulose nanocrystals inside. When it’s pressed or stretched, it becomes coloured.

School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia–Maryland Regional College of Veterinary ...

The findings have been published in ACS Nano ("Minimum Free-Energy Shapes of Ag Nanocrystals: Vacuum vs Solution"). Simulated predicted shape distribution for magic-sized silver clusters (purple ...

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States Renewable Bioproducts Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia ...

Front from left to right: Cuboctahedron and rhombic dodecahedron. Image credit: Carlos L. Bassani and Michael Engel Scientists and engineers use nanocrystals in sensors, in catalysts, and for drug ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Jeffrey Youngblood, a Purdue University researcher, has increased the strength and resilience of cement by integrating patent-pending chemically modified cellulose nanocrystals ...