Nanotechnology

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Sciences & Technology

Why you don’t want ‘phantom energy’ on a spacecraft

Measuring and removing unexpected ‘phantom’ levels of electricity from energy harvesting devices has been challenging – until now

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Sciences & Technology

Nano inks could change how we use energy

New research uses ‘phase change inks’ to control temperature in everyday environments – reducing our energy consumption for a sustainable climate future

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Sciences & Technology

Harvesting big energy from small movement

A new material designed to harvest up to 400 times more energy from movement than currently possible has potential applications in biomedicine and geospatial monitoring

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Sciences & Technology

The nanowires building greener nanodevices

A new material for nanowires, designed by computer simulations, paves the way for a new era of photonic and quantum electronic technologies, consuming less energy and reducing operating costs

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Sciences & Technology

Wearable devices that use human energy

The human body produces a tremendous amount of energy. Now, researchers are looking at different ways to capture, reuse and recycle this energy to power our electronic devices

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Sciences & Technology

New dimensions in colour

Animals like beetles and birds are teaching us new ways of understanding colour at a nanoscale, which could change the way we manufacture it

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Health & Medicine

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Under the Microscope

A smarter way to deliver drugs

Dr Georgina Such works with nanoparticles to deliver vaccines and drugs, but a breakthrough in the field could be life-changing for people with cancer

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Health & Medicine

Enlisting nanoparticles in the fight against superbugs

As antibiotics become less and less effective, researchers are turning to new ways to defeat drug-resistant bacteria like Golden Staph

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Sciences & Technology

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Podcast

Honey I shrunk the particles!

Nanodyamics, super sponges and jumping out of a plane in the name of science

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Sciences & Technology

Skydiving for science

A group of scientists investigating nanoparticles wanted to conduct an experiment in low gravity, so they decided to do it while free falling. See what happens next.