Antibiotic contamination in water is a growing global concern, threatening ecosystems and human health. Now, researchers have developed a novel biochar-based nanocomposite that can efficiently remove ...

Malignant cutaneous melanoma is the most invasive and metastatic type of skin cancer. Surgical resection, the conventional ...

Researchers from the Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, have developed a smart gel that responds to multiple stimuli for precise drug release. Gels that respond ...

The new breed of electronic devices is all-digital and nanosized. However, to make these devices work, innovative materials solutions are required. New research from an international team headed by ...

A new, 3D-printable polymer nanocomposite ink has incredible properties — and many applications in aerospace, medicine and electronics. Mechanical engineering researchers at Michigan Technological ...

A spray-applied nanocomposite coating kills over 99.99% of bacteria on touchscreens while resisting scratches, combining glass-like hardness with the flexibility needed for emerging foldable displays.

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Metalenses are ultrathin, flat surfaces that use nanostructures to focus light. They have attracted tremendous attention because they can overcome limitations of conventional ...

A recent article in the Journal of Polymer Science explores the development of chitosan–silanized hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) nanocomposite films, focusing on their structural, mechanical, and ...

Nanocomposites are defined as composite materials with two or more components, where at least one is a nanomaterial. Nanocomposite materials are made by embedding a reinforcing phase into a matrix ...