Twisted carbon nanotubes could achieve significantly better energy storage than advanced lithium-ion batteries  - An international team of scientists, including two researchers who now work in the Center for Advanced Sensor Technology (CAST) at UMBC, has shown that twisted carbon nanotubes can store three times more energy per unit mass ...

 Confined water gets electric: Study reveals dielectric response of water in nanopores  - When water gets inside nanopores with sizes below 10 nanometers, new physics emerge: new phases of ice were observed and ultrafast proton transport was measured. Confined water also plays a role in biology, where aquaporins ...

 New nanoparticles boost immune system in mice to fight melanoma and breast cancer  - Vanderbilt researchers have developed a set of nanoparticles that stimulate the immune system in mice to fight cancer and may eventually do the same in humans.

 Inspired by cicada wings, researchers study the insects' antimicrobial properties to develop antibacterial surfaces  - Trillions of periodical cicadas—several species of the genus Magicicada that emerge every 13 or 17 years—broke soil across the Eastern U.S. this summer. News outlets likened the event to Armageddon, an apocalypse or an ...

 Researchers explore interplay between high-affinity DNA and carbon nanotubes  - Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have emerged as promising candidates for applications in biotechnology and nanoelectronics due to their exceptional physical and chemical properties. Despite their potential, challenges ...

 A laser-based method for measuring particle size distribution during the grinding process  - How pharmaceuticals act, how efficient catalysts are and how effective and accurate printing inks function all depend on the size of the nanoparticles they contain. However, there are as of yet no methods for monitoring the ...