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Sensing Toxic Environmental Mercury
Scientists have developed a portable filter that can detect environmental mercury at 200 parts per billion.
NUS Sets Up Center For Advanced 2D Materials
The US$40 million center will focus on both fundamental research and commercialization.
Tweaking Nanomaterials With Lasers
Scientists demonstrate that simple, low-cost lasers can be used to modify nanomaterials, thereby enhancing their functionality.
Stronger Materials Based On Squid Suckers
Squid suckerins, proteins which form razor-sharp teeth in cephalopds, could be used to design new strong and malleable biomaterials.
Japanese Artists Used Nanometer-Thin Gold Leaf
X-ray fluorescence shows that ancient Japanese artists worked with delicate nanometer-thin gold leaf.
100,000 Dpi Nanoprinting Achieved
Super resolution, full color printing is now be possible with a new nanoplasmonic printing method using aluminum disks that can reach 100,000 dpi.
Synchrotron Uncovers Nanostructure Of Milk
Scientists say that understanding the nanostructure of milk could lead to the development of vitamin-enhanced milk or even new forms of drug delivery.
Scientists Invent Self-Healing Supercapacitors
Wearable electronics of the future could be powered by self-healing capacitors developed at NTU, which retain up to 85 percent of their electrical performance even after being cut five times.
Self-Assembling Peptide Nanogel For Burns
IBN's ultrashort peptide-based gel mimics extracellular matrix to promote superior skin regeneration.
