Nanoscience can offer solutions, not only problems, to environmental challenges, addressing pollution and enhancing ...

Scientists are more concerned than the average American about potential health and environmental problems associated with nanotechnology, according to a new survey. The concerns of the scientific ...

Nanotechnology is the use of materials that are one-billionth of a meter (a nanometer) in size. One of its potential uses is to clean up whatever is contaminating water supplies. Analytical chemist ...

Researchers developed a nanotech pesticide that delivers rapid and long-term protection, boosts plant health, and reduces risks to the environment. (Nanowerk News) Farmers worldwide rely on pesticides ...

A pioneering method to simulate how nanoparticles move through the air could boost efforts to combat air pollution, a study suggests. (Nanowerk News) Tiny particles found in exhaust fumes, wildfire ...

Microplastics are a major environmental issue, and new reports show that washing plastic containers in the dishwasher could ...

With recent studies having established the presence of nano and microplastic particles in the respiratory systems of both human and bird populations, new research has modeled what happens when people ...

The innovation centers around thin, fiber-like strips of titanium dioxide (TiO 2), a compound widely used in solar cells, gas sensors, and self-cleaning surfaces. The material was created through a ...

In an era where clean water is becoming one of the most contested resources on Earth, a chemist at Virginia Tech University is helping lead the charge with groundbreaking research into nanotechnology ...

After working closely together during the development process, NANO Nuclear Energy intends to transfer all the rights to the ...