While policy debates over fire- safety standards and flame retardants rage on, researchers at the National Institute of Standards & Technology are developing new types of fire-blocking technology. One ...

Researchers have introduced a new way to improve textile-based filters by coating them with a type of two-dimensional nanomaterial called MXene. (Nanowerk News) Despite improvements to air filtration ...

Streetlights keep us safe at night but also contribute to global carbon emissions. Lighting accounts for 20% of the world's electricity consumption and nearly 6% of greenhouse gas emissions. Now, ...

Ultra-Ever Dry is a spray coating with some sort of proprietary nanomaterial which makes it both ridiculously superhydrophobic and surprisingly oleophobic. It has the rare distinction of repelling ...

An international group of researchers is designing an inkable nanomaterial that they claim could one day turn into a spray-on electronic component for lightweight, ultra-thin, and flexible devices and ...

Researchers have developed a magnetic nanomaterial that can kill bone cancer cells and support bone regeneration at the same ...

(Nanowerk News) A coating designed for clothing could help reduce industrial injuries due to scalding, say Chinese scientists ("Can superhydrophobic surfaces repel hot water?" – free access article).

In 2025, as the Paris Agreement marks its tenth year since its signing, the global energy structure has entered a critical transformation phase. While solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have become an ...

An international team of scientists is developing an inkable nanomaterial that they say could one day become a spray-on electronic component for ultra-thin, lightweight and bendable displays and ...