#nanoparticles

#nanoparticles

A new way of probing nanometre-scale particles of a single chemical element has revealed that they have markedly different properties from larger chunks of the same element.

A new reflective display could shatter those restrictions with resolutions beyond the limit of human perception. In a recent study in Nature, scientists describe a reflective retina e-paper that can display color video on screens smaller than two square millimeters across. The researchers used nanoparticles whose size and spacing affect how light is scattered, tuning them to create red, green and blue subpixels.

Imagine walking into your home at night and being gently greeted by the soft, natural glow of your favorite houseplants. It sounds like something out of a science fiction novel, but thanks to the innovative team at South China Agricultural University, this futuristic vision is quickly becoming a reality. Their groundbreaking research is transforming ordinary houseplants into living night lights using glow-inducing nanoparticles, creating a new way to blend nature

Your morning hair routine might be exposing you to as much pollution as standing in dense traffic, research has suggested. A study found heat-based hair styling, such as straightening, curling or blow drying, emits chemicals when used with hair creams, lotions and serums. Researchers found that a 10- to 20-minute heat-based hair care routine exposes a person to upward of 10 billion nanoparticles that are directly deposited into the lungs - that's the equivalent pollution of standing in motorway traffic.