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Electric nanomotor made from DNA material: Synthetic rotary motors at the nanoscale perform mechanical work

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A research team has succeeded for the first time in producing a molecular electric motor using the DNA origami method. The tiny machine made of genetic material self-assembles and converts electrical energy into kinetic energy. The new nanomotors ...

Jul 21, 2022

CuO Nanoflakes Synthesized from E-Waste

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The production of nitrogen oxide (NiO) enriched copper oxide (CuO) nanoflakes from discarded flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs) utilizing micro recycling methods is the subject of a recent paper published in the journal Scientific Reports.

Jul 21, 2022

Newly Developed Nanoparticle Vaccines That Target Melanoma May Fight Cancer

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists developed a nanoparticle vaccine combination that may fight cancer. Is this the fulfillment of a long-time cancer-fighting promise? Read to find out.

Jul 21, 2022

Nanomembrane System Harvests and Purifies Exosomes from Tears

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Going to the doctor might make you want to cry, and according to a new study, doctors could someday put those tears to good use. In ACS Nano, researchers report a nanomembrane system that harvests and purifies tiny blobs called exosomes from tears...

Jul 21, 2022

At the Water’s Edge: Self-Assembling 2D Materials at a Liquid–Liquid Interface

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Molecular 2D materials find immense applications in materials science, owing to their wide structural variety and easy controllability. Establishing a simple and efficient method for their synthesis is, therefore, important. Now, scientists from J...

Jul 21, 2022

Light-Powered Nanomotors Perform as Ultrasmall Energy Converters

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the University of Texas (UT) have designed a solid-state, optical nanomotor that uses light to power functional devices at the nanoscale — without the challenges that hinder nanomotors operating in liquid environments. According to ...

Jul 21, 2022

Appear Inc. launches new graphene battery packs

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Appear Inc. has announced the launch of its high-performance, fast-charge, longer-lasting battery packs for electric vehicles. Appear's graphene battery packs can be fully charged in less than 60 minutes. Appear's latest battery cells of...

Jul 21, 2022

First electric nanomotor made from DNA material

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The molecular motor made of genetic material self-assembles and converts electrical energy into kinetic energy. The new nanomotors can be switched on and off, and the researchers can control the rotation speed and rotational direction.

Jul 21, 2022

COVID Virus May Tunnel through Nanotubes from Nose to Brain

Scientific American   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanotubes may provide a cunning answer to the mystery of how the virus that causes COVID infects neurons and produces long-lasting neurological symptoms

Jul 20, 2022

Spinning rotors made from DNA could power minuscule machines

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Building devices at the nanoscale is difficult because small molecules move about randomly, but now researchers have made a working rotor using DNA

Jul 20, 2022

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