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The emergence of form: New study expands horizons for DNA nanotechnology

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers explore a basic building block used in the fabrication of many DNA nanoforms. Known as a Holliday junction, this nexus of two segments of double stranded DNA has been used to form elaborate, self-assembling crystal lattices at the nano...

Jun 29, 2022

Using colloidal nanodiscs for 3D bioprinting tissues and tissue models

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Extrusion-based 3D printing of bio solids, or "bioprinting," is a promising approach to generating patient-specific, tissue-engineered grafts. However, a major challenge in bioprinting is that most currently used materials lack the versa...

Jun 29, 2022

"Ultrathin Films Used for Smartphone Touch Screens Can Capture, Measure World’s Superfast Events"

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanophotonics experts proved that ultrathin films can capture and measure very fast occurrences. Read to know more about this new development in nanotech.

Jun 29, 2022

Tracking a levitated nanoparticle with a mirror

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Sensing with levitated nanoparticles has so far been limited by the precision of position measurements. Now, researchers have demonstrated a new method for optical interferometry in which light scattered by a particle is reflected by a mirror. Thi...

Jun 29, 2022

Detecting fluorescence signals from nanoscale thin films: New possibilities in product labeling

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from INNOVENT e.V. and Ferdinand-Braun-Institut gGmbH have developed a measurement technique to detect nanoscale fluorescent thin films for the first time without using expensive laboratory equipment. Fluorescent thin films are used in...

Jun 29, 2022

Ultra-Small Nanodots Could Boost Na+ Storage Performance

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Antimony-based substances have good prospects as anode materials in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) because of their great hypothetical capacity. Unfortunately, the high volumetric growth and limited ion conduction in the electrolytic procedure preven...

Jun 29, 2022

Researcher Publishes Review Article on Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Nanosheets Accumulated on the Water Surface

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Rie Makiura, Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, published an overview study on the straightforward synthesis of nanosheet materials provided with high-precision nanoscale holes.

Jun 29, 2022

NIR-Triggered Prussian Blue Nanocubes for Antibacterial Therapy

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Although photosensitizers (PSs) are critical for light-driven antibacterial therapy, the complexity of their synthesis and high-temperature requirement limit the applications of PS in antibacterial treatment. In an article recently published in th...

Jun 29, 2022

Scientists Review Impact of Nanosensors for Cardiovascular Diseases Diagnosis

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one of the prominent causes of mortality and morbidity is different types of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, frequent monitoring and timely diagnosis could enable early detection and impro...

Jun 29, 2022

"Adaptable, Smart Nanoparticles that can Disperse in Liquids"

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Dispersion of nanoparticles (NPs) in a wide range of solvents is highly desirable for their application in sensing, self-assembly, optoelectronic devices, and the biomedical field. However, tuning the nanoparticle's solvent dispersion by chem...

Jun 29, 2022

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