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Quick COVID breathalyzer could allow mass screening in public places

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According to experts, bringing an end to the pandemic will require rapid screening of people attending large gatherings, such as conferences and weddings. Even those who are asymptomatic can still transmit COVID-19 to others, making it important t...

Feb 2, 2022

ORNL Scientists Use Electron Beam for Precision Machining of Nanoscale Cube Systems

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Drilling with the beam of an electron microscope, scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory precisely machined tiny electrically conductive cubes that can interact...

Feb 2, 2022

Nanomedicine can be Improved with More Predictive In Vitro Assays

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Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines are a prime example of the promising field of nanomedicine. But progress in the design and application of nanoparticles as efficient delivery vehicles for...

Feb 2, 2022

New Nanowire-Based Sensor Suitable for Gum Disease Monitoring

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A recent work published in the journal ACS Omega describes a simple and controlled production of Pt@Pd nanowires (NWs) with excellent catalytic performance in a non-compacted core-shell configuration....

Feb 2, 2022

Nanocomposite Provides Superior Corrosion Protection for Marine Brass

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The latest article by researchers from India published in Materials Science and Engineering B examined how bifunctional silicon carbide (SiC) nanostructures affected the electrochemical and...

Feb 2, 2022

Lack of Nanotoxicity in Drosophila for Onion-Peel Derived Carbon Nanospheres

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Toxicological profiling, which provides information on a hazardous substance, has been used by researchers for mesoporous carbon nanospheres produced from waste onion peel, published in the journal...

Feb 2, 2022

Plant-Based Nanoparticles Could Eventually Replace Some Antibiotics

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A group of researchers recently published a paper in the journal Science of the Total Environment that reviewed the suitability of using plant-based nanoparticles to combat antibiotic resistance....

Feb 2, 2022

New nanoparticle SARS-CoV-2 vaccine shows stronger, broader, and more durable protection

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

The first generation of COVID-19 vaccines have been highly effective, but also have limitations: their efficacy can wane without a booster shot, and they may be less effective against some variants.

Feb 2, 2022

Plastic Snowfall in the Alps – Nanoplastics Permeate the Environment

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

In a new study, Empa researcher Dominik Brunner, together with colleagues from Utrecht University and the Austrian Central Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics, is investigating... The post Plastic Snowfall in the Alps – Nanoplastics Permeate...

Feb 1, 2022

Bitcoin encryption is safe from quantum computers – for now – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Cracking the popular cryptocurrency algorithm in an hour would require over 300 million qubits with current technology, say physicists The post Bitcoin encryption is safe from quantum computers – for now appeared first on Physics World.

Feb 1, 2022

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