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Antimicrobial Therapeutics Resistance Reveals How Nanoparticle-Based Polytherapy Disrupts Superbug Bacteria

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

The World Health Organization recently declared that resistance to antimicrobial therapeutics is one of the top 10 global threats in terms of public health.

Jan 25, 2022

Si/NiO Nanoflowers Show Promising Anticancer Applications

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Novel research on the use of nanoflowers has been published in the journal, Pharmaceutics, for their application in cancer treatment. The research team utilized silicon-based nickel oxide nanoflowers, evaluating their potential use for therapeutic...

Jan 25, 2022

Poly-Vinyl Alcohol Based Precursor Boosts Carbon Fiber Yield

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers from Indonesia and Norway have published an article in the journal polymers in which Polyvinyl alcohol is used as a foundation for carbon-nano fiber synthesis with the addition of silver...

Jan 25, 2022

Performance of Natural Polymer Composites with Nano-SiO2 Filler

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a study published in Materials Today: Proceedings, the impact of adding nanoscale SiO2 fillers to kenaf fiber polymeric composites on mechanical properties is investigated. The polymers'...

Jan 25, 2022

Eco-Friendly Mass Production of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes from Cotton

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In an article published in the journal Nano Letters, it was shown that Iron-based carbon nanomaterials can be derived from cotton to be used in batteries using an inexpensive procedure for mass production.

Jan 25, 2022

Nanomaterial Exposure has Genetic Effects on Model Plant Arabidopsis

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A group of researchers investigated the potential genetic effects on the model organism Arabidopsis thaliana when exposed to engineered nanomaterials, and published their findings in the journal ACS Nano. In Murashige-Skoog (MS) synthetic growth m...

Jan 25, 2022

Doped Perovskite Nanocrystals Show Promising Stability for Bioimaging Use

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In a recent study published in the journal Materials Today Chemistry, researchers analyzed zinc (Zn)-doped cesium lead bromide (CsPbBr3-Cs4PbBr6) perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) core with silica-coated layered octyl-ammonium lead bromide [(OA)2PbBr4...

Jan 25, 2022

New, better coronavirus rapid test

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the University of Basel have developed a rapid test for COVID-19. Its novel functional principle promises reliable and quantifiable results concerning a patient's COVID-19 disease and its cou...

Jan 25, 2022

Twisted light from semiconducting nanohelices could speed drug discovery – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers in the UK and the US have discovered a novel photonic effect that could make it far easier for chemists to assess the chirality of new drug candidates. Led by Ventsislav Valev at the University of Bath, the team achieved the result aft...

Jan 24, 2022

Europe’s First Quantum Computer with More Than 5,000 Qubits Launched

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

A quantum annealer with more than 5,000 qubits has been put into operation at Forschungszentrum Jülich. The Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) and D-Wave Systems, a leading provider of quantum computing systems, today launched the company’s first ...

Jan 24, 2022

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