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Versatile Catalysts for Next-Generation Zn-Air Batteries

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The creation of cost-effective electrocatalytic nanostructures for effective oxygen reducing reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) via functional and morphology control is a significant obstacle for prospective power storage applicati...

Aug 23, 2022

Method to Synthesize Complex Nanoframes for SERS Biosensing

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Although three-dimensional (3D) nanoframe structures are desirable for optical sensing, it is challenging to realize nanoframes with complex architecture due to the lack of appropriate synthetic protocol that could help achieve high yields.

Aug 23, 2022

Nanomedicine Specifically Targets Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In an article recently published in the journal ACS Applied Bio Materials, researchers discussed the utility of neutrophil cell membrane coating of a self-assembly nanoconstruct to enable high specificity for triple-negative breast cancer treatment.

Aug 23, 2022

Defect-engineering MOFs for properties and performance

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Knowledge of how defects affect the nanoscale mechanical behavior of ZIF-8 is key to targeted applications in catalysis, sensing, and gas capture.

Aug 23, 2022

Detonation nanodiamonds could deliver nanoscale thermometry inside cells – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Photoluminescent nanodiamonds created using a carefully controlled explosion could probe the minute temperature differences found inside living cells The post Detonation nanodiamonds could deliver nanoscale thermometry inside cells appeared first ...

Aug 23, 2022

Detecting nanoplastics in the air

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Large pieces of plastic can break down into nanosized particles that often find their way into the soil and water. Perhaps less well known is that they can also float in the air. It's unclear how nanoplastics impact human health, but animal s...

Aug 23, 2022

How nanotechnologies are shaping the future of warfare

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Throughout human history, technological progress has been inseparably intertwined with advances in military weaponry. Through the ages we can see how new inventions revolutionized both the living standards of society and the advancement of warfare...

Aug 23, 2022

Efficient Carbon Dioxide Reduction under Visible Light with a Novel, Inexpensive Catalyst

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

A novel coordination polymer-based photocatalyst for CO2 reduction exhibits unprecedented performance, giving scientists at Tokyo Tech hope in the fight against global warming. Made from abundant elements and requiring no complex post-synthesis tr...

Aug 22, 2022

The electron slow motion: Ion physics on the femtosecond scale

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

How do different materials react to the impact of ions? This is a question that plays an important role in many areas of research -- for example in nuclear fusion research, when the walls of the fusion reactor are bombarded by high-energy ions. Ho...

Aug 22, 2022

How effective are nanotechnology-based vaccines, drugs, and antibodies to combat variants of SARS-CoV-2?

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers explored how effectively nanotechnology-based novel and potential vaccines, drugs, and monoclonal antibodies could combat the current and yet to emerge SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Aug 22, 2022

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