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Gold nanoclusters may hold the secret to treating inflammatory bowel disease

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have found that ultrasmall Au25 - gold - nanoparticles have a positive effect on inflammatory bowel disease in mice, with no side effects observed.

Aug 12, 2022

Smart contact lenses for cancer diagnostics and screening

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a contact lens that can capture and detect exosomes, nanometer-sized vesicles found in bodily secretions which have the potential for being diagnostic cancer biomarkers.

Aug 12, 2022

Dell patents design for graphene-enhanced wireless charging clip for laptops

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Electronics and computer giant Dell has patented the design of a graphene-enhanced detachable clip for laptop computers, meant for wireless charging.

Aug 12, 2022

Exciting Chance to Tune Optoelectronic Abilities of 2D Materials

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Thin nanoscale-curved bubbles of graphene may develop on a flat surface due to trapped substances in the space between graphene and the substrate. The structure, shape, and internal pressure of the graphene bubble are all determined by the elastic...

Aug 12, 2022

Photodetectors with Quick Response For Optoelectronic Applications

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Two-dimensional (2D) cadmium chalcogenide nanoplatelets (NPLs) exhibit unique optical properties and are applied in optoelectronics. In an article published in the journal ACS Applied Nano Materials, cadmium selenide (CdSe)/ cadmium sulfide (CdS) ...

Aug 12, 2022

Scientists develop nanoantidote to reduce acidosis in critically ill COVID-19 patients

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

A group of scientists from China has recently developed an antacid nanoantidote that can effectively ameliorate blood acidosis induced by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The study has been published in the j...

Aug 11, 2022

Nanoparticle-based lateral flow immunoassay for the detection of anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

The rapid global outbreak of a novel coronavirus, namely, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), caused the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has claimed more than 6.4 million lives worldwide. Scientists ha...

Aug 11, 2022

Nanoscale fluid-phase changes revealed

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Millions of barrels of oil are produced daily from shale reservoirs, yet a significant amount remains untouched, trapped in molecular-sized pores on a nanoscale. Current reservoir models can't predict oil behavior or recovery at this scale, s...

Aug 11, 2022

3D-Stacked CMOS Takes Moore’s Law to New Heights

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Perhaps the most far-reaching technological achievement over the last 50 years has been the steady march toward ever smaller transistors, fitting them more tightly together, and reducing their power consumption. And yet, ever since the two of us s...

Aug 11, 2022

Nanoparticle therapy may help patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 infections: Small clinical trial shows experimental OP-101 drug suppresses COVID-19-related inflammation and brain injury

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers say that an experimental dendrimer nanoparticle treatment called OP-101 substantially reduced the risk of death and need for a ventilator in a study of 24 severely ill adults hospitalized with COVID-19.

Aug 11, 2022

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