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Nanodiamonds are a cell's best friend

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed nanodiamonds to detect temperatures on the nanoscale inside cells and organelles.

Jul 27, 2022

LLNL intern fabricates carbon aerogel structures for energy-storage applications

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

A visit to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) last summer by a university professor led to a unique internship opportunity for an undergraduate student this summer: helping LLNL scientists fabricate higher-performing carbon aerogel stru...

Jul 27, 2022

New class of nanoparticle-based vaccines could help immunize against cancer

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A vaccination as tumor therapy—with a vaccine individually created from a patient's tissue sample that "attaches" the body's own immune system to cancer cells. The basis for this long-term vision has now been achieved by a team...

Jul 27, 2022

Researchers regulate pore size distribution to improve nanofiltration membrane

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A research group led by Prof. Wan Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel antifouling nanofiltration membrane for various types of industrial liquid separation. The new membra...

Jul 27, 2022

CleanGraph announces new clean process for graphene production

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CleanGraph, a chemical manufacturing company, has announced that it revealed a new process to transform graphite into graphene. "Expanded graphite is a layered nanocarbon material, which is produced at industrial scale by oxidative intercalat...

Jul 27, 2022

Scientists regulate pore size distribution to improve nanofiltration membrane

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A novel antifouling nanofiltration membrane for various types of industrial liquid separation applies new knowledge about the role of pore size distribution in filtration.

Jul 27, 2022

Starfish Embryos Swim in Surprisingly Organized Formation – Like a “Living Crystal”

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A starfish embryo, in its earliest stages, before it sprouts its distinctive tentacles, looks like a small bead and spins in the water like a miniature ball bearing. Now, MIT researchers have discovered that when multiple starfish embryos spin up ...

Jul 27, 2022

Vaccinating against cancer? A new class of nanoparticle vaccines developed

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A vaccination as tumor therapy - with a vaccine individually created from a patient's tissue sample that "'attaches' the body's own immune system to cancer cells: a team of researchers has now achieved the basis for this l...

Jul 27, 2022

Some don't like it hot: Thermal conductivity-switching bottleneck resolved

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers used straightforward chemical synthesis to modulate the phase transition of a thermal conductivity-switching block copolymer. Reversible changes in the nanostructured anisotropy in the material corresponded to an approximately two-fold...

Jul 27, 2022

Researchers develop new kind of Atomic Force Microscopy probes in true 3D shapes

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A team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi's Advanced Microfluidics and Microdevices Laboratory (AMMLab) have developed new kind of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) probes in true three-dimensional shapes they call 3DTIPs. AFM technology allows sc...

Jul 26, 2022

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