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Tiny Motors Take a Big Step Forward: First-Ever Solid-State Optical Nanomotor

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Motors are ubiquitous in our everyday lives — from cars to washing machines, even if we rarely notice them. A futuristic scientific field is working on the development tiny motors that could power a network of nanomachines and replace some of the ...

Jul 17, 2022

Changes in Protein Structure and Assembly with Fluoride Nanoparticles and Coexisting Ions

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Protein function and activity are determined by both their assembly and secondary structure. Abnormalities related to either protein aggregation or secondary structure can lead to neurodegenerative diseases.

Jul 17, 2022

"Towards stable, sustained Raman imaging of large samples at the nanoscale"

NanoDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Raman spectroscopy, an optical microscopy technique, is a non-destructive chemical analysis technique that provides rich molecular fingerprint information about chemical structure, phase, crystallinity, and molecular interactions. The technique re...

Jul 17, 2022

DNA Nano-Device Injection Found To Be Safe for Medical Use

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Mice trials show that nanodevices are not harmful in large dosages The ability to create DNA structures for use in biomedical applications like creating  vaccinations... The post DNA Nano-Device Injection Found To Be Safe for Medical Use appeared...

Jul 16, 2022

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Strain-sensing smart skin ready to deploy: Nanotube-embedded coating detects threats from wear and tear in large structures

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A strain-sensing smart skin developed at Rice University that uses very small structures, carbon nanotubes, to monitor and detect damage in large structures is ready for prime time.

Jul 16, 2022

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: A novel graphene based NiSe2 nanocrystalline array for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In the face of low electrolytic water splitting catalytic activity, the development of efficiency and stable electrolytic catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction is critical necessary. Moreover, the...

Jul 16, 2022

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Study reveals new mode of triggering immune responses

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Small proteins, called chemokines, that direct immune cells toward sites of infection can also form DNA-bound nanoparticles that can induce chronic, dysfunctional immune responses, according to a new...

Jul 16, 2022

Researchers use graphene nanobuds as a novel anode material for lithium ion batteries

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers from Tecnológico Nacional de México, McGill University and Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados S.C. have examined the use of Graphene nanobuds (GNBs), formed on copper (Cu) foil via chemical vapor deposition, as an anode in...

Jul 16, 2022

"Chemokine-DNA nanoparticles can induce chronic, dysfunctional immune responses"

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Small proteins, called chemokines, that direct immune cells toward sites of infection can also form DNA-bound nanoparticles that can induce chronic, dysfunctional immune responses, according to a new study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine ...

Jul 15, 2022

Opening New Doors: First Synthetic Mechanosensitive Potassium Channel

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Intrigued by the properties of ion channel proteins commonly observed in cells, Tokyo Tech researchers have developed the first synthetic mechanosensitive potassium channel using a newly developed aromatic fluorinated amphiphilic cyclophane. Disp...

Jul 15, 2022

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