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“Fishing” for Toxic Contaminants using Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Once a water source is contaminated, it can be costly and difficult to remediate. Natural remedies can take hundreds of years and still may not successfully remove all the dangerous contaminants. When it comes to global public health issues such a...

Jun 24, 2022

Electrosprayed Seaweed Derived Nanoparticles Loaded with Sensitive Bioagents

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Due to their distinct features, nanomaterials are explored as delivery systems for bioactive agents. In an article recently published in the journal Carbohydrate Polymers, researchers designed D-limonene- κ-carrageenan nanoparticles (DL-κC NPs) th...

Jun 24, 2022

Structure-property relationships in nanoporous and amorphous iridium oxides

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

South Korean-based researchers have used first-principles quantum mechanical simulations to better understand the structure-property relationships in various polymorphic phases of iridium oxides to elucidate their outstanding performance in cataly...

Jun 24, 2022

Eco-Friendly Fabrication of Graphene-Based Superhydrophobic Steel Coating

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Superhydrophobic coatings are water repellent surfaces with several industrial uses, including self-cleaning, chemical resistance, drag minimization, sensing, photovoltaic cells, biomedicine, and antifouling devices.

Jun 24, 2022

HydroGraph announces opening of new manufacturing plant

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

HydroGraph Clean Power has announced that it has opened its 13,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Manhattan, KS for production of its graphene materials. The company’s patented Hyperion detonation process reportedly achieves high quality gr...

Jun 24, 2022

'Hot' graphene reveals migration of carbon atoms

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The migration of carbon atoms on the surface of graphene was recently measured for the first time. Although the atoms move too swiftly to be directly observed with an electron microscope, their effect on the stability of the material can now be de...

Jun 24, 2022

Researchers integrate large-area graphene-perovskite solar panels into stand-alone solar farm

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

An international research group, including teams from CHOSE at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Hellenic Mediterranean University in Greece and others, has developed a large-area perovskite solar panel with graphene-doped electron transporting ...

Jun 24, 2022

Gold moves faster than platinum at the atomic scale (w/video)

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists investigated the thermal stability of gold nanoparticles covered by a platinum shell.

Jun 24, 2022

"New nanoparticles effectively stopped the growth and spread of ovarian, liver tumors in mice"

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

As they grow, solid tumors surround themselves with a thick, hard-to-penetrate wall of molecular defenses. Getting drugs past that barricade is notoriously difficult.

Jun 24, 2022

New method helps unravel three-dimensional structure of the human genome

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Genome Center researchers, in collaboration with Oxford Nanopore Technologies, have developed a new method to assess on a large scale the three-dimensional structure of the human genome, or how the genome folds.

Jun 23, 2022

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