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Biofunctionalized Nanosheet Strengthens Antitumor Targeting

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have recently engineered a biofunctionalized graphene oxide (GO) nanoplatform, with high drug loading capacity and controllable drug release, for amplified antitumor therapy. This study has...

Jun 15, 2022

Gold Nanoparticles Induce Cervical Cancer Cell Apoptosis

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have found many applications in the biomedical field. Carboxyl-polyethylene glycol-thiol (PEG)-coated GNPs prolong their circulation and enhance cellular uptake. ​​​​​​​

Jun 15, 2022

"What quantum information and snowflakes have in common, and what we can do about it"

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Qubits, the basic building blocks of quantum computers, are as fragile as snowflakes. Now, researchers have come up with a new way of reading out the information from certain kinds of qubits without destroying them in the process, potentially pavi...

Jun 15, 2022

"DNA nanotech safe for medical use, new study suggests"

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Advances in nanotechnology have made it possible to fabricate structures out of DNA for use in biomedical applications like delivering drugs or creating vaccines. Still, new research in mice investigates the safety of the technology.

Jun 15, 2022

Physicists make leaps in reading out qubits with laser light

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Qubits are a basic building block for quantum computers, but they're also notoriously fragile—tricky to observe without erasing their information in the process. Now, new research from the University of Colorado Boulder and the National Insti...

Jun 15, 2022

"New member added to carbon material family, a two-dimensional monolayer polymeric fullerene"

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Synthetic carbon allotropes are fascinating for their outstanding properties and potential applications. Scientists have devoted decades to synthesizing new types of carbon materials. However, a two-dimensional fullerene, which possesses a unique ...

Jun 15, 2022

Carbon-Based Nanofluids Enhance Base Working Fluids

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In a paper published in the open-access journal Scientific Reports, researchers prepared carbon-based nanofluids (CbNFs) by using a two-step method and determined their thermal conductivity (λ) and diffusivity (α). These CbNFs were said to signifi...

Jun 15, 2022

All-optical switching on a nanometer scale

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Ultrafast light-driven control of magnetization on the nanometer length scale is key to achieve competitive bit sizes in next generation data storage technology. Researchers have successfully demonstrated the ultrafast emergence of all-optical swi...

Jun 15, 2022

Wavy Nanofiber Yarn Bends and Stretches to Track Muscle Motion

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Elastic yarn-type strain sensors provide unparalleled benefits for use in wearable electronics, including fitness and health trackers, human-computer interfaces, and pliable machines....

Jun 15, 2022

2D monolayer polymeric fullerene is the latest member of the carbon family

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed a new interlayer bonding cleavage strategy to prepare a two-dimensional monolayer polymeric fullerene.

Jun 15, 2022

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