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New nanoparticles aid sepsis treatment in mice

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Sepsis, the body's overreaction to an infection, affects more than 1.5 million people and kills at least 270,000 every year in the U.S. alone. The standard treatment of antibiotics and fluids is not effective for many patients, and those who ...

Jun 6, 2022

Nanostructured fibers can impersonate human muscles

NanoDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Mimicking the human body, specifically the actuators that control muscle movement, is of immense interest around the globe. In recent years, it has led to many innovations to improve robotics, prosthetic limbs and more, but creating these actuator...

Jun 6, 2022

"Fiber Actuator Developed Using Nanoscale Materials to Stimulate Muscle Structure, Function"

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers devised a fiber actuator that can mimic muscle structure and function. Learn more including the use of materials with aligned nanoscale structure.

Jun 6, 2022

Novel silver hollow fiber boosts CO2 electroreduction

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A research team led by Profs. Wei Wei and Chen Wei from the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported a hierarchical micro/nanostructured silver hollow-fiber electrode to boost CO2 electroreduction.

Jun 6, 2022

Researchers reveal nano-hardness and microstructure evolution of nitride coating under irradiation

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Researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have obtained new results on the nano-hardness and microstructure evolution of nano-structured titanium-aluminum-nitride (TiAlN) coating under irradiation. R...

Jun 6, 2022

Aggregation-Induced Emission Nanocomposites for Bioimaging and Phototheranostics

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A recent article published in the journal Biomaterials summarized aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active materials which are promising phototheranostic and bioimaging agents. The present article discusses the importance of AIE-active nanocompos...

Jun 6, 2022

Foam Developed to Improve Graphene's Water Filtration Properties

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Although graphene-based substances are a potential adsorbent material, their performance in eliminating pharmaceutical pollutants has been restricted due to deterioration induced by aggregation and a lack of control over their porosities and dimen...

Jun 6, 2022

"CEA-Leti, Intel Advance Die-to-Wafer Self-Assembly Process"

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

CEA-Leti reported the optimization of a hybrid direct-bonding, self-assembly process with the potential to increase the alignment accuracy as well as fabrication throughput of die-to-wafer (D2W) bonding. The work is part of a collaboration with In...

Jun 6, 2022

World of QUANTUM: The Show Goes On

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Organizers of the LASER World of PHOTONICS event intend to bring back the World of QUANTUM. The event was held for the first time at the 2022 LASER World of PHOTONICS show. QUANTUM will return in 2023 alongside the World of Photonics Congress, a s...

Jun 6, 2022

Monitoring Sleep With a Head-Tracking Smart Pillow – Self-Powered With Triboelectric Nanogenerators

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

The human body needs sleep as much as it needs food and water. Yet many people fail to get enough, causing both mind and body to suffer. People who struggle for shut-eye could benefit from monitoring their sleep, but they have limited options for ...

Jun 5, 2022

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