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Switching Gold Nanoparticles ON to Detect Heavy Metal Ions in Water

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Mercury ion (Hg2+ ) is a heavy metallic contaminant that can compromise water quality and damage human health. Therefore, the precise detection of Hg2+ has become a significant research area. Developing a unique fluorescence "OFF-ON" s...

May 31, 2022

A new arrangement: Using quantum dots to quench the smallest ferrimagnetism: Model of Lieb's 'minimal' ferrimagnetism with Kondo effect using a 'T' of quantum dots

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A team of scientists have focused on the Kondo effect on minimal ferrimagnetism and attempted to elucidate it theoretically. As a result, they found that the Kondo effect occurred via multiple 'quantum entangled states' depending on temp...

May 31, 2022

"Cancer Phototherapy Integrated with Light-Triggered Nanoplatform Shows Better Results Against Tumor Growth, Metastasis"

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Chinese scholars developed a new photoimmunotherapy based on nanotechnology. Learn more about the treatment and how effective it is against cancer.

May 31, 2022

Materials-Based Solution Ups the Speed for Photonic Computing

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF) have introduced a previously undescribed class of topological insulators. The researchers increased the speed and efficiency of light as it flows through photonic circuits, in a demonstration ...

May 31, 2022

Graphene-enhanced wallpaper for heating homes is being trialed in Wales

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

A social housing development in Wales is reportedly being heated by graphene-enhanced wallpaper by NexGen Heating, as part of a trial exploring affordable alternatives to radiators and heat pumps to keep residents warm. The graphene heating system...

May 31, 2022

High-performance graphene nanomesh filtration membranes inspired by cell walls

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Graphene-based membranes have attracted considerable attention as promising candidates for new filtration technologies for filtering out nanoparticles, organic molecules, and even small inorganic salt ions. Putting a nature-inspired spin on the fa...

May 31, 2022

Writing with light on titania: Rewritable UV-sensitive surfaces made from doped TiO2 nanocrystals

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have succeeded in producing a coating material that can be written on using UV light and the writing erased again using oxygen. Changes to rewritable paper could help reduce paper waste in a wide variety of applications. The material i...

May 30, 2022

Ultrasound-guided microbubbles boost immunotherapy efficacy

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed an ultrasound-guided cancer immunotherapy platform that generates systemic antitumor immunity and improves the therapeutic efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade. The ...

May 30, 2022

Researchers develop graphene-enhanced strain-perception-strengthening enabled biomimetic soft skin

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), led by Prof. CHEN Tao, have designed strain-perception-strengthening (SPS) enabled biomimetic soft skin, which realizes t...

May 30, 2022

Engineers boost signals from fluorescent sensors

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Engineers have found a way to dramatically improve the signal emitted by fluorescing nanosenors. The researchers showed they could implant sensors as deep as 5.5 centimeters in tissue and still get a strong signal. The advance allows the particles...

May 30, 2022

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