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Study finds nanomedicine targeting lymph nodes key to triple negative breast cancer treatment

Medical Xpress   -   Scientific News Websites

Research from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center could provide a new approach to treating an aggressive form of breast cancer.

May 12, 2022

Coconut-Derived Nanocomposite has Microwave Absorption Abilities

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a paper printed in the journal Carbon, the coconut shell, a typical biomass residue, is mixed with magnetic particles to make a good quality microwave-absorbing nanocomposite....

May 12, 2022

Could Recyclable Polymer Nanoparticles Help to Realize a Circular Economy?

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A novel approach for securing and tracing different products using recyclable nanoparticles has been presented in the study published in the journal ACS Applied Nano Materials. Study: A...

May 12, 2022

Multifunctional Nanocrystals Enhance Cancer Cell Killing Therapies

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have recently developed multifunctional hexagonal NaxWO3 nanocrystals that can serve as microwave sensitizers to kill cancer cells as well as improve the overall chemodynamic therapy (CDT). This study is available as a pre-proof in Chem...

May 12, 2022

Scientists View Atomistic Reaction of Intermetallic Nanoparticle

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The heterointerface between oxide substrate and noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) affects selectivity and catalytic activity in heterogeneous catalysts. Although the process is unclear, a strong...

May 12, 2022

The future of desalination? A fast, efficient, selective membrane for purifying saltwater

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Water scarcity is a growing problem around the world. Desalination of seawater is an established method to produce drinkable water but comes with huge energy costs. For the first time, researchers use fluorine-based nanostructures to successfully ...

May 12, 2022

Cooling speeds up electrons in bacterial nanowires

NanoDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

The ground beneath our feet and under the ocean floor is an electrically-charged grid, the product of bacteria "exhaling" excess electrons through tiny nanowires in an environment lacking oxygen.

May 12, 2022

Carbon Nanotube/VO2 Nanocomposite Shows Supercapacitor Candidacy

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A paper available in the journal Materials Today: Proceedings demonstrates the feasibility of using a novel metastable carbon nanotubes (CNTs)/vanadium oxide (VO2) nanocomposite as a supercapacitor electrode material.

May 12, 2022

Skipping tiny stones into a quantum whirlpool: Researchers used numerical simulations to confirm observations of quantized vortices in superfluid helium using silicon nanoparticles, improving understanding of quantum fluids and superconductors

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers confirmed silicon nanoparticles are attracted to vortices in superfluid helium. Their simulations allowed them to visualize the process of vortex line recombination. The work may lead to improvements in quantum computing and optical sp...

May 12, 2022

Quantum one-way street in topological insulator nanowires

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Very thin wires made of a topological insulator could enable highly stable qubits, the building blocks of future quantum computers. Scientists see a new result in topological insulator devices as an important step towards realizing the technology&...

May 12, 2022

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