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New optical tweezers put on the pressure to change color

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists demonstrate an optical trapping technique using nanotextured black silicon that can efficiently trap polymer chains. By adjusting the laser intensity, these 'optical tweezers' can control the florescence color emitted through ...

Feb 28, 2022

Nanobody-drug conjugates hijack the human vitamin B12 uptake route

Medical Xpress   -   Scientific News Websites

A major challenge in cancer therapy is selectively targeting cancer cells over healthy ones. A recent study by the Locher group (IMBB) describes the development of camelid single-domain antibodies (nanobodies) that selectively deliver cargo to cel...

Feb 28, 2022

Electric Buses Take Charge

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

The Big Picture features technology through the lens of photographers. Every month, IEEE Spectrum selects the most stunning technology images recently captured by photographers around the world. We choose images that reflect an important advance, ...

Feb 28, 2022

Electric Buses Take Charge

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

The Big Picture features technology through the lens of photographers.Every month, IEEE Spectrum selects the most stunning technology images recently captured by photographers around the world. We choose images that reflect an important advance, ...

Feb 28, 2022

Nanoparticles can translate chemical signals from bacteria to yeast

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Particles that facilitate communication from one type of cell to another could have applications in medicine and agriculture

Feb 28, 2022

Nanoparticles can translate chemical signals from bacteria to yeast

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Particles that facilitate communication from one type of cell to another could have applications in medicine and agriculture

Feb 28, 2022

New lightweight super material could battle bullets, deflect space debris

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have created a nanofiber material that outperforms its widely used counterparts—including steel plates and Kevlar fabric—in protecting against high-speed projectile impacts.

Feb 28, 2022

Ring my string: Building silicon nano-strings

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Tightening a string, e.g. when tuning a guitar, makes it vibrate faster. But when strings are nano-sized, increased tension also reduces, or 'dilutes', the loss of the string's vibrational modes.

Feb 28, 2022

Development of Metal Nanoparticle Synthesis Methods Using Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A team of researchers in Korea has created metal nanoparticles that are capable of significantly boosting the performance of hydrogen fuel cell catalysts by employing semiconductor manufacturing...

Feb 28, 2022

Optimized Synthesis of Pioglitazone Drug Nanocarriers

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A study published in the journal International Journal of Molecular Sciences proposes a plausible modification of the most crucial formulating variables for producing PGZ-packed PLGA nanoparticles using nanoprecipitation or single emulsification-s...

Feb 28, 2022

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