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Researchers Develop Dynamically Tuneable Plasmonic Nanoantennas from Conducting Polymer

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Linköping University’s researchers have developed optical nanoantennas, which could be switched on/off and slowly tuned with the application of electrical potentials. The research opens for...

Feb 18, 2022

Researchers Examine Transportation Mechanism of Microplastics in Bilayer Membranes

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Scientists from the University of Eastern Finland employed molecular modeling techniques to analyze the movement of nano-sized plastics in membrane structures. The observations indicate that for...

Feb 18, 2022

A Novel Pesticide-Free Nanoplatform to Control Housefly Larvae

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Research submitted to the preprint server Research Square,* investigated the effectiveness of polydopamine (PDA)-coated iron oxide (Fe3O4) as a photothermal insecticide. Study: NIR...

Feb 18, 2022

UNSW Sydney buys nanosatellite bus from NanoAvionics

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The University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, has contracted mission integrator NanoAvionics to build a nanosatellite bus for UNSW's satellite innovation laboratory. As part of the collaboration, NanoAvionics will deliver a 6...

Feb 18, 2022

Nanoantennas for light controlled electrically

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Researchers at Linkoping University have developed optical nanoantennas that can be turned on/off and gradually tuned by applying electrical potentials. The study, which has been published in Advanced Materials, opens for applications including dy...

Feb 18, 2022

Nano-Sized Plastics Penetrate, Permeate Human Cell Membranes

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A new study was discovered how the nano-sized microplastics work with cell membranes when they enter the human body.

Feb 18, 2022

Laser-Driven Light Sails Will Need to Billow Like Parachute: Study | Sci-News.com

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As part of the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative, University of Pennsylvania researcher Igor Bargatin and his colleagues are designing the size, shape and materials for a light sail accelerated to relativistic speeds — speeds approaching the speed ...

Feb 17, 2022

How lizards keep detachable tails from falling off

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A hierarchical structure of micropillars and nanopores allows the tail to break away when necessary while preventing it from easily detaching.

Feb 17, 2022

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review: The best of two Galaxies | Engadget

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The S22 Ultra is, for all intents and purposes, a new Galaxy Note. It has the same rectangular silhouette, the same onboard S Pen and the same list of top-tier specs. With the S22 Ultra, Samsung is introducing a more mainstream audience to the S P...

Feb 17, 2022

Nano-sized plastics may enter and permeate cell membranes

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Researchers have used molecular modelling methods to investigate the movement of nano-sized plastics in membrane structures. The results indicate that for some microplastics, passive transport through the cell membrane may be a significant gateway...

Feb 17, 2022

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