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Surface sealant uses nanotech to make concrete last longer

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Although we've been hearing about various stronger forms of concrete, one of the keys to making concrete last longer is to keep water from seeping into it in the first place. A new surface sealant could help, as it reportedly makes existing c...

Feb 16, 2022

Developing nanoplatforms for direct drug delivery to T cells

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

T cells, also known as lymphocytes, have important roles in various immune reactions. However, there are only a few reports on delivery systems into T cells. Realizing this, it is essential to work and actively contribute in controlling immune sys...

Feb 16, 2022

Interfaces: how they make or break a nanodevice – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Join the audience for a live webinar on 29 March 2022 sponsored by Zurich Instruments The post Interfaces: how they make or break a nanodevice appeared first on Physics World.

Feb 16, 2022

These Magnetic Whirlpools Could Unlock True Random Numbers

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

It’s been almost a decade since news items began to appear about something in data storage called skyrmions—tiny, swirling magnetic spin patterns in thin films. These spinning magnetic swirls had been proposed over 60 years ago by British physici...

Feb 16, 2022

A novel nanoplatform for delivering drugs into lymphocytes

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

T cells, also known as lymphocytes, have important roles in various immune reactions. However, there are only a few reports on delivery systems into T cells.

Feb 16, 2022

New discovery supports reusable helmet padding

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

While developing a reusable liquid nanofoam material for football helmets, Michigan State University researchers have made a big discovery that puts the material that much closer to practical use in a variety of applications.

Feb 16, 2022

Graphene and an Intense Laser Open the Door to Extreme Energetic Ion Acceleration

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

First experimental realization of energetic ions driven by intense laser irradiating the world’s thinnest and strongest target. Laser-driven ion acceleration has been studied to develop... The post Graphene and an Intense Laser Open the Door to E...

Feb 16, 2022

Run (and Tumble) to Dinner

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers calculated the optimal search strategy for organisms that employ run-and-tumble motion when looking for a food's odor. They determined that the chemotaxis demonstrated by E. coli closely resembles this system when accounting for t...

Feb 16, 2022

KIMS develops a functional antibacterial/antiviral additive

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A research team led by Dr. Chang Su Kim at the Department of Nano-Bio Convergence of the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) developed a material that gives antibacterial/antiviral properties without changing the physical properties of pro...

Feb 16, 2022

A New Phase for Metal Nanoparticles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A group of researchers reported in Nature Nanotechnology that raw copper (Cu) nanoparticles (NPs) with external surplus electrons maintain their non-oxidized condition after many months in the ambient...

Feb 16, 2022

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