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Silver nanoparticles produced by fungus could be used to prevent and treat COVID-19

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Silver nanoparticles produced by the fungus Trichoderma reesei could become important allies in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Tests carried out on hamsters showed that they not only inhibited the infection but also reduced the viral lo...

May 6, 2025

Practical new tool created for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A team of researchers has developed a cost-effective, high-throughput technology for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment. These particles are pervasive, posing health and environmental risks, yet detecting them at the nanos...

May 6, 2025

Accordion effect makes graphene stretchable

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Graphene is a 'miracle material': mechanically extremely strong and electrically highly conductive, ideal for related applications. Using a unique method physicists have now made graphene drastically more stretchable by rippling it like ...

May 6, 2025

Accordion effect makes graphene stretchable

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using a worldwide unique method physicists have for the first time made graphene drastically more stretchable by rippling it like an accordion.

May 6, 2025

Laser writing of electronics on flexible films

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have used laser light to draw electronic circuits directly onto flexible films, sculpting 2D materials without chemicals, photolithography, or cleanrooms.

May 6, 2025

Physicists snap the first images of 'free-range' atoms

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

MIT physicists have captured the first images of individual atoms freely interacting in space. The pictures reveal correlations among the “free-range” particles that until now were predicted but never directly observed.

May 6, 2025

Silver nanoparticles produced by fungus could be used to prevent and treat COVID-19

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Study in hamsters paves way for development of nasal sprays and other products to fight several viral diseases, including HIV/AIDS, shingles and influenza.

May 6, 2025

Deep-trench 3D printing enables next-gen RF devices with unprecedented precision

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed a hybrid method to build precise 3D RF microstructures, boosting performance, tunability, and cutting device size by up to 45%.

May 6, 2025

Argo Living Soils Corp. and Graphene Leaders Canada announce R&D agreement for graphene concrete solutions

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Argo Living Soils has announced it has entered into a research and development (R&D) agreement with Graphene Leaders Canada (GLC), an Alberta-based company specializing in high-quality dispersions of graphene and carbon nanomaterials, to d...

May 5, 2025

Under the hood: Probing the molecular mechanisms of metastasis

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Cells have a mailing system of sorts. They can release tiny molecular balls, called extracellular vesicles (EVs), that contain biological matter or messages and attach to other cells to share whatever they contain.

May 5, 2025

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