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Tiny magnetic silk iron particles could steer drugs directly to hard-to-reach disease sites

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

What if doctors could guide life-saving treatments through the body using only a magnet? An interdisciplinary collaboration at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering is bringing that concept closer to reality with the de...

Apr 29, 2025

Will the vegetables of the future be fortified using tiny needles?

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have shown they can inexpensively nanomanufacture silk microneedles to precisely fortify crops, monitor plant health, and detect soil toxins.

Apr 29, 2025

Making magnetic biomaterials

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Researchers have developed silk iron microparticles (SIMPs) -- magnetic, biodegradable carriers designed to deliver therapies directly to disease sites like aneurysms or tumors. The particles are created by chemically bonding iron oxide nanopartic...

Apr 29, 2025

Long-travel XY piezo nanopositioners

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

XY flexure-guided piezo nanopositioning stage delivers ultra-precise motion, long-term stability, and travel to 1500 microns.

Apr 29, 2025

Atomic strain sensing with a silver single atom chain

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A silver single-atom chain demonstrates atomic-scale strain sensing and piezoresistive effects, advancing nanotechnology and nanoscale sensing capabilities.

Apr 29, 2025

Will the vegetables of the future be fortified using tiny needles?

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers showed they can inexpensively produce silk microneedles to deliver vitamins or agrochemicals to plants.

Apr 29, 2025

Quantum-controlled few-photon strategy powers next-generation optical nanoprinting

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In a development that could reshape the future of microelectronics, optics, and biomedicine, researchers from Jinan University, in collaboration with the Institute of Chemistry at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have unveiled a new nanoprinting t...

Apr 28, 2025

Nanostructured catalyst produces green hydrogen and glycerate with improved energy efficiency

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A research group led by Prof. Chen Liang at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has designed a high-entropy electrocatalyst that achieves efficient production of hydrogen and valu...

Apr 28, 2025

Unveiling the 3D crystal secrets of defective nanoparticles

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Nanomaterials are the future of modern technology. From powering batteries to improving clean energy systems and efficient catalysts, nanomaterials are everywhere. Their unique properties often arise from the precise arrangements of their atoms.

Apr 28, 2025

Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis offer hope for removing disinfection byproducts

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Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) are harmful chemicals that form when disinfectants react with natural organic matter and other precursors during water treatment and distribution. Over the past 50 years, more than 6,300 DBPs have been identified, ma...

Apr 28, 2025

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