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An ionic fix for frost: Electrostatic defrosting removes ice without heat or chemicals

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During winter months, frost can unleash icy havoc on cars, planes, heat pumps, and much more. But thermal defrosting with heaters is very energy intensive, while chemical defrosting is expensive and toxic to the environment.

Nov 10, 2025

A flash of heat turns old wind turbine blades into graphene

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Rapid carbothermal shock processing converts shredded wind turbine blade waste into high-purity silicon carbide and graphene, achieving tunable structures, strong performance, and major environmental and cost savings.

Nov 10, 2025

Ultra-sensitive graphene sensor delivers accurate pressure data across wide temperature ranges

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A dual resonator graphene sensor measures pressure with exceptional precision and stability, using built-in temperature compensation to maintain accuracy across wide pressure and temperature ranges.

Nov 10, 2025

Nanoparticles boost mRNA delivery, lowering vaccine doses and overall cost

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A new lipid nanoparticle could make mRNA vaccines more powerful and potentially lower the cost per vaccine dose.

Nov 10, 2025

New coating boosts silver nanowire performance for flexible electronics

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Researchers created a simple coating method that doubles silver nanowire conductivity, paving the way for durable flexible and transparent devices.

Nov 10, 2025

Nanoparticles that enhance mRNA delivery could reduce vaccine dosage and costs

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A new delivery particle developed at MIT could make mRNA vaccines more effective and potentially lower the cost per vaccine dose.

Nov 8, 2025

Nanovaccine shows great promise for treating HPV-related cancers

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Therapeutic vaccine eliminated tumors, extended survival in lab setting.

Nov 8, 2025

'Nanopack' cell therapy targets inflammation in multiple sclerosis

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About 1 million people in the U.S. live with multiple sclerosis, a chronic autoimmune disease that inflames the nervous system and scrambles communication between the brain and body. MS, for which there is no single cause or cure, affects people o...

Nov 7, 2025

Nano-encapsulated CBD offers potential pain relief with no adverse side effects

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Reaching for CBD-infused lotion or oil may seem like a low-risk way to find pain relief, but little is actually known about the impact that CBD has on the nervous system.

Nov 7, 2025

SpyTag nanodisks enable reliable surface plasmon resonance analysis of membrane proteins

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In a study published in Analytical Chemistry, a research team led by Wang Junfeng from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel immobilization method for surface plasmon resonance (SPR) assa...

Nov 7, 2025

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