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'Quantum friction' slows water flow through carbon nanotubes, resolving long-standing fluid dynamics mystery

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For 15 years, scientists have been baffled by the mysterious way water flows through the tiny passages of carbon nanotubes—pipes with walls that can be just one atom thick. The streams have confounded all theories of fluid dynamics; paradoxically,...

Feb 2, 2022

Nanoparticle system that can release fluorescent dyes in pancreatic cancer tumor cell samples

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Theranostics have the potential to both diagnose cancers and treat them, all in one package. But it's challenging to tell when—or even if—the package has reached and penetrated a tumor. Now, researchers reporting in JACS Au have designed a na...

Feb 2, 2022

Immune Focusing and Self-Assembling Nanoparticles May Offer Better Protection Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants

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The first generation of COVID-19 vaccines has been very effective; however, they do have certain limits. Their effectiveness can diminish without a booster shot, and they may be less effective against...

Feb 2, 2022

Quick COVID breathalyzer could allow mass screening in public places

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According to experts, bringing an end to the pandemic will require rapid screening of people attending large gatherings, such as conferences and weddings. Even those who are asymptomatic can still transmit COVID-19 to others, making it important t...

Feb 2, 2022

ORNL Scientists Use Electron Beam for Precision Machining of Nanoscale Cube Systems

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Drilling with the beam of an electron microscope, scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory precisely machined tiny electrically conductive cubes that can interact...

Feb 2, 2022

Nanomedicine can be Improved with More Predictive In Vitro Assays

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Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines are a prime example of the promising field of nanomedicine. But progress in the design and application of nanoparticles as efficient delivery vehicles for...

Feb 2, 2022

New Nanowire-Based Sensor Suitable for Gum Disease Monitoring

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A recent work published in the journal ACS Omega describes a simple and controlled production of Pt@Pd nanowires (NWs) with excellent catalytic performance in a non-compacted core-shell configuration....

Feb 2, 2022

Nanocomposite Provides Superior Corrosion Protection for Marine Brass

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The latest article by researchers from India published in Materials Science and Engineering B examined how bifunctional silicon carbide (SiC) nanostructures affected the electrochemical and...

Feb 2, 2022

Lack of Nanotoxicity in Drosophila for Onion-Peel Derived Carbon Nanospheres

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Toxicological profiling, which provides information on a hazardous substance, has been used by researchers for mesoporous carbon nanospheres produced from waste onion peel, published in the journal...

Feb 2, 2022

Plant-Based Nanoparticles Could Eventually Replace Some Antibiotics

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A group of researchers recently published a paper in the journal Science of the Total Environment that reviewed the suitability of using plant-based nanoparticles to combat antibiotic resistance....

Feb 2, 2022

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