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Liquid nanofoam protects organs against traumatic injuries

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Engineers enhanced liquid nanofoam technology, originally used in football helmets, to protect internal organs from traumatic injuries with superior cushioning.

Mar 11, 2025

Nanostructured humidity sensor achieves 96% accuracy in identifying human behaviors through breath analysis

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Each exhaled breath carries distinct signatures of human activity - quick and shallow during exercise, deep and regular in sleep, irregular while speaking. These breathing patterns provide a window into behavior, but capturing and interpreting the...

Mar 11, 2025

Carbon nanotubes and machine learning: A new way to spot subtle immune cell differences

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Early diagnosis is crucial in disease prevention and treatment. Many diseases can be identified not just through physical signs and symptoms but also through changes at the cellular and molecular levels.

Mar 10, 2025

2D semiconductor sensor: Gold nanoparticles boost optical signal efficiency

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Next-generation imaging technology is rapidly expanding beyond smartphones into intelligent devices, robotics, extended reality (XR) devices, health care, CCTV, and various other industries. At the core of these technological advances are highly e...

Mar 10, 2025

Sperm motility and droplet adhesion: A novel approach could make at-home male fertility tests a reality

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A new way to measure male fertility has been discovered by researchers at the University of Waterloo, opening the door to the development of simple, inexpensive tests for clinical and at-home use.

Mar 10, 2025

Microwave synthesis produces MXene 25 times faster than traditional methods while using 75% less energy

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MXene is a lightweight two-dimensional (2D) material capable of protecting everything—including spacecraft, mechanical components, and maybe even people—from harmful radiation. Because traditional synthesis requires multi-step processes that can t...

Mar 10, 2025

Unlocking the secrets of phase transitions in quantum hardware

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Researchers have achieved a remarkable result: capturing and studying phase changes in quantum hardware, which hold hold promise for next-generation technologies like quantum computing and ultra-sensitive sensors.

Mar 10, 2025

A high-performance sensor based on two-dimensional semiconductor

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Researchers have successfully developed an innovative electrode material called Conductive-Bridge Interlayer Contact (CBIC), enabling the realization of a 2D semiconductor-based image sensor with high optical signal efficiency.

Mar 10, 2025

Nanoparticle sensor enables precision timing of light-based cancer treatment

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Light can destroy cancer cells, but only if drugs activated by that light are present in sufficient quantities within the tumor. This seemingly simple requirement has complicated photodynamic therapy since its inception. Without a way to directly ...

Mar 10, 2025

Carbon nanotubes and machine learning enable early cellular disease detection

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A novel nanotechnology approach identifies subtle cellular differences, enhancing early disease diagnosis and potentially improving outcomes for chronic conditions and cancer.

Mar 10, 2025

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