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Under arrest: Using nanofibers to stop brain tumor cells from spreading: Researchers develop platform based on nanofibers to trap brain cancer cells as therapeutic strategy

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Researchers have used high-density nanofibers that mimic the microenvironment of the brain to capture tumor cells, opening doors to novel therapeutic solutions for aggressive brain cancer.

Oct 21, 2021

Chip-based optical tweezers levitate nanoparticles in a vacuum: Metalens-based design shrinks footprint, making optical traps practical for precision sensing and measurements

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Researchers report the first realization of on-chip optical levitation in a vacuum with an ultrathin metalens. Accomplishing this feat in a vacuum helps improve the sensitivity of the system.

Oct 21, 2021

Edgy light on graphene may bring new one-way information routers

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Graphene has been the focus of intense research in both academic and industrial settings due to its unique electrical conduction properties. As the thinnest material known to man, graphene is essentially two-dimensional and has distinct electronic...

Oct 21, 2021

Using Cryo-Forging to Produce Extra-Strong “Nanotwinned” Titanium

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Titanium is strong and lightweight, boasting the highest strength to weight ratio of any structural metal. But processing it while maintaining a good balance of strength and ductility – the ability of a metal to be drawn out without breaking – is ...

Oct 21, 2021

Introduction of Nanobomb into Tumor Could Inhibit Growth of Primary Tumors

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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) exhibit the potential to act as signal carriers during the development of malignant tumors. At a suitable concentration, ROS tends to mediate cell growth and signal transduction.

Oct 21, 2021

Nanotwinned Titanium: New Nanotech Approach for More Sustainable Manufacturing, Simpler Atom Movement

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In a new study, researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have found a new approach using nanotwinned titanium for sustainable manufacturing.

Oct 21, 2021

Scientists design nanoparticles that communicate with cancer cells: The breakthrough advance could lead to a novel, drug-free therapeutic that can slow, possibly stop, the growth of cancer cells

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A multi-institutional research team has designed nanoparticles that can communicate with and slow the development of cancer cells. The work has uncovered a novel framework for the potential development of drug-free cancer therapies.

Oct 20, 2021

Unmasking the magic of superconductivity in twisted graphene: Magic-angle graphene and high-temperature superconductivity linked

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Researchers report an uncanny resemblance between the superconductivity of magic graphene and that of high temperature superconductors. Magic graphene may hold the key to unlocking new mechanisms of superconductivity, including high temperature su...

Oct 20, 2021

Unmasking the magic of superconductivity in twisted graphene

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The discovery in 2018 of superconductivity in two single-atom-thick layers of graphene stacked at a precise angle of 1.1 degrees (called 'magic'-angle twisted bilayer graphene) came as a big surprise to the scientific community. Since th...

Oct 20, 2021

Facet controllable synthesis of two-dimensional rare earth oxides

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Since graphene was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2010, two-dimensional (2D) materials have continued to attract researchers' attention in logic, storage, optoelectronic and photonic 2D device manufacturing fields because of the atomic thickness ...

Oct 20, 2021

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