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Researchers develop 'virus-killing' air filtration system

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A new carbon-based air filtration nanomaterial capable of capturing and destroying various viruses, including animal coronavirus, a close relative of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—has been developed by Cambridge scientists and engineers.

Oct 25, 2021

Researchers Observe Chiroptical Activity from Nanomaterials

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A team of researchers successfully transferred chirality from the molecular scale to microscale to expand material platforms and applications. The optical activity from this innovative chiral material falls in the short-wave infrared region.

Oct 25, 2021

Researchers discover ferromagnetism induced by defects in correlated 2D materials

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A weak ferromagnetic (FM) ground state at low temperature in few-layered van der Waals (vdW) magnetic Ni1-xCoxPS3 nanosheets containing sulfur vacancies (Sv) was discovered by a research team led by Prof. He Jun from National Center for Nanoscienc...

Oct 25, 2021

Imec and MiDiagnostics to Commercialize COVID-19 Breath Sampler

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Imec, a research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technology, has signed a nonexclusive licensing agreement with miDiagnostics, a spinoff of imec in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, to commercialize technology that cap...

Oct 25, 2021

Power Generator That Mimics Seaweed Movement Developed for Harvesting Static Energy from Ocean Waves

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A new study developed a triboelectric nanogenerator that mimics the movement of a seaweed. The device was made to harness power from the statics made by the ocean waves.

Oct 25, 2021

Nanoparticle-mediated, slow-release delivery of TT-10 enhances heart attack recovery in mouse model

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A heart attack kills heart muscle cells, leading to a scar that weakens the heart, often leading to eventual heart failure. The lack of muscle repair is due to the very limited ability of mammalian heart muscle cells to proliferate, except for a b...

Oct 25, 2021

Black-hole laser could have quantum computing applications – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An electromagnetic analogue for a black hole laser – a system that could theoretically amplify Haw

Oct 24, 2021

Slow release of a drug, TT-10, improves heart attack recovery in a mouse model

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A pharmaceutical product called TT-10, which spurs proliferation of heart muscle cells, was thought to offer promise to treat heart attacks. In a mouse heart-attack model several years ago, intraperitoneal injection of TT-10 at first promoted prol...

Oct 23, 2021

Experiments confirm a quantum material’s unique response to circularly polarized laser light: Topological insulators conduct electricity on their surfaces but not through their interiors.

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Scientists are probing topological insulators with circularly polarized light to reveal their many secrets. These exotic materials have potential for quantum computing and other technologies. They discovered that high harmonic generation produces ...

Oct 22, 2021

Chemists discover mechanism in controlled growth of tetrahedron-shaped nanoparticles

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Nature clearly likes symmetry. Look at your own hands, for example. But sometimes nature produces asymmetric things, and the reasons aren't always clear.

Oct 22, 2021

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