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The power of confinement: How tiny nanotubes can squeeze new materials into being

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An international research project has used nanotube compression to transform the underlying chemistry and physics of a compound, creating a promising new one-dimensional material.

Mar 6, 2025

Controlling electrons in molecules at ultrafast timescales

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have found a way to control electrons in molecules using tailor-made terahertz light pulses, offering new possibilities for advanced technologies.

Mar 6, 2025

A new way to engineer composite materials with nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new study outlines a way to engineer pseudo-bonds in materials. Instead of forming chemical bonds, which is what makes epoxies and other composites so tough, the chains of molecules entangle in a way that is fully reversible.

Mar 6, 2025

Versarien completes sale of South Korean factory

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Versarien has completed the sale of its South Korean factory and equipment for more than £600,000. The agreement with MCK Tech was announced last March as part of a strategy to monetize intellectual property (IP) through licensing. The transaction...

Mar 6, 2025

New synthesis technology for single-crystal 2D semiconductors could spawn next-generation devices

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A research team has successfully developed a new synthesis technology for 2D semiconductors. This technique enables the direct growth of wafer-scale single-crystal 2D semiconductors on various substrates. The research is published in Nature.

Mar 5, 2025

Innovations in core-shell nanoparticles advance drug delivery and precision medicine

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A review in OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology explores how core-shell nanoparticles could revolutionize drug delivery systems and play a key role in advancing personalized and precision medicine.

Mar 5, 2025

Nanodiamonds in water droplets boost quantum sensing precision

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Combine a garden-variety green laser, microwaves with roughly the energy of your wi-fi, and some diamond dust in drops of water, and what do you get? A precise chemical detection tool.

Mar 5, 2025

Damaged but not defeated: Bacteria use nano-spearguns to retaliate against attacks

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Some bacteria deploy tiny spearguns to retaliate against rival attacks. Researchers at the University of Basel have mimicked attacks by poking bacteria with an ultra-sharp tip. Using this approach, they have uncovered that bacteria assemble their ...

Mar 5, 2025

Nanoparticle immune therapy shows potential to halt pancreatic cancer spread

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most challenging tumors to treat, partly because it is often discovered at advanced stages when the disease has already spread, or metastasized. About half of pancreatic cancer patients experience metastasis to...

Mar 5, 2025

Nanoscale tweaks help alloy withstand high-speed impacts

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Engineers devised a new method for designing metals and alloys that can withstand extreme impacts, which could lead to the development of automobiles, aircraft and armor that can better endure high-speed impacts, extreme heat and stress.

Mar 5, 2025

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