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Scientists Create a New Method to Improve the Resolution of Hard X-Ray Nanotomography

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

It’s been a truth for a long time: if you want to study the movement and behavior of single atoms, electron microscopy can give you what X-rays can’t. X-rays are good at penetrating into...

Aug 25, 2021

Novel Nanobiotechnology Shows Remarkable Ability to Fight Fungal Infections

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

They're roughly the same size as a coronavirus particle, and 1000 times smaller than a human hair, yet newly engineered nanoparticles developed by scientists at the University of South Australia,...

Aug 25, 2021

Janus graphene opens doors to sustainable sodium-ion batteries

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Sodium is one of the most abundant and affordable metals in the world. Now researchers present a concept that allows sodium-ion batteries to match the capacity of today's lithium-ion batteries. Using a novel type of graphene, they stacked spe...

Aug 25, 2021

Three Argonne Projects Garner DOE Funding

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Three projects at Argonne National Laboratory have received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy in a push to lay the groundwork for breakthroughs in quantum information science. The awards are part of a $61 million investment in quantum sci...

Aug 25, 2021

'Nanojars' capture dissolved carbon dioxide, toxic ions from water

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Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere can dissolve in oceans, lakes and ponds, forming bicarbonate ions and other compounds that change water chemistry, with possible harmful effects on aquatic organisms. In addition, bicarbonate can reenter the atmo...

Aug 25, 2021

Graphene Binds Drugs That Kill Bacteria on Medical Implants To Prevent Infection

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Bacterial infections relating to medical implants place a huge burden on healthcare and cause great suffering to patients worldwide. Now, researchers at Chalmers University of... The post Graphene Binds Drugs That Kill Bacteria on Medical Implant...

Aug 25, 2021

DNA Molecules Extraction Made Possible with Nanopore Instead of Merely Detecting Diseases and Genetic Disorders

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from SANKEN Osaka University have demonstrated a novel in situ extraction and measurement of DNA molecules via nanopores that reduces unnecessary steps that could incur errors.

Aug 24, 2021

Quantum computing: Exotic particle had an 'out-of-body experience': An unexpected finding could advance quantum computers and high-temperature superconductors

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Scientists have taken a clear picture of electronic particles that make up a mysterious magnetic state called quantum spin liquid (QSL). The achievement could facilitate the development of superfast quantum computers and energy-efficient supercond...

Aug 24, 2021

Novel Alzheimer's Disease Amyloid β Polymorph Now Revealed!

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Sensitivity-enhanced solid-state NMR spectroscopy can be used in the structural characterization of amyloid β—the pathogenic protein involved in Alzheimer's disease—as shown by scientists from Tokyo Tech. Their findings bring to light a nove...

Aug 24, 2021

New method greatly improves X-ray nanotomography resolution

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

It's been a truth for a long time: if you want to study the movement and behavior of single atoms, electron microscopy can give you what X-rays can't. X-rays are good at penetrating into samples—they allow you to see what happens inside ...

Aug 24, 2021

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