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Experiments aboard the International Space Station may offer promising advancements in fighting cancer

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Getting seven experiments on the International Space Station requires a really good idea. Like a brand new way to attack tumors—one that you can only make in space.

Mar 11, 2025

Smart humidity sensor monitors human behavior through respiratory patterns

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A cutting-edge humidity sensing system has been unveiled, capable of monitoring human behaviors in real-time through the detection of respiratory patterns. This breakthrough technology integrates a highly sensitive humidity sensor with a thermisto...

Mar 11, 2025

Bio-based polyester nanocomposites offer high performance and reprocessability

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A research team led by Prof. Zhu Jin from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has synthesized a novel bio-based polyester nanocomposite with high performance and reprocessab...

Mar 11, 2025

Zebrafish study reveals nanoplastics' impact on red blood cell maturation

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Polystyrene nanoparticles are widely used in packaging, but their effects on organisms are unclear. Very little was known about how they affect blood cell development until now.

Mar 11, 2025

Scientists discover smart way to generate energy with tiny plastic beads

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An international team of researchers has discovered a new method to generate electricity using small plastic beads. By placing these beads close together and bringing them into contact, they generate more electricity than usual. This process, know...

Mar 11, 2025

Liquid nanofoam innovation designed to protect the brain now tested on internal organs

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Researchers at Michigan State University have refined an innovation that has the potential to improve safety, reduce severe injury and increase survival rates in situations ranging from car accidents, sports, law enforcement operations and more.

Mar 11, 2025

Carbon nanotube sensor efficiently measures oxygen in gas mixtures under light

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Oxygen is essential for life and a reactive player in many chemical processes. Accordingly, methods that accurately measure oxygen are relevant for numerous industrial and medical applications: They analyze exhaust gases from combustion processes,...

Mar 11, 2025

Smartphone and nanotechnology enable rapid neonatal jaundice detection

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A research team led by Prof. Jiang Changlong from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed an innovative dual-mode sensing platform using upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs). This platform integrates...

Mar 11, 2025

Untangling quantum entanglement with new calculation formulas

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Physicists developed simplified formulas to quantify quantum entanglement in strongly correlated electron systems. Their approach was applied to nanoscale materials, revealing unexpected quantum behaviors and identifying key quantities for the Kon...

Mar 11, 2025

Scientists discover smart way to generate energy with tiny beads

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Researchers have discovered a new method to generate electricity using small plastic beads. By placing these beads close together and bringing them into contact, they generate more electricity than usual. This process, known as triboelectrificatio...

Mar 11, 2025

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