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Tiny bubbles: Treating asthma with gene-silencing nanocapsules

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Steroid-based inhalers deliver life-saving medication for millions of asthma sufferers, providing relief and the ability to simply breathe. Unfortunately, inhalers do not work for all patients, and with rates on the rise for a disease that leads t...

Aug 11, 2021

Striking Gold: A Pathway to Stable, High-Activity Catalysts from Gold Nanoclusters

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) are ideal for developing practical catalysts for chemical reactions. However, their catalytic activity is reduced either due to protective molecules called “ligands” surrounding them or aggregation resulting from l...

Aug 11, 2021

Striking gold: A pathway to stable, high-activity catalysts from gold nanoclusters: Researchers design a stable, high-performance photocatalyst from gold nanoclusters by removing the protective molecules around them

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) are ideal for developing practical catalysts for chemical reactions. However, their catalytic activity is reduced either due to protective molecules called 'ligands' surrounding them or aggregation result...

Aug 10, 2021

Xiaomi's Mi Mix 4 packs an under-screen camera in a ceramic body

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Just days after Oppo unveiled its latest under-screen camera solution, Xiaomi is now launching a new flagship phone with a similar, if not the same, feature. The Mi Mix 4 is the Chinese company's slimmest ceramic unibody smartphone yet, featu...

Aug 10, 2021

Simple Method Developed Using Graphene Paves Way for Future Therapeutics

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Worldwide, bacterial infections associated with medical implants place a heavy burden on healthcare and lead to great suffering in patients.

Aug 10, 2021

Invisible barrier breakthrough a boon for electronics, artwork and more

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Curtin University researchers have found applying a thin invisible layer of graphene oxide to silicon forms an impermeable barrier, which could be used to protect artwork, prevent corrosion of metals, and produce higher efficiency solar cells.

Aug 10, 2021

Black Phosphorus (BP) Nanomaterials With Mitosis-Targeting Mechanism Found to Have Anticancer Properties

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

New research from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed that black phosphorus (BP) nanomaterials with an innate mitosis-targeting mechanism also have anticancer properties.

Aug 10, 2021

Single-Spin Color Centers in SiC Cue Up Potential for Quantum Storage Advances

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A group at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) achieved the high-contrast readout and coherent manipulation of a single silicon carbide divacancy color center electron spin at room temp...

Aug 10, 2021

Samsung's new 5-nanometer chip is designed for smartwatches

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Samsung has unveiled the Exynos W920, a new processor designed specifically for smartphones and wearables. It has an integrated LTE modem and is the first chip designed for wearables to be built on a 5-nanometer EUV (extreme ultra-violet) process,...

Aug 10, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 Nanobodies Are Remarkably Active Against Mutations Found in COVID Variants – Including Delta

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

SARS-CoV-2 nanobodies—microscopic molecules developed at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine that neutralize the virus in animals—are remarkably active against mutations found in variants, including Delta, according to new research by ...

Aug 10, 2021

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