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Lighting the way to improved biomaterials

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Researchers from McGill University believe that they have found a way to improve the development of biomaterials that could be instrumental in drug delivery, tissue regeneration, nano-optics and nanoelectronics.

Aug 9, 2021

Anova's Nano sous-vide cooker drops to $99 at Amazon and Best Buy

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Home chefs looking to experiment more should give sous vide cooking a try, but that's easier said than done if you're starting from scratch. Many sous vide machines cost hundreds of dollars, but those looking to give the method a go don&...

Aug 9, 2021

Ultrathin glass films exhibit exotic liquid phase – Physics World

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New form of glass is extremely dense and highly stable The post Ultrathin glass films exhibit exotic liquid phase appeared first on Physics World.

Aug 9, 2021

Optical effects of the divalent functionalization of carbon nanotubes

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Scientists have learned how to place crystalline defects in new materials with atomic-scale precision. This enables materials that can control excitons—energy carriers that are similar to subatomic particles. New research shows that, by precisely ...

Aug 9, 2021

Qubit in a crystal lattice of boron nitride is a suitable sensor

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An artificially created spin defect (qubit) in a crystal lattice of boron nitride is suitable as a sensor enabling the measurement of different changes in its local environment. The qubit is a boron vacancy located in a two-dimensional layer of he...

Aug 9, 2021

Graphene binds drugs which kill bacteria on medical implants

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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 have developed a new method to prevent such infections, by covering a graphene-based material wit...

Aug 9, 2021

X-ray study reveals how lead sulphide particles self-organise in real time

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The structure adopted by lead sulfide nanoparticles changes surprisingly often as they assemble to form ordered superlattices. This is revealed by an experimental study that has been conducted at DESY's X-ray source PETRA III. A team led by t...

Aug 9, 2021

Graphene binds drugs that kill bacteria on medical implants

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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 Technology, Sweden, have developed a new method to prevent such infecti...

Aug 9, 2021

Researchers reveal anticancer property of nanomaterials with mitosis-targeting mechanism

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A research group led by Prof. Li Hongchang from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has identified a novel anticancer property of black phosphorus (BP) nanomaterials with mitosis-targeting mecha...

Aug 9, 2021

Scientists Pave the Way for Nanotube Innovation

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Scientists have learned how to place crystalline defects in new materials with atomic-scale precision. This enables materials that can control excitons-;energy carriers that are similar to subatomic particles. New research shows that, by precisely...

Aug 9, 2021

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