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Super sapphire resists scratches, glare, fog and dust

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have discovered techniques to bestow superpowers upon sapphire, a material that most of us think of as just a pretty jewel.

Mar 6, 2025

Precision cancer treatment using magnet-guided, heat-activated nanoparticles

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Cancer treatment has advanced significantly, focusing on targeted approaches that destroy tumor cells while sparing healthy tissue. Researchers have developed magnetic nanoparticles that can be directed to tumors using a magnet and then heated wit...

Mar 6, 2025

Quantum dot discovery for LEDs brings brighter, more eco-friendly displays

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers achieved a breakthrough in eco-friendly display technology, creating highly efficient and stable blue quantum dot LEDs (QLEDs) that could power the next generation of televisions, smartphones, VR headsets and energy-efficient lighting ...

Mar 6, 2025

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

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