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Andrea Alù Named Blavatnik National Awards Laureate for Nano-Optics, Materials Advancements

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Andrea Alù, founding director of the Photonics Initiative at the Advanced Science Research Center at The City University of New York (CUNY ASRC), and Einstein Professor of Physics at CUNY's Graduate Center, was named the 2021 Blavatnik Nation...

Jul 23, 2021

Llama ‘nanobodies’ have the potential to outwit human cytomegalovirus

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists have developed a 'nanobody' - a small fragment of a llama antibody - that is capable of chasing out human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) as it hides away from the immune system.

Jul 22, 2021

'Wrapping' anodes in 3D carbon nanosheets: The next big thing in li-ion battery technology

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The lithium-ion battery is the future of sustainable energy technology, but drastic volume fluctuations in their anodes related to enhanced battery capacity raises a safety concern. Recently, researchers have found that embedding manganese selenid...

Jul 22, 2021

Printing a comfortable 3D 'house' for co-living cells

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Scientists of the MIPT Cell Signaling Regulation Laboratory have developed a new low cost, reproducible system for the co-cultivation of cells. This system is based on a polymerized BSA membrane. Its size and relief are determined by a mold create...

Jul 22, 2021

Llama 'nanobodies' could hold key to preventing deadly post-transplant infection

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Scientists have developed a 'nanobody' - a small fragment of a llama antibody - that is capable of chasing out human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) as it hides away from the immune system. This then enables immune cells to seek out and destroy t...

Jul 22, 2021

Highly programmable quantum simulator operates with up to 256 qubits – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The system is a key step forward in the race to design larger, more reliable quantum computers The post Highly programmable quantum simulator operates with up to 256 qubits appeared first on Physics World.

Jul 22, 2021

Zero-Dimensional Molecular Sieve Membranes Could Enhance Separation Selectivity of Gases

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Classical molecular sieve membranes, with 3D microparticles and 2D nanosheets as primary building blocks, are promising in chemical separation. Separation within such membranes relies on molecular...

Jul 22, 2021

Scientists Use Nanoparticles as Heaters to Control Electrical Activity of Neurons

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanomaterials have been used in a variety of emerging applications, such as in targeted pharmaceuticals or to bolster other materials and products such as sensors and energy harvesting and storage devices. A team in the McKelvey School of Engineer...

Jul 22, 2021

Llama 'nanobodies' could hold key to preventing deadly post-transplant infection

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists have developed a "nanobody"—a small fragment of a llama antibody—that is capable of chasing out human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) as it hides away from the immune system. This then enables immune cells to seek out and destroy this ...

Jul 22, 2021

Researchers Use Nanofibers to Develop Small, Real-Time Bad-Breath Analyzer

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No one wants bad breath -- not when visiting friends and family, at a job interview, and especially not on a first date. Smelly breath can make things awkward, but it also is a natural warning sign, indicating that serious dental issues are occurr...

Jul 22, 2021

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