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Novel nanoparticles react to radiotherapy to kill cancer from within

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Radiation therapy is currently one of the best treatments we have against cancer, but it could benefit from being more targeted to spare healthy cells. Now, researchers in Japan have developed nanoparticles that can penetrate tumors and kill them ...

Jul 19, 2021

Unconventional Superconductor May Unlock New Ways To Build Quantum Computers

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If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. Scientists on the hunt... The post Unconventional Superconductor May Unlock New Ways To Build Quantum Computers appeared first on SciTechDaily.

Jul 19, 2021

Understanding the physics in new metals

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Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), working in an international team, have developed a new method for complex X-ray studies that will aid in better understanding so-called correlated metal...

Jul 19, 2021

The mathematics of repulsion for new graphene catalysts

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Scientists at Tohoku University and colleagues in Japan have developed a mathematical model that helps predict the tiny changes in carbon-based materials that could yield interesting properties.

Jul 19, 2021

Bonding's next top model -- Projecting bond properties with machine learning

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Researchers from The University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science have developed a machine learning-based model to predict the characteristics of bonded systems. Using the density of states of the individual component reactants, they have a...

Jul 19, 2021

The Virus Trap: Hollow Nano-Objects Made of DNA Could Trap Viruses and Render Them Harmless

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To date, there are no effective antidotes against most virus infections. An interdisciplinary research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now developed a new approach: they engulf and neutralize viruses with nano-capsules tailore...

Jul 18, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Primers with graphene nanotubes offer a new solution for electrostatic painting of automotive parts

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A new conductive acrylic primer for polypropylene and SMC plastic parts for efficient, economic base-coat application. Developed by Turkish manufacturer KANAT PAINTS & COATINGS together with world-...

Jul 17, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: The virus trap: Hollow nano-objects made of DNA could trap viruses and render them harmless

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To date, there are no effective antidotes against most virus infections. An interdisciplinary research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now developed a new approach: they engulf an...

Jul 17, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Unlocking efficient light-energy conversion with stable coordination nanosheets: Scientists design a high-performance, self-powered, UV photodetector using 2D nanosheets that show record photocurrent stability under air exposure

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Converting light to electricity effectively has been one of the persistent goals of scientists in the field of optoelectronics. While improving the conversion efficiency is a challenge, several other...

Jul 17, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Unconventional superconductor acts the part of a promising quantum computing platform: If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.

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Scientists on the hunt for an unconventional kind of superconductor have produced the most compelling evidence to date that they've found one. In a pair of papers, researchers at the University of Mar...

Jul 17, 2021

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