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Novel Nanotechnology Can Generate Electricity Using Internal Organs of the Human Body, Replacing Batteries

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

New nanotechnology developed enables electric current generation using different organs inside the human body without harming it. This technology has potential in the field of medicine, particularly on pacemakers, eliminating the need for batteries.

Jul 7, 2021

Shape of extracellular vesicles in body fluids could be a biomarker for identifying cancer types

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A recent study by scientists from Japanese universities has shown that the shape of cell-derived nanoparticles, known as "extracellular vesicles" (EVs), in body fluids could be a biomarker for identifying types of cancer.

Jul 7, 2021

Quantum particles: Pulled and compressed

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Only recently researchers have levitated and cooled nanoparticles into the quantum regime. A research team led by Oriol Romero-Isart now proposes a way to harness the quantum properties of such particles before they lose them due to decoherence. T...

Jul 7, 2021

CNIO researchers help to decipher the structure of the large molecular machine that activates mTOR

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Every organism is a universe that lives thanks to the activities of tens of thousands of nanomachines, whose functions depend on their forms. Now, a group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) has helped determine the structure of ...

Jul 7, 2021

The shape of nanoparticles in body fluids may help identify the type of cancer

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A recent study has shown that the shape of cell-derived nanoparticles, known as "extracellular vesicles" (EVs), in body fluids could be a biomarker for identifying types of cancer. In the study, scientists successfully measured the shape...

Jul 7, 2021

Researchers identify ultrastable single atom magnet

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Researchers at the IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience at Ewha Womans University (QNS) have shown that dysprosium atoms resting on a thin insulating layer of magnesium oxide have magnetic stability over days. In a study published in Nature Communic...

Jul 7, 2021

Light-harvesting nanoparticle catalysts show promise in quest for renewable carbon-based fuels

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers report that small quantities of useful molecules such as hydrocarbons are produced when carbon dioxide and water react in the presence of light and a silver nanoparticle catalyst.

Jul 6, 2021

New nanotech will enable a 'healthy' electric current production inside the human body, researchers report

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed an innovative material that is eco-friendly, completely biological and non-toxic, and causes no harm to the body's tissues. The material is as strong as titanium and extremely flexible. The new development will allo...

Jul 6, 2021

Monolithic nanocarbon catalysts boot dihydrogen-sulfide selective oxidation

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Ultra-deep removal of H2S is important in petroleum refining, natural gas purification and coal chemical industry. However, the industrial catalysts for continuous H2S selective oxidation show poor activity and stability, especially on feed gas co...

Jul 6, 2021

Scientists synthesize 3D graphene films with high-energy E-beam

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Recently, Prof. Wang Zhenyang's research group from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has prepared macroscopic thick three-dimensional (3D) porous graphene films.

Jul 6, 2021

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