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Nanoparticle urine test diagnoses cancer and pinpoints its location

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

The earlier cancer is detected, the better the outcome for the patient. Now, researchers at MIT have developed a new diagnostic system that can be performed as a simple urine test to detect the presence of cancer, and if a positive is returned, a ...

Jul 16, 2021

Unconventional superconductor acts the part of a promising quantum computing platform

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

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 Maryland's (UMD) Quantum Materials Cente...

Jul 16, 2021

Physicists Levitate a Glass Nanosphere, Pushing It Into The Realm of Quantum Mechanics

ScienceAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

This is where it starts getting weird.

Jul 16, 2021

Organic electronics possibly soon to enter the GHz-regime

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Physicists of the Technische Universität Dresden introduce the first implementation of a complementary vertical organic transistor technology, which is able to operate at low voltage, with adjustable inverter properties, and a fall and rise time d...

Jul 16, 2021

Cellular uptake of nanoparticles keys for further development of temperature sensing

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

The article represents the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and flow cytometry study of A-549 (human lung carcinoma) cellular uptake of Pr3+:LaF3 nanoparticles. The Pr3+:LaF3 nanoparticles are promising platforms for cell nano-sensors.

Jul 16, 2021

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

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists on the hunt for an unconventional kind of superconductor have produced the most compelling evidence to date that they've found one. Researchers have shown that uranium ditelluride displays many of the hallmarks of a topological sup...

Jul 15, 2021

Unlocking efficient light-energy conversion with stable coordination nanosheets

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Two-dimensional 'nanosheets' made of bonds between metal atoms and organic molecules are attractive candidates for photoelectric conversion, but get corroded easily. In a new study, scientists from Japan and Taiwan present a new nanoshee...

Jul 15, 2021

Unlocking efficient light-energy conversion with stable coordination nanosheets

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Two-dimensional 'nanosheets' made of bonds between metal atoms and organic molecules are attractive candidates for photoelectric conversion, but get corroded easily. In a new study, scientists present a new nanosheet design using iron an...

Jul 15, 2021

A noninvasive test to detect cancer cells and pinpoint their location

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Diagnostic nanoparticles could be used to monitor tumor recurrence after treatment or to perform routine cancer screenings.

Jul 15, 2021

Hollow nano-objects made of DNA could trap viruses and render them harmless

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

To date, there are no effective antidotes against most viral 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 15, 2021

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