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Nontoxic, flexible energy converters could power wearable devices

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Wearable electronics have increasingly become a part of everyday life, so researchers wondered if these could be powered by harvesting electricity from waste heat. Further inspiration came from a desire to ultimately fabricate energy converting de...

Apr 27, 2021

Physicists net neutron star gold from measurement of lead

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Nuclear physicists have made a new, highly accurate measurement of the thickness of the neutron 'skin' that encompasses the lead nucleus in experiments. The result, which revealed a neutron skin thickness of .28 millionths of a nanometer...

Apr 27, 2021

Physicists net neutron star gold from measurement of lead

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Nuclear physicists have made a new, highly accurate measurement of the thickness of the neutron "skin" that encompasses the lead nucleus in experiments conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerat...

Apr 27, 2021

What is the role of nanotechnology in the current COVID-19 outbreak?

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The nanotechnology-based medicine platforms against COVID-19 bears hope for relief from the pandemic to save lives and mitigate the infection as part of a broader global public health agenda.

Apr 27, 2021

Researchers Identify Nanobodies that Inhibit COVID-19 Infection

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Australian researchers have identified neutralising nanobodies that block the SARS-CoV-2 virus from entering cells in preclinical models.

Apr 27, 2021

Using Living Cells as Nano-3D Printers for the Synthesis of Bundled Protein Filaments

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Proteins are undoubtedly some of the most fascinating biomolecules, and they perform many of the functions that (in our eyes) separate life from inanimate matter. Multi-molecular protein assemblies...

Apr 27, 2021

The Science of Sound, Vibration to Better Diagnose, Treat Brain Diseases | Research Horizons

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Multidisciplinary Researchers Uncover New Ways to Use Ultrasound Energy to Image and Treat Hard-to-reach Areas of Brain A team of engineering researchers at the Georgia Tech hopes to uncover new ways to diagnose and treat brain...

Apr 27, 2021

COVID-19 Inhibitor: Newly Discovered Nanobodies That Could Prevent SARS-CoV-2, New Variants from Entering Cells

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers discovered the neutralizing effects of nanobodies on SARS-CoV-2, preclinical models show.

Apr 27, 2021

Silver Ions’ Dispersion from Alloys Benefits Optical Sensors, Other Applications

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A study led by Rice University and the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany used hyperspectral dark-field imaging microscopy to reveal the multistep mechanism that causes silver ions to dissipate from gold-silver alloy nanoparticles. Gold-silve...

Apr 27, 2021

Making Renewable Energy From Water With Nanoporous Cubic Silicon Carbide

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

One prospective source of renewable energy is hydrogen gas produced from water with the aid of sunlight. Researchers at LiU have developed a material, nanoporous... The post Making Renewable Energy From Water With Nanoporous Cubic Silicon Carbide...

Apr 27, 2021

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