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How to build a better 'nanopore' biosensor

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have spent more than three decades developing and studying miniature biosensors that can identify single molecules. To boost the accuracy and speed of these measurements, scientists must find ways to better understand how molecules int...

Apr 27, 2021

Scientists design 'nanotraps' to catch, clear coronavirus

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) at the University of Chicago have designed a completely novel potential treatment for COVID-19: nanoparticles that capture SARS-CoV-2 viruses within the body and then use the body&#...

Apr 27, 2021

How Close Is Ordinary Light To Doing Quantum Computing?

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

New research suggests classical phenomena in optics may enable a new kind of hybrid computation

Apr 27, 2021

How Close Is Ordinary Light To Doing Quantum Computing?

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Using just a simple laser of the sort found in undergraduate optics labs, physicists may be able to perform some of the same calculations as a hard-to-handle quantum computer operating at ultracold temperatures. The trick is to use classically e...

Apr 27, 2021

Scientists design 'nanotraps' to catch, clear coronavirus: Potential COVID-19 treatment pairs nanoparticles with human immune system to search and destroy viruses

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have designed a completely novel potential treatment for COVID-19: nanoparticles that capture SARS-CoV-2 viruses within the body and then use the body's own immune system to destroy it.

Apr 27, 2021

Nontoxic, flexible energy converters could power wearable devices

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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

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

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?

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

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

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