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Respiratory viral pathogens like SARS-CoV-2 easy to test on-site with new nanofilm

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers in South Korea have developed a plasmonic isothermal recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) array chip. This first plasmoinc isothermal PCR technology can detect eight types of pathogens (four bacteria and four viruses) that cause ...

Apr 15, 2021

Self-Assembling Nanomaterial can Reduce Damage Due to Inflammatory Diseases

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new self-assembling nanomaterial designed by biomedical engineers from Duke University stimulates major cells in the immune system that can help reduce damage caused by inflammatory disorders. The...

Apr 15, 2021

Development of Hybrid Silicon Lasers Takes Flight

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) approved a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the Nanoelectronics Materials Branch and Iris Light Technologies that will focus on the development of hybrid silicon lasers.

Apr 15, 2021

New Graphene 3D Printing Technique Makes Feasible Water Filters

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

While graphene has been recognized for its ability to filter out contaminants in water, it has remained limited by feasibility issues - until now.

Apr 15, 2021

3D-printed graphene aerogel makes efficient, scalable water filter

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the University at Buffalo have developed a new method for 3D printing graphene aerogels that work well as water filters. The team says this technique helps make graphene aerogels scalable and stable enough to be used over and over.C...

Apr 15, 2021

Ultrasound Waves Create Never-Repeating Pattern in Carbon

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Using soundwaves, a team of University of Utah engineers and mathematicians demonstrated how to arrange carbon nanoparticles in water in a never-repeating pattern.

Apr 15, 2021

Science | AAAS

Science   -   Scientific News Websites

Approaches include tailored nanoparticles, chimeric proteins, virus cocktails

Apr 15, 2021

Oxygen migration enables ferroelectricity on nanoscale

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Hafnium-based thin films, with a thickness of only a few nanometres, show an unconventional form of ferroelectricity. This allows the construction of nanometre-sized memories or logic devices. However, it was not clear how ferroelectricity could o...

Apr 15, 2021

Nanothin Layer on Wound Dressings Kills 99% of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have created a nanothin layer on wound dressings and implants made of black phosphorous, which they found to be effective in killing 99% of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Apr 14, 2021

Self-assembling nanofibers prevent damage from inflammation: Nanomaterials strategically activate the immune system to fight inflammation as effectively as current standard therapeutics

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Biomedical engineers have developed a self-assembling nanomaterial that can help limit damage caused by inflammatory diseases by activating key cells in the immune system. In mouse models of psoriasis, the team showed that their nanofiber-based dr...

Apr 14, 2021

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