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Research finds a potential new 'silver bullet' nanoparticle to treat brain cancer

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

ANSTO has contributed to a comprehensive investigation of a promising type of nanoparticle that could potentially be used for intractable brain cancers in a combined therapy.

Apr 16, 2021

New nanoscale device for spin technology

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Aalto University have developed a new device for spintronics. The results have been published in the journal Nature Communications, and mark a step towards the goal of using spintronics to make computer chips and devices for data pr...

Apr 16, 2021

Oxygen migration enables ferroelectricity on nanoscale

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

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

Apr 16, 2021

Finally, 3D-printed graphene aerogels for water treatment

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene excels at removing contaminants from water, but it’s not yet a commercially viable use of the wonder

Apr 16, 2021

Finally, 3D-printed graphene aerogels for water treatment

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene excels at removing contaminants from water, but it's not yet a commercially viable use of the wonder material. That could be changing. In a recent study, University at Buffalo engineers report a new process of 3D printing graphene ae...

Apr 16, 2021

Generation of super-resolved optical needle and multifocal array using graphene oxide metalenses

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Generation of super-resolved optical needle and multifocal array using graphene oxide metalensesIn a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances, Researchers led by Professor Baohua Jia at Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, Australia,...

Apr 16, 2021

New nanoscale device for spin technology

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Spin waves could unlock the next generation of computer technology, a new component allows physicists to control them.

Apr 16, 2021

Process simultaneously removes toxic metals and salt to produce clean water: Adding absorbent nanoparticles to polymer membranes simplifies desalination

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Removing salt is only one step in creating clean water from ocean or brackish water. Toxic compounds, from metals to human-made carcinogens, must be removed by subsequent processing. Chemists have invented a technique to remove salt and toxic ions...

Apr 15, 2021

Oxygen migration enables ferroelectricity on nanoscale

ScienceDaily   -   General 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

Highly Accurate Physicochemical Characterisation of Small Nanoparticles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Analytik Ltd report how researchers at the Centre for Bionano Interactions, University College Dublin, Ireland have used a DC24000 ultra high-resolution particle size analyser for accurate...

Apr 15, 2021

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