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Energy transmission by gold nanoparticles coupled to DNA structures

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Using DNA structures as scaffolds, Tim Liedl, a scientist of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich, has shown that precisely positioned gold nanoparticles can serve as efficient energy transmitters.

Apr 8, 2021

Graphene: Everything under control

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In a new study, a team of researchers from Germany and Spain demonstrates that graphene's nonlinearity can be very efficiently controlled by applying comparatively modest electrical voltages to the material. The findings have been published i...

Apr 8, 2021

A new agent for the brain diseases: mRNA

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Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) researchers prepared a nanomicelle delivery system to transport BDNF mRNA to the site of ischemic injury. The nanomicelle successfully produced BDNF and prevented the death of neurons when dosed 2 days af...

Apr 8, 2021

The spintronics technology revolution could be just a hopfion away

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A research team co-led by Berkeley Lab has created and observed quasiparticles called 3D hopfions at the nanoscale (billionths of a meter) in a magnetic system. The discovery could advance high-density, high-speed, low-power, yet ultrastable magne...

Apr 8, 2021

Surprising Entropy Measurements Reveal Exotic Effect in “Magic-Angle” Graphene

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Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discover a surprising phase transition in twisted bilayer graphene. Most materials go... The post Surprising Entropy Measurements Reveal Exotic Effect ...

Apr 7, 2021

Entropy measurements reveal exotic effect in 'magic-angle' graphene

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Most materials go from being solids to liquids when they are heated. One rare counter-example is helium-3, which can solidify upon heating. This counterintuitive and exotic effect, known as the Pomeranchuk effect, may now have found its electronic...

Apr 7, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: 3D design leads to first stable and strong self-assembling 1D nanographene wires

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Nanographene is flexible, yet stronger than steel. With unique physical and electronic properties, the material consists of carbon molecules only one atom thick arranged in a honeycomb shape. Still ea...

Apr 7, 2021

Nanoparticles reveal their location via mirror SELFI

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Can a mirror turn an orange into a doughnut? The answer is definitely no in the real (macro) world. But at the nanoscale, a mirror can turn an 'orange' shaped pattern into a 'doughnut' shaped pattern by overlapping the 'or...

Apr 7, 2021

“Invisible Tattoo” Made of Gold Nanoparticles Revolutionizes Medical Diagnostics

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Color changes of gold nanoparticles under the skin reveal concentration changes of substances in the body. The idea of implantable sensors that continuously transmit information... The post “Invisible Tattoo” Made of Gold Nanoparticles Revolution...

Apr 7, 2021

Nanoparticles reveal their location via mirror SELFI

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A team of researchers has shown that fluorescent nanoparticles placed near a mirror generate unique patterns that can be used to pinpoint their location.

Apr 7, 2021

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