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Researchers Develop a Novel Implantable Sensor Based on Color-Stable Gold Nanoparticles

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The idea of implantable sensors that continuously transmit information on vital values and concentrations of substances or drugs in the body has fascinated physicians and scientists for a long time....

Apr 6, 2021

Glass nanopore pulls DNA like spaghetti through a needle: The purely electrical technique captures cell-free DNA from the surface of a sample

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Nanopore sensing can extract cell-free DNA from a liquid sample. Researchers used electric current to direct free-floating DNA into the 20 nanometer opening of a glass tube. The DNA concentrated near the surface, making it relatively easy to colle...

Apr 6, 2021

Glass nanopore pulls DNA like spaghetti through a needle

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DNA sequencing has become so common, few realize how hard it is to even extract a single molecule of DNA from a biological sample.

Apr 6, 2021

Stable Nanosheets Offer Potential Applications in Nanoelectronics, Quantum Information Technology

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What is thinner than thin? One of the answers is 2D materials. These are unique materials of science whose width and length measure just one or two atoms thick. Structure of borophane sheet. Red,...

Apr 6, 2021

Tattoo made of gold nanoparticles revolutionizes medical diagnostics: Color changes of gold nanoparticles under the skin reveal concentration changes of substances in the body

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Scientists have developed a novel type of implantable sensor that continuously transmits information on vital values and concentrations of substances or drugs in the body and can be operated in the body for several months. The sensor is based on c...

Apr 6, 2021

Graphene 'smart surfaces' now tunable for visible spectrum

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Researchers at The University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute have created optical devices with a unique range of tunability, covering the entire electromagnetic spectrum, including visible light.

Apr 6, 2021

Carbon nanospike catalyst splits water, carbon dioxide and recombines atoms into heavier nanocarbons

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In a new twist to an existing ORNL technology, researchers have developed an electrocatalyst that enables water and carbon dioxide to be split and the atoms recombined to form higher weight hydrocarbons for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

Apr 6, 2021

Tattoo made of gold nanoparticles revolutionizes medical diagnostics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The idea of implantable sensors that continuously transmit information on vital values and concentrations of substances or drugs in the body has fascinated physicians and scientists for a long time. Such sensors enable the constant monitoring of d...

Apr 6, 2021

Less than a nanometer thick, stronger and more versatile than steel

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Scientists create stable nanosheets containing boron and hydrogen atoms with potential applications in nanoelectronics and quantum information technology.

Apr 6, 2021

Limitless Space Institute for Interstellar Travel by 2100 | NextBigFuture.com

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Limitless Space Institute is sponsoring student programs and giving away about $2 million every two years in grants for work towards enabling interstellar travel. They gave out nine grants. Limitless Space Institute is working with the Breakthroug...

Apr 6, 2021

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