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Researchers produce single-chain nanoparticles and reveal their inner structure for the first time

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Nanoparticles can be furnished with dyes and could be used for new imaging techniques, researchers show in a recent study.

Feb 8, 2021

Carbon nanotubes pave the way for human breath analysis of lung disease

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Breath is one of the main sources of human health parameters that can be used for predicting the state of internal organs. Exhaled breath composition is very complex and the existence of disease marker molecules can be as low as one part per milli...

Feb 8, 2021

Femtosecond laser converts metallic to semiconducting carbon nanotube

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A novel method for fast and accurate local tuning of the optoelectronic properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes makes use of ultrafast-pulsed lasers. The method is based on localized two-photon oxidation of carbon nanotubes when the laser irr...

Feb 8, 2021

New wearable sensor uses nanomaterials technology to detect illegal drugs in sweat

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Researchers in South Korea have successfully developed a wearable sensor that can detect illegal drugs in sweat by using nanomaterials technology that amplify the optical signal of narcotics to a flexible, body-worn material.

Feb 8, 2021

Silicon arches boost structural integrity of high-capacity batteries

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One of the ways scientists hope to boost the performance of today's lithium-ion batteries is by incorporating silicon into the design, which could boost their capacity by as much as 10 times. A research team in Japan has come up with a way of...

Feb 8, 2021

COVID-19 pandemic and nanotechnology

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Writing in the International Journal of Nanomedicine, Professor Dongki Yang, from the Department of Physiology, Gachon University, South Korea, has reviewed the available knowledge on the coronaviruses, current approaches to tackle the newly emerg...

Feb 8, 2021

Novel plastic film can deactivate 99.99% of the new coronavirus in 15 minutes

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A consortium comprised by companies Braskem, AplFilm and Nanox and the UFSCar (Brazil) and Jaume I of Castellón (Spain) universities have released a plastic film capable of deactivating 99.99% of the new coronavirus in 15 minutes.

Feb 8, 2021

Rapid, reliable on-site drug detection using wearable sensor

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Researchers in South Korea have successfully developed a wearable sensor that can detect illegal drugs in sweat by using nanomaterials technology that amplify the optical signal of narcotics to a flexible, body-worn material.The technology enables...

Feb 8, 2021

STINGing tumors with nanoparticles

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DALLAS - Feb. 8, 2021 - A new nanoparticle-based drug can boost the body's innate immune system and make it more effective at fighting off tumors, researchers at UT Southwestern have shown. Their study, published in Nature Biomedical Engineer...

Feb 8, 2021

'Magnetic graphene' forms a new kind of magnetism

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Researchers have identified a new form of magnetism in so-called magnetic graphene, which could point the way toward understanding superconductivity in this unusual type of material.

Feb 8, 2021

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