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Nanothermometry to improve anticancer strategies

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In hyperthermia treatments, the temperature is raised above physiological levels to induce the death of cancerous cells. The local application of hyperthermia is key for a successful treatment and to reduce damage to the healthy surrounding tissue...

Feb 9, 2021

Nanomaterials: The Invisible Killer Lurking in Our Consumer Products

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Our consumer products, such as food, cosmetics, and clothes, might be filled with nanomaterials — unbeknownst to us. The use of nanomaterials remains unregulated and... The post Nanomaterials: The Invisible Killer Lurking in Our Consumer Products...

Feb 9, 2021

SINGLE: An open-source software package to identify the atomic-resolution structure of nanocrystals

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Materials scientists typically use solution-phase transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to reveal the unique physiochemical properties of three-dimensional (3-D) structures of nanocrystals. In a new report on Science Advances, Cyril F. Reboul and...

Feb 9, 2021

Researchers use hot nano-chisel to create artificial bones in a Petri dish

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A holy grail for orthopedic research is a method for not only creating artificial bone tissue that precisely matches the real thing, but does so in such microscopic detail that it includes tiny structures potentially important for stem cell differ...

Feb 9, 2021

Researchers use hot nano-chisel to create artificial bones in a Petri dish

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This work could lead to efficient, detailed artificial bone tissue, opening doors to disease modeling, in vitro cell research on targeted therapies, drug screening and more.

Feb 9, 2021

Device that self-assembles in the uterus could limit wild horse births

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To limit the spread of feral horses, researchers have invented a birth control delivery device that assembles with magnets inside the uterus and could help sterilise mares for years

Feb 9, 2021

Device that self-assembles in the uterus could limit wild horse births

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To limit the spread of feral horses, researchers have invented a birth control delivery device that assembles with magnets inside the uterus and could help sterilise mares for years

Feb 9, 2021

The invisible killer lurking in our consumer products

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Consumer products such as food, cosmetics and clothes might be filled with nanomaterials, unbeknownst to us. The use of nanomaterials remains unregulated and they do not show up in lists of ingredients. This is a cause of concern since nanomateria...

Feb 9, 2021

Dye-Based Nanoparticles Could be Used in New Imaging Techniques

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In a new study, physicists and chemists from Martin Luther University (MLU) have demonstrated a new approach in which tiny nanoparticles can be equipped with dyes and how these particles could be used...

Feb 9, 2021

Scientists develop a sensitive method to find and trace nanomaterials in blood and tissues

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An international team of researchers developed a sensitive method to find and trace nanomaterials in blood and tissues, and traced nanomaterials across an aquatic food chain, from microorganisms to fish, which is a major source of food in many cou...

Feb 9, 2021

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