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New rapid test uses magnetic nanoparticles to detect coronavirus antibodies

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Scientists have developed a rapid test that can reliably identify Covid-19 antibodies in the blood within minutes.

Feb 9, 2021

Nanothermometry to improve anticancer strategies

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Researchers measure the nanoscale heating of gold-based nanoparticles and find high temperature variations within the nanoscopic volume.

Feb 9, 2021

New nanocoating a breakthrough for hydrogen fuel

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Researchers have developed a very effective protection strategy for narrow bandgap semiconductors, stabilizing them during photoreactions.

Feb 9, 2021

Tiny nanoparticles furnished with dyes could be used for new imaging techniques

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Tiny nanoparticles can be furnished with dyes and could be used for new imaging techniques, as chemists and physicists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) show in a recent study.

Feb 9, 2021

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 they do not show up in lists of ingredients. A new study published in Nature Commu...

Feb 9, 2021

Scientists create flexible biocompatible cilia that can be controlled by a magnet

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Filaments made of polymer-coated iron oxide nanoparticles are obtained by exposing the material to a magnetic field under controlled temperature. The applications are myriad and include transporting substances into cells or directing fluids.

Feb 9, 2021

Nanocarriers in the enhancement of therapeutic efficacy of natural drugs

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https://doi.org/10.15212/bioi-2020-0040Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. In this review article the authors Xiuling Li, Shunung Liang, Chee Hwee Tan, Shuwen Cao, Xiaoding Xu, Phei Er Saw and Wei Tao from Sun Yat-sen...

Feb 9, 2021

Quantum computing enables simulations to unravel mysteries of magnetic materials

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A multi-institutional team became the first to generate accurate results from materials science simulations on a quantum computer that can be verified with neutron scattering experiments and other practical techniques.

Feb 9, 2021

A new modifier increases the efficiency of perovskite solar cells

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The research team of NUST MISIS has presented an improved structure of perovskite solar cells. Scientists have modified perovskite-based solar cells using MXenes -- thin two-dimensional titanium carbides with high electrical conductivity. The MXen...

Feb 9, 2021

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

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In research in the journal Advanced Functional Materials, a team at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering and New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute (NYSF) detail a system allowing them to sculpt, in a biocompatible material, the exact st...

Feb 9, 2021

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