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First-ever atomic resolution video of salt crystals forming in real time

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Two novel techniques, atomic-resolution real-time video and conical carbon nanotube confinement, allow researchers to view never-before-seen details about crystal formation.

Jan 21, 2021

Fighting respiratory virus outbreaks through 'nano-popcorn' sensor-based rapid detection

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers develop novel sensor for the improved detection of influenza A viruses, with high reproducibility.

Jan 21, 2021

Gold nanoparticles more stable by putting rings on them

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have found a way to prevent gold nanoparticles from clumping, which could help towards their use as an anti-cancer therapy.

Jan 21, 2021

A critical review of graphene quantum dots and their application in biosensors

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers discuss the top-down and bottom-up strategies for the synthesis of graphene quantum dots. The respective advantages and disadvantages of these methods are summarized.

Jan 21, 2021

Ring-shaped compounds better equip gold nanoparticles to fight cancer

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Of the many weapons science has come to offer in the fight against cancer, ones that are showing plenty of potential are gold nanoparticles. We have seen how these could be grown inside tumors to tackle the problem from the inside, deliver drugs t...

Jan 21, 2021

Point-of-care test developed for tumor marker in human saliva based on lanthanide nanoprobes

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Salivary assay, emerging as a non-invasive alternative to blood assay in clinic analysis, holds great promise for early-stage cancer diagnostics with advantages of low cost, easy collection and facile processing. Therefore, point-of-care (POC) det...

Jan 21, 2021

A breakthrough in chiral polymer thin films research could enable a new generation of devices

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The 10,000th paper published by Diamond Light Source could fundamentally change the technology landscape by enabling a new generation of devices. This study presents a new way of looking at chirality in thin polymer films that are important for el...

Jan 21, 2021

Nearly Dissipationless Current Achieved Through Light-Induced Switch

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, along with collaborators from Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, have found a light-induced switch that twists the crystal lattice of the mate...

Jan 21, 2021

EV Group Opens Customer Training Facility

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

EVG (EV Group), a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology, and semiconductor markets, has launched EVG Academy, a training facility for customers. Located at the company’s headquarters in St. Florian, Austr...

Jan 21, 2021

New biodegradable polyurethane foams are developed from wheat straw

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Every year around 734 million tons of wheat straw are produced worldwide, a large amount of waste, which is cheap and has had no well-defined use until now. Recently, the RNM-271 Chemical Engineering and FQM-383 NANOVAL Organic Chemistry research...

Jan 21, 2021

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