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New Shape-Shifting Nanomaterial Holds Potential for Biomedical Applications

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Chemists have developed a nanomaterial that they can trigger to shape shift -- from flat sheets to tubes and back to sheets again -- in a controllable fashion. The Journal of the American Chemical...

Jan 8, 2021

Researchers achieve on-demand storage in integrated solid-state quantum memory

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Researchers from CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have demonstrated on-demand storage of photonic qubits in an integrated solid-state quantum m...

Jan 8, 2021

Emory Chemists Invent Shape-Shifting Nanomaterial, Holding Potential for Biomedical Applications

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A team of chemists from Emory University in Atlanta, US, has invented a shape-shifting peptide nanomaterial that can be triggered controllably - paving the way for potential biomedicine applications.

Jan 8, 2021

Carbon Nanotube Membranes can Enable Rapid Dialysis Processes

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Scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have found that ultra-rapid dialysis processes could be achieved by carbon nanotube membrane pores, resulting in considerably reduced...

Jan 8, 2021

Engineers find antioxidants improve nanoscale visualization of polymers

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Reactive molecules, such as free radicals, can be produced in the body after exposure to certain environments or substances and go on to cause cell damage. Antioxidants can minimize this damage by interacting with the radicals before they affect c...

Jan 8, 2021

Ultrasound drill uses nanodroplets to bust up tough blood clots

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Blood clots can be dangerous, and blood thinning drugs aren’t always enough to clear them out. Now, researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated an ultrasonic “drill” that can break clots apart with the help of tiny nanodroplets.

Jan 8, 2021

Nanoparticle vaccine for COVID-19

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Researchers at Stanford are working to develop a single-dose vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 that could potentially be stored at room temperature.

Jan 8, 2021

Single-dose COVID-19 vaccine triggers antibody response in mice

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Across the world, health care workers and high-risk groups are beginning to receive COVID-19 vaccines, offering hope for a return to normalcy amidst the pandemic. However, the vaccines authorized for emergency use in the U.S. require two doses to ...

Jan 8, 2021

Nanocrystals that eradicate bacteria biofilm

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POSTECH-UNIST joint research team finds ways to control the surface texture of nanostructures.

Jan 8, 2021

Detecting COVID-19 antibodies in 10-12 seconds

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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University report findings on an advanced nanomaterial-based biosensing platform that detects, within seconds, antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to testin...

Jan 8, 2021

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