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Nanodroplets and ultrasound 'drills' prove effective at tackling tough blood clots

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Engineering researchers have developed a new technique for eliminating particularly tough blood clots, using engineered nanodroplets and an ultrasound "drill" to break up the clots from the inside out. The technique has not yet gone thro...

Jan 7, 2021

Researchers use nanotechnology to develop new coronavirus mask model

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A US-based research team designed and fabricated electrospun nanofibrous air filters that hold promise for applications in personal protective equipment and indoor environments. The team compared the filtration efficiency of coronavirus and NaCl a...

Jan 7, 2021

Researchers Turn Coal Powder Into Valuable Nano-Graphite in Microwave Oven

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Using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven, University of Wyoming researchers have demonstrated that pulverized coal powder can be converted into... The post Researchers Turn Coal Powder Into Valuable Nano-Gra...

Jan 7, 2021

Chemists invent shape-shifting nanomaterial with biomedical potential

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Made of synthetic collagen, the new nanomaterial may have a range of biomedical applications, from controlled-release drug delivery to tissue engineering.

Jan 7, 2021

Nanodroplets and ultrasound 'drills' prove effective at tackling tough blood clots

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Engineering researchers have developed a new technique for eliminating particularly tough blood clots, using engineered nanodroplets and an ultrasound "drill" to break up the clots from the inside out. The technique has not yet gone thro...

Jan 7, 2021

Heating cancer cells with magnetic nanoparticles can enhance chemotherapy

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A new study led by researchers from University College London suggests that combining traditional chemotherapy with an experimental therapy using magnetic nanoparticles to heat up tumor cells could significantly enhance the efficacy of both treatm...

Jan 6, 2021

Ultra-Fast Gas Flows Through Tiniest Holes in One-Atom-Thin Membranes – Validates Century-Old Equation of Fluid Dynamics

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Researchers from the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester and the University of Pennsylvania identify ultra-fast gas flows through atomic-scale apertures in 2D... The post Ultra-Fast Gas Flows Through Tiniest Holes in One-A...

Jan 6, 2021

Quantum Nanodevice Can Be Both a Heat Engine and Refrigerator at the Same Time

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A multitasking nanomachine that can act as a heat engine and a refrigerator at the same time has been created by RIKEN engineers. The device... The post Quantum Nanodevice Can Be Both a Heat Engine and Refrigerator at the Same Time appeared first...

Jan 6, 2021

Physicists observe competition between magnetic orders

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They are as thin as a hair, only a hundred thousand times thinner—so-called two-dimensional materials, consisting of a single layer of atoms, have been booming in research for years. They became known to a wider audience when two Russian-British s...

Jan 6, 2021

Researchers turn coal powder into graphite in microwave oven

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Using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven, University of Wyoming researchers have demonstrated that pulverized coal powder can be converted into higher-value nano-graphite.

Jan 6, 2021

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