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'Soft' nanoparticles give plasmons new potential

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Bigger is not always better, but here's something that starts small and gets better as it gets bigger.

Dec 22, 2020

New electron microscopy technique offers first look at previously hidden processes

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Researchers can now fill in missing information about nanoscale polymerization and 'smart' materials for medicine and the environment.

Dec 22, 2020

Two dimensional heterostructures composed of layers with slightly different lattice vectors

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New periodic structures known as moiré lattices can be observed in two-dimensional (2-D) heterostructures containing layers with slightly different lattice vectors, which can in turn support new topological phenomena. It is therefore important to ...

Dec 22, 2020

A novel method to detect nano-and microplastics in vivo

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While plastic debris of any size is harmful to the marine flora and fauna, recent research suggests that the smallest of these plastics, nanoplastics, affect the composition and diversity of our intestinal microbiome and that this can cause damage...

Dec 22, 2020

BioAFMviewer software for simulated atomic force microscopy of biomolecules

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Nowadays nanotechnology allows one to observe single proteins at work. Under atomic force microscopy (AFM), e.g., their surface can be rapidly scanned, and functional motions monitored, which is of great importance for applications in all fields o...

Dec 22, 2020

Detecting COVID-19 antibodies in 10 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...

Dec 22, 2020

Mini Antibodies Produced by a Llama and Isolated by Neuroscientists Could Prevent COVID-19 Infection

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Preliminary results suggest anti-COVID19 nanobodies may be effective at preventing and diagnosing infections. National Institutes of Health researchers have isolated a set of promising, tiny... The post Mini Antibodies Produced by a Llama and Iso...

Dec 22, 2020

'Soft' nanoparticles give plasmons new potential

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Scientists show how coated nanoantennas retain energy to potentially catalyze chemical reactions.

Dec 22, 2020

Novel glue is activated by a magnetic field

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The new 'magnetocuring' adhesive is made by combining a typical commercially available epoxy adhesive with specially tailored magnetic nanoparticles.

Dec 22, 2020

Transforming self-assembled architectures into functional materials

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Researchers discovered shape-preserving ion-exchange reactions that open up new routes towards self-assembled materials with various novel, functional properties.

Dec 22, 2020

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