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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

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

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

Dec 22, 2020

Novel glue is activated by a magnetic field

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

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

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

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

Dec 22, 2020

Localized magnetic moments induced by atomic vacancies in transition metal dichalcogenide flakes

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The emergence of two-dimensional (2-D) materials provides an excellent platform for exploring and modulating exotic physical properties in the 2-D limit, and has driven the development of modern condensed matter physics and nanoelectronic devices....

Dec 22, 2020

Researchers simulate car emissions dynamic using gold nanoparticles for catalysis

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By examining tiny particles of gold with powerful X-ray beams, scientists hope they can learn how to cut down on harmful carbon monoxide emissions from motor vehicles.

Dec 22, 2020

Transforming self-assembled architectures into functional materials

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Imagine if a material would arrange itself into a shape suited for its application, for instance, a catalyst that maximizes its own surface area for improved efficiency or a micro-actuator that forms appendages to grab nearby objects. This is the ...

Dec 22, 2020

Neuroscientists isolate promising mini antibodies against COVID-19 from a llama: Preliminary results suggest anti-COVID19 nanobodies may be effective at preventing and diagnosing infections

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Researchers have isolated a set of promising, tiny antibodies, or 'nanobodies,' against SARS-CoV-2 that were produced by a llama named Cormac. Preliminary results suggest that at least one of these nanobodies, called NIH-CoVnb-112, could...

Dec 22, 2020

This May Be the First Complete Observation of a Nanoflare

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Researchers may have found the long-sought “nanoflares” thought to heat the solar corona to its incredible temperatures. A

Dec 22, 2020

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