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Gold nanoparticles turn the spotlight on drug candidates in cells

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A team including researchers from Osaka University has developed a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) microscopy technique for tracking small molecules in live cells. The technique uses gold nanoparticles to boost the signal from alkyne grou...

Nov 18, 2020

Sensor experts invent supercool mini thermometer

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have invented a miniature thermometer with big potential applications such as monitoring the temperature of processor chips in superconductor-based quantum computers, which must stay cold to work properly.

Nov 17, 2020

Sensor experts invent supercool mini thermometer

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have invented a miniature thermometer with big potential applications such as monitoring the temperature of processor chips in superconductor-based quantum computers, which m...

Nov 17, 2020

Echa survey highlights need for clear labelling of nanomaterials

Chemical Watch   -   Scientific News Websites

Nano observatory recommends labelling for clothes, food packaging, toys and cosmetics

Nov 17, 2020

Georgia Tech Names Commercialization Leadership Focused on Expanding Impact | Research Horizons

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Raghupathy “Siva” Sivakumar, a professor and entrepreneur who helped found three technology companies and launched a popular student entrepreneurship program, has been named Georgia Tech’s inaugural Interim Chief Commercialization Officer...

Nov 17, 2020

Carbyne - an unusual form of carbon

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The optoelectronic properties of various carbon allotropes and nanomaterials have been well established, while the purely sp-hybridized carbyne remains synthetically inaccessible. Its properties have therefore frequently been extrapolated from tho...

Nov 17, 2020

MIT.nano Immersion Lab Gaming Program awards 2020 seed grants

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

NCSOFT-sponsored grants to advance hardware and software for immersive experiences.

Nov 17, 2020

Mastering the art of nanoscale construction to breathe easy and bust fraud

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Special anti-counterfeiting and chemical sensing tools that we can use with our eyes could be created thanks to a new nanoscale building method.

Nov 17, 2020

New Gold Nanodisk-Based Technology Could Improve Diagnostics

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

As far as imaging the smallest nanoparticles is concerned, existing advanced methods have evident restrictions, making it hard for scientists to study viruses and other structures at the molecular...

Nov 17, 2020

Extra Level Helps Convert Light Energy into Surface Waves on Graphene with Increased Efficiency

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Collaborating physicists from two Russian universities have successfully converted light energy into surface waves on graphene at nearly 90% efficiency. A so-called laser-like energy conversion process with collective resonances, and semiconductor...

Nov 17, 2020

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