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Synthetic Protein Nanoparticle Crosses the Blood-Brain Barrier to Deliver Cancer-Killing Drugs

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'I've worked in this field for more than 10 years and have not seen anything like this.' A new synthetic protein nanoparticle capable of slipping past the nearly impermeable blood-brain...

Nov 11, 2020

Graphene electrodes for better-performance supercapacitors

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Recently, a research group led by Prof. Wang Zhenyang from the Institute of Solid State Physics of the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) reported a novel method to prepare high-performance supercapacitors with ultra-high energy storage ...

Nov 11, 2020

A new and efficient way to create nanographene for power and display devices

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Nanographene is a material that could radically improve solar cells, fuel cells, LEDs and more. Typically, the synthesis of this material has been imprecise and difficult to control. For the first time, researchers have discovered a simple way to ...

Nov 11, 2020

From Contradictory Polymers, Scientists Develop Nanocoatings with Optimal Properties for Optics

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Materials scientists at Kiel University in Germany have synthesized nanoscale gradient copolymers, that possess distinct contradictory properties, to create thin-film polymer coatings that could be used to coat sensor devices and MEMS technology. ...

Nov 11, 2020

3D graphene framework high-performance supercapacitors with ultra-high energy storage density

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers grew laser-induced ultra-thick 3D graphene frameworks directly on synthesized polyimide by optimizing the thermal sensitivity of polyimide to increase laser penetration depth.

Nov 11, 2020

Hollow porphyrinic nanospheres

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Famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí once said, "Anything created by human beings is already in the great book of nature." Among different man-made architectures and art, spherical structures and shapes have been the most fantastical g...

Nov 11, 2020

Coating plastics by porous nanofilm

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A research team has developed a new method for creating metal-organic framework (MOF) thin films that can be applied to sensors and electric devices. Like sponges, porous materials contain pores. The pore size affects the property of the material...

Nov 11, 2020

Nanocellulose 3D Objects Intricately Designed Using Bacteria

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Researchers from Aalto University have used bacteria to create intricately developed three-dimensional objects made of nanocellulose. The new technique helps guide the growth of bacterial colonies by...

Nov 11, 2020

Sorting out viruses with nanopores and machine learning

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a label-free method for identifying respiratory viruses based on changes in electrical current when they pass through silicon nanopores, which may lead to new rapid COVID-19 tests.

Nov 11, 2020

Synthetic protein nanoparticle may treat aggressive brain cancer

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A new synthetic protein nanoparticle capable of slipping past the nearly impermeable blood-brain barrier in mice could deliver cancer-killing drugs directly to malignant brain tumors, new research from the University of Michigan shows.

Nov 11, 2020

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