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New protein nanobioreactor designed to improve sustainable bioenergy production

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have unlocked new possibilities for the future development of sustainable, clean bioenergy. The study, published in Nature Communications, shows how bacterial protein 'cages' can be reprogrammed...

Nov 3, 2020

Industrial-strength brine, meet your kryptonite

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A thin coating of the 2D nanomaterial hexagonal boron nitride is the key ingredient in a cost-effective technology developed by Rice University engineers for desalinating industrial-strength brine.

Nov 3, 2020

The importance of good nanoparticle neighbors in catalysis

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Are you affected by your neighbours? So are nanoparticles in catalysts. New research reveals how the nearest neighbours determine how well nanoparticles work in a catalyst.

Nov 2, 2020

Ultrapotent COVID-19 Vaccine Designed via Computer: Innovative Nanoparticle Vaccine Spurs Extremely High Levels of Protective Antibodies

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Preclinical data published in Cell show the nanoparticle vaccine spurs extremely high levels of protective antibodies in animal models. An innovative nanoparticle vaccine candidate for... The post Ultrapotent COVID-19 Vaccine Designed via Compute...

Nov 2, 2020

Breakthrough Quantum-Dot Transistors Open the Door to a Host of Innovative Electronics

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum dot logic circuits provide the long-sought building blocks for innovative devices, including printable electronics, flexible displays, and medical diagnostics. Researchers at Los Alamos National... The post Breakthrough Quantum-Dot Transi...

Nov 2, 2020

Nader Engheta wins Isaac Newton medal and Prize – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Optics pioneer bags award for his work on nanoscale optics and metamaterials The post Nader Engheta wins Isaac Newton medal and Prize appeared first on Physics World.

Nov 2, 2020

Ultrapotent COVID-19 vaccine candidate designed via computer: Preclinical data published in Cell show the nanoparticle vaccine spurs extremely high levels of protective antibodies in animal models

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

An ultrapotent nanoparticle candidate vaccine against COVID-19 has been developed with structure-based vaccine design techniques invented at UW Medicine. It is a self-assembling protein nanoparticle that displays 60 copies of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike ...

Nov 2, 2020

Devil in the defect detail of quantum emissions unravelled

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Systems which can emit a stream of single photons, referred to as quantum light sources, are critical hardware components for emerging technologies such as quantum computing, the quantum internet, and quantum communications.

Nov 2, 2020

New analysis method can lead to better cancer drugs

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

While proteins on the surfaces of cells are the targets for most drugs, refined methods are needed to analyze how these membrane proteins are organized. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a new DNA-based analytical method that cou...

Nov 2, 2020

Rice Researchers Expand Theory on Converting Graphene into 2D Diamond

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Marrying two layers of graphene is an easy route to the blissful formation of nanoscale diamond, but sometimes thicker is better. While it may only take a bit of heat to turn a treated bilayer of the...

Nov 2, 2020

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