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Bullet-like nanoparticles heat and destroy cancer cells from the inside

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Tiny nanoscale materials offer unique properties, and one way scientists are looking to leverage these is by taking aim at cancer cells of different kinds. A research team in the UK have demonstrated how an adaptation of this technology can be use...

Oct 28, 2020

Reliable quality-control of graphene and other 2D materials is routinely possible

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Scientists at Ames Laboratory have discovered and confirmed a method which could serve as an easy but reliable way to test the quality of graphene and other 2D materials.

Oct 28, 2020

Liquid nanofoam: A game changer for future football helmets

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A liquid nanofoam liner undergoing testing could prolong the safe use of football helmets, says a Michigan State University researcher.

Oct 28, 2020

Turning a coronavirus protein into a nanoparticle could be key for COVID-19 vaccine

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One of the proteins on the virus - located on the characteristic COVID spike - has a component called the receptor-binding domain, or RBD, which is its "Achilles heel." That is, he said, antibodies against this part of the virus have the...

Oct 28, 2020

Smart fluorescent molecular switches based on boron-based compounds

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Scientists have developed extremely stable molecular switches of high luminosity that self-assemble into 1D nanostructures and form gel-like materials. These molecular switches can be used in biomedicine as fluorescent probes for imaging or sensin...

Oct 28, 2020

Ultra-small hollow alloy nanoparticles for synergistic hydrogen evolution catalysis

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The ultra-small hollow ternary alloy PtNiCu, PtCoCu and CuNiCo nanoparticles were prepared via an effective and simple one-pot strategy. Due to moderately synergistic interactions between the three metals of Pt, Ni, Cu and H*, the hollow PtNiCu na...

Oct 28, 2020

DNase coated melanin-like nanospheres for sepsis treatment in severe COVID

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As the treatment of severe COVID-19 is very difficult, the researchers from the Korea Research Institute of Biosciences and Biotechnology (KRIBB) suggested that DNase-1 can be utilized to dissolve the neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), hence h...

Oct 27, 2020

Star Trek, Intel and Boeing Lost Their Engineering Mojo | NextBigFuture.com

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Intel was the dominant computer hardware leader for decades. However, they are now a generation or two behind in computer chips compared to competitors like Taiwan Semiconductor. Intel is having trouble with their 10 nanometer and 7 nanometer chip...

Oct 27, 2020

Researchers prove titanate nanotubes composites enhance photocatalysis of hydrogen

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In a paper published in NANO, researchers from National Taiwan University examined the photocatalytic performances of titanate nanotubes (TNTs) against commonly-used titanium dioxide (TiO2) and discovered superior performance of TNTs.

Oct 27, 2020

Single crystalline quaternary sulfide nanobelts

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Copper-based quaternary sulfide nanomaterials, especially for Cu-Zn-In-S (CZIS) and Cu-Zn-Ga-S (CZGS), which consist of non-toxic elements are attractive candidate for solar photocatalytic hydrogen production due to their tunable bandgap, good che...

Oct 27, 2020

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