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Scientists create three-dimensional nanostructures using ion beams

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Effects at the interface between magnetic and non-magnetic layers have been exploited for data storage for three decades. This has led to a steady increase in hard drive storage capacity and is one reason why researchers see potential for usherin...

Oct 21, 2020

Researchers Use Gold Nanorods To Distinguish Between "Killer" and "Healer" Cells

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Researchers have found a way to distinguish between M1 and M2 macrophage cells - identifying which is the "killer" and the "healer" cells.

Oct 21, 2020

Spinning graphene composite spider web architecture into 3D imaging technology

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers are taking cues from nature to develop 3D photodetectors for biomedical imaging. The team used some architectural features from spider webs and combined it with organic-dye-sensitized graphene hybrid composites to develop the technolog...

Oct 21, 2020

Wyatt technology announces breakthrough in Field Flow Fractionation (FFF) separation technology

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Wyatt Technology, the world leader in instrumentation for absolute macromolecular and nanoparticle characterization, reveals the launch of its 6th-generation Eclipse FFF system that represents an entirely new paradigm of FFF technology.

Oct 21, 2020

Scientists use gold nanorod scattering to identify changes in macrophages

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Every biological system is naturally equipped with a defense mechanism to protect against abnormal changes caused by either local, environmental, or biochemical alteration. White blood cells play the role of such a 'soldier' in our immun...

Oct 21, 2020

Chili-shaped device could reveal just how hot that pepper is

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Some people love spicy food -- the hotter, the better. Others go out of their way to avoid the palate-singeing burn of capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their kick. Now, researchers have developed a portable device (whimsically shap...

Oct 21, 2020

Delivering proteins to testes could someday treat male infertility

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According to the Mayo Clinic, about 15% of couples are infertile, and male infertility plays a role in over one-third of these cases. Often, problems with sperm development are to blame. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano have found a way to d...

Oct 21, 2020

Scientists use gene therapy and a novel light-sensing protein to restore vision in mice

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A newly developed light-sensing protein called the MCO1 opsin restores vision in blind mice when attached to retina bipolar cells using gene therapy. The National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, provided a Small Business ...

Oct 21, 2020

Highly sensitive sensors that can be used from space observations to identifying coronavirus infection

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have created new graphene and silicon Schottky contact-based infrared radiation sensors that are more effective than the infrared sensors currently used in the market.

Oct 20, 2020

Researchers use gold nanorod scattering to identify immune system's 'killer and savior'

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Every biological system is naturally equipped with a defense mechanism to protect against abnormal changes caused by either local, environmental, or biochemical alteration. White blood cells (WBC) play the role of such a 'soldier' in our...

Oct 20, 2020

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