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Boron nitride nanofilms for protection from bacterial and fungal infections

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

NUST MISIS material scientists have presented antibacterial nano-coatings based on boron nitride, which are highly effective against microbial pathogens (up to 99.99%). They can become a safe alternative to the usual antibiotics in implantology si...

Oct 20, 2020

Boron nitride nanofilms as an alternative to antibiotics while protecting against bacterial and fungal infections

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Material scientists have presented antibacterial nano-coatings based on boron nitride, which are highly effective against microbial pathogens (up to 99.99%). They can become a safe alternative to the usual antibiotics in implantology since they do...

Oct 20, 2020

Measuring Progress in the 'Noisy' Era of Quantum Computing

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

IBM's concept of quantum volume tries to measure quantum computing progress in ways beyond counting qubits

Oct 20, 2020

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

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Further development of this technique will lead to novel methods to predict stages of manifestation of diseases like cancer, atherosclerosis, and fibrosis from simple tissue fluids or blood samples.

Oct 20, 2020

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

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have utilized the scattering of gold nanorods to identify M1 and M2 macrophages. Further development of this technique will lead to a new point of care or a biopsy tool which can predict the stages of manifestation of diseases like can...

Oct 20, 2020

A novel, low-cost method detects nanoscale contaminants during manufacture of semiconductor devices

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

As computer chips and other electronic devices continue to shrink in size, they become ever more sensitive to contamination. However, detecting the nanoscale equivalent of a water spot on a window is incredibly challenging. It is essential, thou...

Oct 20, 2020

Energy scavenging nanogenerator finds power all around us

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Imagine a mobile phone charger that doesn't need a wireless or mains power source. Or a pacemaker with inbuilt organic energy sources within the human body.

Oct 20, 2020

How to make perfect edges in 2D-materials

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Ultrathin materials such as graphene promise a revolution in nanoscience and technology. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have now made an important advance within the field. In a recent paper in Nature Communications the...

Oct 20, 2020

Fruit Fly Corneas Inspire Bioengineered, Multipurpose Reflective Nanocoating

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A joint team from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU, Russia), the University of Geneva, the University of Lausanne (Switzerland), and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology has produced a biodegradable nanocoating, using antimicrobial, self-...

Oct 20, 2020

Calcium nanoparticles could help knock out cancer's drug resistance

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Chemotherapy remains one of our best treatments against cancer but, frustratingly, cancer cells can develop resistance to these drugs. Now, researchers at Zhengzhou University have found that bursts of calcium can weaken their defense mechanism fr...

Oct 20, 2020

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