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Enzyme conformation influences the performance of lipase‐powered nanomotors

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A study by scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), the Universidad Complutense (UCM), Universidad de Girona (UdG), and the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), working together with other internat...

Oct 13, 2020

Controlling the speed of enzyme motors brings biomedical applications of nanorobots closer

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Recent advances in this field have made micro- and nanomotors promising devices for solving many biomedical problems.

Oct 13, 2020

Scientists replicated self-cleaning anti-reflective coating of insects' eyes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have probed into nanostructures covering the corneas of the eyes of small fruit flies. Investigating them the team learned how to produce the safe biodegradable nanocoating with antimicrobial, anti-reflective, and self-cleaning properti...

Oct 13, 2020

Building 'ToxAll' - a smart, self-assembling nano-vaccine to prevent toxoplasmosis

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A team of researchers are developing a toolbox of self-assembling nanoparticles to be used as vaccines against infections including the parasitic Toxoplasma gondii.

Oct 13, 2020

Well-formed disorder for versatile light technologies

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have managed to make an efficient material for broadband frequency doubling of light using microspheres made of disordered nanocrystals. The crucial idea for the method arose during a coffee break. In the future, the new approach could...

Oct 13, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Surface waves can help nanostructured devices keep their cool

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The continuing progress in miniaturization of silicon microelectronic and photonic devices is causing cooling of the device structures to become increasingly challenging. Conventional heat transport i...

Oct 13, 2020

Study first to tally biomass from oceanic plastic debris using visualization method: Scientists obtain quantitative number for biomass -- First estimate of its kind

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists examined cell abundances, size, cellular carbon mass, and how photosynthetic cells differ on polymeric and glass substrates over time, exploring nanoparticle generation from plastic like polystyrene and how this might disrupt microalgae...

Oct 13, 2020

A new strategy for the synthesis of crystalline graphitic nanoribbons

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New work from a team of scientists led by Drs. Kuo Li and Haiyan Zheng from the Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR) collaborated with Dr. Jing Ju from Peking University found pressure-induced polymerization o...

Oct 13, 2020

The perfect angle for e-skin energy storage

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Researchers at DGIST have found an inexpensive way to fabricate tiny energy storage devices that can effectively power flexible and wearable skin sensors along with other electronic devices, paving the way towards remote medical monitoring &am...

Oct 13, 2020

New 2D Nanomaterial Acts as a Temperature Sensor

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers at KAUST have developed a layered material that can serve as an accurate temperature sensor by exploiting the same principle used in biological ion channels. This SEM image shows an...

Oct 13, 2020

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