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UCI biochip innovation combines AI and nanoparticle printing for cancer cell analysis

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

In a new paper in Advanced Biosystems, researchers at the University of California, Irvine describe how they combined artificial intelligence, microfluidics and nanoparticle inkjet printing in a device that enables the examination and differentiat...

Oct 7, 2020

Intelligent nanomaterials for photonics

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

2D materials - combined with optical fibres - can enable novel applications in the areas of sensors, non-linear optics, and quantum technologies. However, combining these two components has so far been very laborious. Typically, the atomically thi...

Oct 7, 2020

"World's fastest electrodes" triple the density of lithium batteries

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

French company Nawa technologies says it's already in production on a new electrode design that can radically boost the performance of existing and future battery chemistries, delivering up to 3x the energy density, 10x the power, vastly fast...

Oct 6, 2020

Decoy Nanoparticles Protect Against COVID-19 by Adsorbing Both Viruses and Inflammatory Cytokines

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers report the development of cell membrane nanovesicles that carry receptors for SARS-CoV-2 and various inflammatory cytokines on their surfaces, thereby acting as decoys for... The post Decoy Nanoparticles Protect Against COVID-19 by Ads...

Oct 6, 2020

Experiments with twisted 2-D materials catch electrons behaving collectively

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists can have ambitious goals: Curing disease, exploring distant worlds, clean-energy revolutions. In physics and materials research, some of these ambitious goals are to make ordinary-sounding objects with extraordinary properties: Wires th...

Oct 6, 2020

Evidence of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and MND in brains of young people exposed to dirty air

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

After examining the brainstems of 186 young Mexico City residents aged between 11 months and 27 years of age, researchers, found markers not only of Alzheimer's disease, but also of Parkinson's and of motor neuron disease (MND) too. Thes...

Oct 6, 2020

Experiments with twisted 2D materials catch electrons behaving collectively

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A team reports that carefully constructed stacks of graphene -- a 2D form of carbon -- can exhibit highly correlated electron properties. The team also found evidence that this type of collective behavior likely relates to the emergence of exotic ...

Oct 6, 2020

Experiments with twisted 2D materials catch electrons behaving collectively

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers report that carefully constructed stacks of graphene can exhibit highly correlated electron properties. The team also found evidence that this type of collective behavior likely relates to the emergence of exotic magnetic states.

Oct 6, 2020

New Approach to Turn Off Genes in Bone Marrow Cells Using Nanoparticles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using specialized nanoparticles, MIT engineers have developed a way to turn off specific genes in cells of the bone marrow, which play an important role in producing blood cells. These particles could...

Oct 6, 2020

Novel Method for Fabricating Nanoparticles from a Self-Assembling Polymer

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Northwestern University researchers are casting a net for nanoparticles. The team has discovered a new, rapid method for fabricating nanoparticles from a simple, self-assembling polymer. The novel...

Oct 6, 2020

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