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New method to design diamond lattices and other crystals from microscopic building blocks

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In a new study appearing in the journal Physical Review Letters, researchers describe a technique for using LEGO®-like elements at the scale of a few billionths of a meter. Further, they are able to cajole these design elements to self-assemble, w...

Sep 14, 2020

Rubbery properties help RNA nanoparticles target tumors efficiently and quickly leave body

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A new study by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute shows that RNA nanoparticles have elastic and rubbery properties that help explain why t...

Sep 14, 2020

Bioactive nano-capsules to hijack cell behavior

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Many diseases are caused by defects in signaling pathways of body cells. In the future, bioactive nanocapsules could become a valuable tool for medicine to control these pathways. Researchers from the University of Basel have taken an important st...

Sep 14, 2020

Halogen bonding: a powerful tool for constructing supramolecular co-crystalline materials

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Halogen bonding is emerging as an important driving force for supramolecular self-assembly, and shows great potential in the design and synthesis of new multicomponent supramolecular co-crystalline materials. Co-crystals can retain the inherent pr...

Sep 14, 2020

New Graphene Face Masks Offer Very High Anti-bacterial Efficiency, Deactivation of Coronaviruses

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Anti-bacterial efficiency close to 100% under 10-min sunlight and promising results in deactivation of coronaviruses. Face masks have become an important tool in fighting against... The post New Graphene Face Masks Offer Very High Anti-bacterial E...

Sep 13, 2020

Spin-Based Quantum Computing Breakthrough: Physicists Achieve Tunable Spin Wave Excitation

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Scientists Excite Magnons in Nanostructures With Laser Pulses Physicists from MIPT and the Russian Quantum Center, joined by colleagues from Saratov State University and Michigan... The post Spin-Based Quantum Computing Breakthrough: Physicists A...

Sep 13, 2020

Nanotechnology-based biosensor for the detection of harmful bacteria in potable water

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A newly funded NATO project aims at investigating a novel nanotechnology-based biosensor specifically utilized for the detection of harmful bacteria intentionally or unintentionally dispersed in potable water.

Sep 13, 2020

Quirky Response to Magnetism Presents Quantum Physics Mystery – “There Must Be Some Exotic Physics Going on!”

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Magnetic topological insulators could be just right for making qubits, but this one doesn’t obey the rules. The search is on to discover new states... The post Quirky Response to Magnetism Presents Quantum Physics Mystery – “There Must Be Some Ex...

Sep 13, 2020

Study demonstrates new method to synthesize gold nanoparticles in cancer cells

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Dipanjan Pan, professor of chemical, biochemical, and environmental engineering at UMBC, and collaborators published a seminal study in Nature Communications that demonstrates for the first time a method of biosynthesizing plasmonic gold nanoparti...

Sep 12, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Use of a high-power laser enables Austrian specialist for 2PP 3D-printing to produce highly precise and fast in the nano-, micro- and meso-range

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A high-power laser, optimized optical pathway, a patented adaptive resolution technology and smart algorithms for laser scanning allow high-resolution 3D-printing as never seen before. Parts with nano...

Sep 12, 2020

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