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Understanding electron transport in graphene nanoribbons

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Graphene is a modern wonder material possessing unique properties of strength, flexibility and conductivity whilst being abundant and remarkably cheap to produce, lending it to a multitude of useful applications—especially true when these 2-D atom...

Sep 11, 2020

Understanding electron transport in graphene nanoribbons

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New understanding of the electrical properties of graphene nanoribbons, when bounded with aromatic molecules, could have significant benefits in the development of chemosensors and personalized medicine.

Sep 11, 2020

Understanding electron transport in graphene nanoribbons

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New research aims to better understand the electron transport properties of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) and how they are affected by bonding with aromatics - a key step in designing technology such as chemosensors.

Sep 11, 2020

New method to produce gold nanoparticles in cancer cells: Possible applications in X-ray imaging, cancer treatment

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Researchers have developed a method of biosynthesizing plasmonic gold nanoparticles within cancer cells, without the need for conventional bench-top lab methods. It has the potential to notably expand biomedical applications.

Sep 11, 2020

Biosynthesizing plasmonic gold nanoparticles within cancer cells

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Researchers demonstrate for the first time a method of biosynthesizing plasmonic gold nanoparticles within cancer cells, without the need for conventional bench-top lab methods.

Sep 11, 2020

A new method to produce 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 11, 2020

Regulating the absorption spectrum of polydopamine

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Polydopamine (PDA) is an advanced functional material and its emergent light absorption properties make it crucial for applications in materials science. However, it is challenging to rationally design and regulate PDA absorption properties due to...

Sep 11, 2020

A high-yield method for assembling targeted nanoparticle clusters

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A team of researchers from China, the U.S. and Canada has developed a high-yield method for assembling targeted nanoparticle clusters. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their method and possible uses for it. Oleg...

Sep 11, 2020

Significant leap forward in method for cancer treatment

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Eindhoven University of Technology Professor Jan C.M. van Hest has announced a breakthrough in non-invasive cancer treatment. His Institute for Complex Molecular Systems partnered with several Chinese research institutions to test a nanotechnology...

Sep 11, 2020

Nano-microscope gives first direct observation of the magnetic properties of 2D materials

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Researchers show that it is possible to study the magnetic properties of ultrathin materials directly, via a new microscopy technique that opens the door to the discovery of more two-dimensional magnetic materials, with all sorts of potential appl...

Sep 11, 2020

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