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A gold nanoparticle nearly cloaked by a single molecule

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A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen has found a way to prove a theory suggesting the possibility of cloaking a nanoparticle using a single molecule—by nearly doin...

Sep 9, 2020

Engineered 'nanobodies' block SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cells

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Researchers have designed a molecule that sticks tightly to the coronavirus spike protein, preventing the virus from infecting cells. The molecule might someday be used in an aerosolized drug to treat or prevent COVID-19.

Sep 9, 2020

Engineered 'nanobodies' block SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have designed a molecule that sticks tightly to the coronavirus spike protein, preventing the virus from infecting cells. The molecule might someday be used in an aerosolized drug to treat or prevent COVID-19.

Sep 9, 2020

Physicists Develop Nano-Sized SQUID Capable of Detecting Extremely Faint Magnetic Fields

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

A collaborative team creates a very small device that can detect magnetic fields. The Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) can be applied in medicine, topology, and research for new materials.

Sep 9, 2020

Detecting the handedness of a single nanoparticle

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed a new spectroscopic-microscope, which can be used to observe a single nanoparticle in real time. This enabled the first detection of a nanoparticle's handedness while it is freely moving in solution.

Sep 9, 2020

Purdue Team Patents Atomically Thin Material

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A team from Purdue University has received a patent for a 2D nanomaterial that has potential for use in nanoelectronics, quantum devices, and infrared technology used in national defense tools and biochemical sensors. The material is derived fro...

Sep 9, 2020

Scientists Excite Magnons in Nanostructures

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Physicists from MIPT and the Russian Quantum Center, joined by colleagues from Saratov State University and Michigan Technological University, have demonstrated new methods for controlling spin...

Sep 9, 2020

The GoNano project: Governing nanotechnologies through societal engagement

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The EU-funded GoNano project explored how co-creation can be used to enhance the responsiveness of nanotechnology research and innovation. Responsiveness is understood as the capacity and willingness of researchers and developers to integrate soci...

Sep 9, 2020

A chemist from RUDN developed a new type of one-molecule thick water-repellent film

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A chemist from RUDN University together with colleagues created a new type of two-dimensional nanofilm from an organic material called calixarene. The invention can be used as a protective coating in electronics and as a part of molecular filters....

Sep 9, 2020

Sampling the gut microbiome with an ingestible pill

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Gut microbes affect human health, but there is still much to learn, in part because they're not easy to collect. But researchers now report in ACS Nano that they have developed an ingestible capsule that in rat studies captured bacteria and o...

Sep 9, 2020

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