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Eliminating biofilms with self-propelled photothermal nanoswimmers

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Biofilm formation is an important adaptation and survival strategy commonly employed by bacteria but, unfortunately, a major cause for infections in humans. Researchers have now demonstrated the safe removal of in vivo bacterial biofilms through a...

Sep 8, 2020

Coronavirus nanoscience: the tiny technologies tackling a global pandemic

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Nanotechnology has an impressive record against viruses and has been used since the late 1880s to separate and identify them. More recently, nanomedicine has been used to develop treatments for flu, Zika and HIV. And now it's joining the figh...

Sep 8, 2020

Paving the way for tunable graphene plasmonic THz amplifiers

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Researchers successfully demonstrated a room-temperature coherent amplification of terahertz (THz) radiation in graphene, electrically driven by a dry cell battery.

Sep 8, 2020

Boundaries no barrier for thermoelectricity

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Rice University researchers show how thermoelectricity hurdles some defects, but not others, in gold nanowires. The discovery has implications for making better thin-film electronic devices.

Sep 8, 2020

New nanosystem from Tel Aviv university enhances treatment for melanoma in animal models

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Researchers at Tel Aviv University, led by Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro of TAU's Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the Sackler School of Medicine, have developed an innovative nanotechnological drug delivery system that significantly...

Sep 8, 2020

Physicists achieve tunable spin wave excitation

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Physicists have demonstrated new methods for controlling spin waves in nanostructured bismuth iron garnet films via short laser pulses. The solution has potential for applications in energy-efficient information transfer and spin-based quantum com...

Sep 8, 2020

Peel-apart surfaces drive transistors to the ledge

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Surfaces featuring atomic-scale ledges and steps can act as reusable templates for producing nanoelectronic components.

Sep 8, 2020

Scientists have discovered an environmentally friendly way to transform silicon into nanoparticles

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Scientists have developed a new method of silicon recycling. The majority of solar panels that are produced in ever-increasing quantities use silicon. Solar panels that usually have a service life of 25-30 years tend to degrade and produce less el...

Sep 8, 2020

Bio-based resin invented by Lithuanian researchers: A breakthrough in rapid prototyping

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Lithuanian researchers from Kaunas University of Technology and Vilnius University synthesised and tested a bio-based resin for optical 3D printing (O3DP). The bio-based resin made from renewable raw materials proved to be universal for both table...

Sep 8, 2020

A new twist on DNA origami: Meta-DNA structures transform the DNA nanotechnology world

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A team of scientists from ASU and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) led by Hao Yan, ASU's Milton Glick Professor in the School of Molecular Sciences, and director of the ASU Biodesign Institute's Center for Molecular Design and Biomim...

Sep 7, 2020

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