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Research reveals cilia's role in cardiovascular functions and genetic diseases

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Research from Chapman University discover ciliary extracellular-like vesicles (cELVs). Released by fluid-shear, cELVs act as nano-compartments within a cilium. Proteomic identification reveals the role of cELVs in human genetic diseases and cardi...

Aug 20, 2020

New 'molecular computers' find the right cells

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New nanoscale devices, made of synthetic proteins, have been designed to target a therapeutic agent only to cells with a specific, predetermined combinations of cell surface markers. They operate on their own and search out cells they were program...

Aug 20, 2020

Synthesis of organophilic carbon nanodots with multi-band emission from tomato leaves

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In a paper published in NANO, researchers from Shanghai Normal University, China prepared organophilic carbon nanodots (CNDs) using natural organic molecules in plant leaves by a one-pot green synthesis. The multi-emissive carbon dots were used a...

Aug 20, 2020

Water nanofiltration membranes that can clean themselves

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Scientists have developed a light-activated coating for filtration membranes - the kind used in water treatment facilities, at semiconductor manufacturing sites and within the food and beverage industry - to make them self-cleaning, eliminating th...

Aug 19, 2020

Quest for quantum Internet gets a boost with new technique for making entanglement

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Traditional ways of producing entanglements, necessary for the development of any 'quantum internet' linking quantum computers, are not very well suited for fiber optic telecoms networks used by today's non-quantum internet. However...

Aug 19, 2020

Toward a coronavirus breathalyzer test

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Few people who have undergone nasopharyngeal swabs for coronavirus testing would describe it as a pleasant experience. The procedure involves sticking a long swab up the nose to collect a sample from the back of the nose and throat, which is then ...

Aug 19, 2020

Nanotechnology researchers develop a noninvasive Covid-19 breathalyzer

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Researchers have developed a prototype device that non-invasively detected COVID-19 in the exhaled breath of infected patients.

Aug 19, 2020

An on-skin durable nanomesh sensor to monitor natural skin motion

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Comfortable strain gages can be directly placed on human skin to monitor continuous motion activity with widespread applications in robotics, human motion detection, and personal health care. However, it is challenging to develop an on-skin strain...

Aug 19, 2020

Nanopore Technique Shows Potential as Quick-and-Easy Tool for Mutation Detection

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In recent years, a non-invasive biopsy method called liquid biopsy has shown promise as a potential alternative to tissue biopsy, currently the gold standard in cancer detection and diagnosis.

Aug 19, 2020

Living pollution sensors made from plant-nanomaterial hybrids

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers demonstrated that living MOF-plant nanobiohybrids can be used for the detection of various toxic metal ions and organic pollutants.

Aug 19, 2020

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