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Graphene sensors find subtleties in magnetic fields

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

As with actors and opera singers, when measuring magnetic fields it helps to have range.

Aug 20, 2020

New 'molecular computers' find the right cells: A laboratory breakthrough in cell targeting may improve the safety of cancer-killing CAR T cells

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

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

Researchers shed light on the building blocks for next-generation LED displays

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Three teams of researchers at Clemson University have joined forces to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding perovskite nanocrystals, which are semiconductors with numerous applications, including LEDs, lasers, solar cells and photodetectors.

Aug 20, 2020

Trapping and controlling light at the interface of atomically thin nanomaterials

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists propose a new method to confine light in an atomically thin graphene layer by leveraging topological phenomena that occur at the interface of specially designed nanomaterials.

Aug 20, 2020

Major EU project develops REACH-compatible nano read-across framework

Chemical Watch   -   Scientific News Websites

JCR, RIVM, BfR and BASF directly involved, with Echa on advisory board

Aug 20, 2020

Trapping and controlling light at the interface of atomically thin nanomaterials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists propose a new method to confine light in an atomically thin graphene layer by leveraging topological phenomena that occur at the interface of specially designed nanomaterials.

Aug 20, 2020

Graphene sensors find subtleties in magnetic fields

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers used an ultrathin graphene 'sandwich' to create a tiny magnetic field sensor that can operate over a greater temperature range than previous sensors, while also detecting miniscule changes in magnetic fields that might otherw...

Aug 20, 2020

Researchers create nanoclusters that mimic biomolecules

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers discovered a way to bind and stack nanoscale clusters of copper molecules that can self-assemble and mimic these complex biosystem structures at different length scales. The clusters provide a platform for developing new catalytic prop...

Aug 20, 2020

Aerogel: the micro structural material of the future: Thermal insulation for miniature components -printed in 3D

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Aerogel is an excellent thermal insulator. So far, however, it has mainly been used on a large scale, for example in environmental technology, in physical experiments or in industrial catalysis. Researchers have now succeeded in making aerogels ac...

Aug 20, 2020

Micro- and nanoplastics detectable in human tissues

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Plastic pollution of land, water and air is a global problem. Even when plastic bags or water bottles

Aug 20, 2020

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