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Detecting cancer in urine: Nanowire-based capture of micro-ribonucleic acids

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Cancer has a high death rate with delayed diagnosis of the disease being one of the main reasons for its fatality. Early diagnosis of cancer is vital to improving patient outcomes and in recent years, the development of diagnostic tools to detect ...

Nov 14, 2024

Designing a spiral ladder-inspired tool that allows precision control of light direction and polarization

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Photonics is the study of the generation, detection, and manipulation of light waves in the form of photons. One interesting property of light is polarization, defined by its electric and magnetic fields oscillating in any direction perpendicular ...

Nov 14, 2024

New method for pinpointing hydrogen isotopes in titanium hydride nanofilms could advance hydrogen storage

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Although it is the smallest and lightest atom, hydrogen can have a big impact by infiltrating other materials and affecting their properties, such as superconductivity and metal-insulator-transitions. Now, researchers from Japan have focused on fi...

Nov 14, 2024

Detecting cancer in urine with nanowire-based micro-ribonucleic acid capture

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Cancer has a high death rate with delayed diagnosis of the disease being one of the main reasons for its fatality. Early diagnosis of cancer is vital to improving patient outcomes and in recent years, the development of diagnostic tools to detect ...

Nov 14, 2024

Deep learning streamlines identification of 2D materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a deep learning-based approach that significantly streamlines the accurate identification and classification of two-dimensional (2D) materials through Raman spectroscopy. In comparison, traditional Raman analysis methods...

Nov 14, 2024

Nanodiamonds bring new hope for Parkinson's research with advanced neuronal sensing

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers at INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory from Nieder research group, in collaboration with ICVS and iBiMED, are pioneering the use of functionalised nanodiamonds. This innovative approach offers a highly precise method ...

Nov 14, 2024

When is a hole not a hole? Researchers investigate the mystery of 'latent pores'

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have explored how a particular chemical can selectively trap certain molecules in the cavities of its structure—even though in normal conditions it has no such cavities. This innovative material with now-you-see-them-now-you-don’t hole...

Nov 14, 2024

Scientists find a new way of entangling light and sound

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

For a wide variety of emerging quantum technologies, such as secure quantum communications and quantum computing, quantum entanglement is a prerequisite. Scientists at the Max-Planck-Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) have now demonstrated a...

Nov 14, 2024

Graphene Manufacturing Group updates on strengthening working capital and cutting costs

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has provided an update detailing its strengthened working capital and significant cost reductions.

Nov 14, 2024

New method uses graphene to enable imaging of biological processes as they occur

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers from Radboud University Medical Center and Biointerface Laboratory RWTH Aachen University Hospital have used graphene to develop a new technique that allows them to image biological processes as they occur, with enough detail to see pr...

Nov 14, 2024

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