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A plot twist in pharmaceuticals: Single nanoparticles could pave the way for medicines on demand

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

For the first time, a single, twisted nanoparticle has been accurately measured and characterised in a lab, taking scientists one vital step closer to a time when medicines will be produced and blended on a microscopic scale.

Jul 20, 2020

A mechanical way to stimulate neurons

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Magnetic nanodiscs can be activated by an external magnetic field, providing a research tool for studying neural responses.

Jul 19, 2020

A mechanical way to stimulate neurons

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Magnetic nanodiscs can be activated by an external magnetic field, providing a research tool for studying neural responses.

Jul 19, 2020

Lasers Hold a Few Hundred Atoms to Create the Smallest Optical Mirror | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

Physicists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) have made an optical mirror using only a few hundred identical atoms. They used a new metamaterial made of a single structured layer. few hundred identical atoms. Interfering laser bea...

Jul 19, 2020

Scientists suggest using gold nanoparticle metasurfaces to determine substance molecular composition

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new method will make it possible to create compact devices that will accurately determine molecular composition of a liquid or gas, and help identify potentially dangerous chemical compounds. The results of the work carried out by researchers fr...

Jul 19, 2020

Sun Has Many Campfires that Are Micro and Nano Solar Flares | NextBigFuture.com

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The Solar Orbiter flew within 48 million miles of the Sun and took the closest pictures of the Sun to date. Other spacecraft have been closer, but none have carried Sun-facing imagers. Solar Orbiter carries six imaging instruments, each of which s...

Jul 18, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Scientists open new window into the nanoworld

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have used ultra-fast extreme ultraviolet lasers to measure the properties of materials more than 100 times thinner than a human red blood cell.

Jul 18, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: 'Blinking

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Imagine tiny crystals that "blink" like fireflies and can convert carbon dioxide, a key cause of climate change, into fuels.

Jul 18, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Graphene-Adsorbate van der Waals bonding memory inspires 'smart' graphene sensors

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Monolayer graphene, an atomic-layer thick sheet of carbon has found immense applications in diverse fields including chemical sensors, detecting single molecule adsorption events electronically. There...

Jul 18, 2020

Groundbreaking technology could enhance therapeutic efficiency of nanomedicines

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and their colleagues from Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed a breakthro...

Jul 17, 2020

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