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Simple process for 'two-faced' nanomaterials may aid energy, information tech

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers used a simple process to implant atoms precisely into the top layers of ultra-thin crystals, yielding two-sided structures with different chemical compositions. The resulting materials, known as Janus structures after the two-faced Rom...

Jun 25, 2020

Scientists find out how nanoparticles kill cancer cells

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists from the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU) and National University of Science and Technology "MISiS" have studied how magnet nanoparticles affect cancer cells in the human liver. In the authors' opinion, thi...

Jun 25, 2020

Physicists obtain molecular 'fingerprints' using plasmons

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Scientists from the Center for Photonics and 2-D Materials of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the University of Oviedo, Donostia International Physics Center, and CIC nanoGUNE have proposed a new way to study the properties ...

Jun 25, 2020

Dynamics of DNA replication revealed at the nanoscale

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DNA replication is a process of critical importance to the cell, and must be coordinated precisely to ensure that genomic information is duplicated once and only once during each cell cycle. Using super-resolution technology a University of Techno...

Jun 25, 2020

Researchers develop gold nanoparticles to reduce neuronal cell death

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Gold nanoparticles have been developed in the laboratory in order to reduce the cell death of neurons exposed to overexcitement.

Jun 25, 2020

Scientists find out how nanoparticles kill cancer cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have studied how magnet nanoparticles affect cancer cells in the human liver.

Jun 25, 2020

Dynamics of DNA replication revealed at the nanoscale

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New study using super resolution technology gives new insight into a poorly understood area of DNA replication.

Jun 25, 2020

Wavy surfaces for better light control

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a method for the production of wavy surfaces with nanometre precision. In the future this method could be used, for instance, to make optical components for data transmission on the internet even more efficient and compa...

Jun 25, 2020

Quantum entanglement demonstrated aboard orbiting CubeSat: Advance poised to enable cost-effective space-based global quantum network for secure communications and more

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

In a critical step toward creating a global quantum communications network, researchers have generated and detected quantum entanglement onboard a CubeSat nanosatellite weighing less than 2.6 kilograms and orbiting the Earth.

Jun 25, 2020

New insights into the energy levels in quantum dots: Researchers have experimentally proven the theoretically predicted Auger effect in quantum dots.

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Researchers have gained new insights into the energy states of quantum dots. They are semiconductor nanostructures and promising building blocks for quantum communication. With their experiments, the scientists confirmed certain energy transitions...

Jun 25, 2020

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