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Smart gold nanocages break chemoresistance

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a smart nanosystem with enhanced curative efficacy and lower side effects than conevntional chemotherapy.

Jun 3, 2020

Researchers develop smart gold nanocages to break chemoresistance

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Chemotherapeutic drugs are the cornerstone of the treatment for numerous malignancies. However, current chemotherapy is still far from being satisfactory due to severe side effects of the chemotherapeutic agents and drug resistance of cancer cells...

Jun 3, 2020

Pinpointing the effects of nanoconfinement on water

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have spent decades studying the properties of water and how they change when there are disruptions to their normal behavior. Research on the topic has a wide range of applications, from biochemical systems to water desalination.

Jun 3, 2020

Solar cells, phone displays and lighting could be transformed by nanocrystal assembly method

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Smart phones, tablets and laptop displays, camera lenses, biosensing devices, integrated chips and solar photovoltaic cells are among the applications that could stand to benefit from an innovative method of nanocrystal assembly pioneered by Austr...

Jun 3, 2020

Exotic nanotubes move in less mysterious ways

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Boron nitride nanotubes are anything but boring, according to Rice University scientists who have found a way to watch

Jun 3, 2020

Boron Nitride Nanotubes Could Form Building Blocks for Composite Materials

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Boron nitride nanotubes are anything but boring, according to Rice University scientists who have found a way to watch how they move in liquids.

Jun 3, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Graphene nanotubes help to prevent losses at grain elevators

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Equipment manufacturers all over the world are looking for ways to minimize cereal losses during transportation and storage at grain elevators. A new, effective solution to this problem has been found with the help of nanotechnology: grain pipes l...

Jun 3, 2020

Pinpointing the effects of nanoconfinement on water

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have spent decades studying the properties of water and how they change when there are disruptions to

Jun 3, 2020

Graphene and 2D materials could move electronics beyond 'Moore's Law'

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers based in Manchester, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland and the USA has published a new review on a field of computer device development known as spintronics, which could see graphene used as building block for ne...

Jun 3, 2020

Synthetic red blood cells mimic natural ones, and have new abilities

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists have tried to develop synthetic red blood cells that mimic the favorable properties of natural ones, such as flexibility, oxygen transport and long circulation times. But so far, most artificial red blood cells have had one or a few, bu...

Jun 3, 2020

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