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Iron nanorobots go undercover

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Customizable magnetic iron nanowires pinpoint and track the movements of target cells.

May 20, 2020

Scientists use light to accelerate supercurrents, access forbidden light, quantum world

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists are using light waves to accelerate supercurrents and access the unique properties of the quantum world, including forbidden light emissions that one day could be applied to high-speed, quantum computers, communications and other techno...

May 19, 2020

Ultra-thin sail could speed journey to other star systems

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A tiny sail made of the thinnest material known—one carbon-atom-thick graphene—has passed initial tests designed to show that it could be a viable material to make solar sails for spacecraft.

May 19, 2020

Nanotechnology may help assess risk of mortality from COVID-19

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

What if doctors could not only diagnose a COVID-19 infection but identify which patients are at the greatest risk of death before any major complications arise?

May 19, 2020

True colors: Using X-rays to trace the evolution of insects' structural colors

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

While different families of insects grow different kinds of nanostructures, they all converge on similar lustrous qualities. These are not colors made with pigments, so they don't fade with time. The crystalline structures reflect light in su...

May 19, 2020

Novel acoustofluidic technology isolates nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed a novel nanoacoustic trapping device that manipulates particles within submicron ranges by applying a structured elastic layer at the interface between a microfluidic channel and a travelling surface acoustic wave.

May 19, 2020

Scientists lead development of novel acoustofluidic technology that isolates submicron particles

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Acoustofluidics is the fusion of acoustics and fluid mechanics that provides a contact-free, rapid and effective manipulation of fluids and suspended particles. The applied acoustic wave can produce a non-zero time-averaged pressure field to exert...

May 19, 2020

Liquid-phase fabrication method for producing nanocellulose films with multiple axes of alignment

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers develop liquid-phase 3D-patterning to create nanocellulose films aligned along multiple axes within the same sheet. This work may lead to ever more sophisticated optical and thermal devices or even 'paper electronics'.

May 19, 2020

How to identify patients most at risk from COVID-19 through nanotechnology

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What if doctors could not only diagnose a COVID-19 infection but identify which patients are at the greatest risk of death before any major complications arise? One Michigan State University scientist believes nanotechnology may be the answer.

May 19, 2020

3-D printing methods enable manufactured nanofilms with multiple axes of alignment

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Researchers at The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research at Osaka University introduced a new liquid-phase fabrication method for producing nanocellulose films with multiple axes of alignment. Using 3-D-printing methods for increased con...

May 19, 2020

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