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Nanodevices for the brain could thwart formation of Alzheimer's plaques

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a multidisciplinary study, scientists have developed an approach to prevent plaque formation by engineering a nano-sized device that captures the dangerous peptides before they can self-assemble.

Apr 30, 2020

Nanodevices for the brain could thwart formation of Alzheimer's plaques

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a multidisciplinary study, scientists have developed an approach to prevent plaque formation by engineering a nano-sized device that captures the dangerous peptides before they can self-assemble.

Apr 30, 2020

A spin on a topological insulator: Hybrid approach to magnetic topological states of matter

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Controlling the interactions at the interface of a magnetic/topological insulator heterostructure is an outstanding challenge with implications in fundamental science and technology. A research led by the ICN2 Atomic Manipulation and Spectroscopy ...

Apr 30, 2020

Intricate magnetic configuration of 3-D nanoscale gyroid networks revealed

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A multinational team of researchers from Tohoku University and institutions in the UK, Germany and Switzerland has revealed the magnetic states of nanoscale gyroids, 3-D chiral network-like nanostructures. The findings add a new candidate system f...

Apr 30, 2020

Nanodevices for the brain could thwart formation of Alzheimer's plaques

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Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, affecting one in 10 people over the age of 65. Scientists are engineering nanodevices to disrupt processes in the brain that lead to the disease.

Apr 30, 2020

High-Quality Copper Oxide Crystals Synthesized for Quantum Photonics

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Researchers from KTH Royal Institute of Technology report that they have developed a scalable production method for cuprous oxide (Cu2O) micrometer-size crystals. Also involved in the study were the Institute of Solid State Physics; Graz Universit...

Apr 30, 2020

Scientists reveal the magnetic states of nanoscale gyroids

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Researchers revealed the magnetic states of nanoscale gyroids, 3D chiral network-like nanostructures. The findings add a new candidate system for research into unconventional information processing and emergent phenomena relevant to spintronics.

Apr 30, 2020

Scientists reveal the magnetic states of nanoscale gyroids

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers revealed the magnetic states of nanoscale gyroids, 3D chiral network-like nanostructures. The findings add a new candidate system for research into unconventional information processing and emergent phenomena relevant to spintronics.

Apr 30, 2020

Machine learning enhances light–matter interactions in dielectric nanostructures

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The discovery has promising possibilities for the development of a wide range of photonic devices and applications including those involved in optical sensing, optoacoustic vibrations, and narrowband filtering.

Apr 30, 2020

Better understanding of nature's nanomachines may help in design of future drugs

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Many of the drugs and medicines that we rely on today are natural products taken from microbes like bacteria and fungi. Within these microbes, the drugs are made by tiny natural machines known as nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs). A researc...

Apr 30, 2020

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