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Oxford Instruments’ Plasma Technology and NanoScience Businesses Collaborate with the Consortium, That Wins a Landmark Grant to Boost Quantum Technologies in the UK

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Innovate UK awards the largest ever Government grant aimed at the commercialisation of superconducting quantum technologies to a strong consortium of four companies and two universities, and positions the UK as a global leader in the field.

Apr 29, 2020

Researchers measure cancer cell mechanics in living animals using nanoparticles

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Researchers developed a first-of-its-kind nanoparticle-based in vivo imaging technique may one day be used to help diagnose and even treat cancer.

Apr 29, 2020

KIST develops stretchable lithium-ion battery based on new micro-honeycomb structure

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The microscale reentrant-honeycomb shaped, graphene-based electrode is characterized by an accordion-like structural stretchability. A stretchable gel electrolyte and stretchable separator are also developed for all-component stretchable full cell...

Apr 29, 2020

A new strategy to trigger ferroptosis in target cancer cells using drug-metal coordination complexes

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Doxorubicin and ferrous ions could form acid-dissociable coordination complexes, which were incorporated into functionally tailored amorphous calcium carbonate nanoparticles and may confer severe ferroptotic damage to target tumor cells, published...

Apr 29, 2020

Scientists proposed a new approach for efficient nanomaterials' modeling

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Researchers proposed a new approach to improve the efficiency of mathematical modeling of the processes in materials at the nanoscale. It is essential for the further development of nanotechnology. The results are presented in an article publishe...

Apr 29, 2020

Polymer membranes could benefit from taking a dip

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Many industrial processes rely on thin membranes that can clean water, for example, by filtering out impurities. In recent years, a technique called atomic layer deposition (ALD) has been used to tune these membranes for better performance, but th...

Apr 28, 2020

Scientists identify gene responsible for butterfly’s dazzling structural colours – Physics World

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Advance will make it easier to study natural colour-determining nanostructures and could inspire more efficient ways of producing photonics devices The post Scientists identify gene responsible for butterfly’s dazzling structural colours appeared ...

Apr 28, 2020

Polymer membranes could benefit from taking a dip

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A simple pretreatment step enables membranes to be enhanced using atomic layer deposition, a technique that can improve performance and introduce new surface properties.

Apr 28, 2020

Polymer membranes could benefit from taking a dip

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A simple pretreatment step enables membranes to be enhanced using atomic layer deposition, a technique that can improve performance and introduce new surface properties.

Apr 28, 2020

New Nanomaterials for Circuit Boards Could be Resistant to High-Altitude Radiation

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As demand for higher-efficiency and smaller electronics grows, so does demand for a new generation of materials that can be printed at ever smaller dimensions. Such materials are critical to national...

Apr 28, 2020

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