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Scientists uncover principles of universal self-assembly

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Self-assembly is the process that built up life and its surrounding, atom-by-atom. Now, a team of scientists has demonstrated the fundamental principles of a universal self-assembly process acting on a range of materials starting from a few atoms-...

Apr 20, 2020

Nanobodies Hold the Key to Imaging SARS-CoV-2 Virus

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers from Protein Production UK, a collaborative project led by The Rosalind Franklin Institute, have isolated nanobodies - a type of antibody used in research, which bind to the...

Apr 20, 2020

New 'brick' for nanotechnology: Graphene Nanomesh

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have successfully demonstrated the fabrication of large-area suspended graphene nanomesh by helium ion beam microscopy.

Apr 20, 2020

New Drug Nanocarriers can Penetrate the Blood-Brain Barrier

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A Japanese research team has developed a cyclic peptide (a chain of amino acids bonded circularly) that enhances blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetration. By attaching the cyclic peptide to the surface...

Apr 20, 2020

Electronics that mimic the human brain in efficient learning: Researchers advance neuromorphic computing

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Only 10 years ago, scientists working on what they hoped would open a new frontier of neuromorphic computing could only dream of a device using miniature tools called memristors that would function/operate like real brain synapses. But now a team ...

Apr 20, 2020

Flatter graphene, faster electrons

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Bumps on a road slow down our pace, so do corrugations in graphene to travelling electrons. By flattening the corrugations out, we help electrons move effectively faster through a graphene sheet. Limits because of microscopic distortions The samp...

Apr 20, 2020

Researchers advance neuromorphic computing with protein nanowires

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers discovered, while on their way to better understanding protein nanowires, how to use biological, electricity conducting protein filaments to make a neuromorphic memristor, or 'memory transistor', device.

Apr 20, 2020

Deep brain stimulation therapies benefit from graphene fiber electrodes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for many neurological disorders, but despite its widespread utilization the underlying mechanisms and downstream effects of DBS remain poorly understood. One major issue to understand the ther...

Apr 20, 2020

New discovery helps close the gap towards optically controlled quantum computation

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists have discovered a light-induced switching mechanism in a Dirac semimetal.

Apr 20, 2020

Diagnostic biosensor quickly detects SARS-CoV-2 from nasopharyngeal swabs

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

According to many experts, early diagnosis and management are critical for slowing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Therefore, the race is on to develop diagnostic tests for the virus that are faster, easier and ...

Apr 20, 2020

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