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Tiny nanoparticles offer large potential for brain cancer treatment

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

For patients with malignant brain tumors, the prognosis remains dismal. With the most aggressive treatments available, patients are usually only expected to live about 14 months after a diagnosis

Apr 9, 2020

New “refrigerator” super-cools molecules to nanokelvin temperatures

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

For years, scientists have looked for ways to cool molecules down to ultracold temperatures, at which point the

Apr 9, 2020

EUON review finds too few nanomaterial studies use inhalation exposure

Chemical Watch   -   Scientific News Websites

Too few nanomaterial studies have used inhalation exposure for developmental toxicity, despite it being the main exposure route in the workplace, according to a study for the EU Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON). Instead, most tests use oral ex...

Apr 9, 2020

High-throughput discovery of 2-D magnets

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

2-D materials are atomically thin, single-layered films arranged in a crystal structure, which have potential applications in next-generation electronics and optoelectronic devices. Ferromagnetism (FM) in such materials ‒ the mechanism by which th...

Apr 9, 2020

Tiny Nanoparticles Offer Large Potential for Brain Cancer Treatment

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

For patients with malignant brain tumors, the prognosis remains dismal. With the most aggressive treatments available, patients are

Apr 9, 2020

Improving the toughness of graphene films

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed black phosphorus (BP) functionalized graphene films, resulting in record toughness. The formation of covalent bonding between BP and graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets not only reduces the voids of GO film but also improves ...

Apr 9, 2020

House cleaning on the nanoscale

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of scientists at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has developed a novel mechanical cleaning method for surfaces on the nanoscale. The technique successfully removes even the tiniest contaminants down to the atomic sc...

Apr 9, 2020

Today’s Most-Secure Communications Threatened by Future Quantum Computers

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum computers that are exponentially faster than any of our current classical computers and are capable of code-breaking applications could be available in 12 to... The post Today’s Most-Secure Communications Threatened by Future Quantum Comp...

Apr 9, 2020

Future quantum computers may pose threat to today's most-secure communications

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum computers that are exponentially faster than any of our current classical computers and are capable of code-breaking applications could be available in 12 to 15 years, posing major risks to the security of current communications systems, a...

Apr 9, 2020

Machine learning reveals new candidate materials for biocompatible electronics

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Machine learning tools developed by Andrew Ferguson, Associate Professor of Molecular Engineering at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, and his collaborators are able to screen self-assembling peptides to find the best candidates for el...

Apr 9, 2020

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