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High-throughput biosensor measures metabolite levels that indicate disease

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Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, have developed a biosensor that improves sensitivity to 1-methylnicotinamide (1-MNA) in urine by orders of magnitude without the need for sample purification. The w...

Sep 10, 2024

Atomic diffusion technique could lead to mass production of metal nanowires

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A group from Nagoya University in Japan has created a new technique for growing the tiny metal nanowires (NWs) that are expected to be used in next-generation electronics. Their results suggest a way to mass produce pure metal NWs, which has until...

Sep 10, 2024

Experimental nanomedicine delivers chemo drugs directly to tumors in mice

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Researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a nanomedicine that increases the penetration and accumulation of chemotherapy drugs in tumor tissues and effectively kills cancer cells in mice.

Sep 10, 2024

Iron-doped carbon-based nanoparticles boost cancer treatment with enhanced precision and safety

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Recently, a collaborative research team led by Prof. Wang Hui and Prof. Qian Junchao from Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences designed a catalytically active, photoresponsive, Fe-doped carbon nanoparticle (FDCN)...

Sep 10, 2024

Diagnostic test that combines two technologies with machine learning could lead to new paradigm for at-home testing

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A new diagnostic test system jointly developed at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) and UCLA Samueli School of Engineering fuses a powerful, sensitive transistor with a cheap, paper-based diagnostic test. Whe...

Sep 10, 2024

Mass production of metal nanowires possible by breakthrough technique

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A group from Nagoya University in Japan has created a new technique for growing the tiny metal nanowires (NWs) that are expected to be used in next-generation electronics. Their results suggest a way to mass produce pure metal NWs, which has until...

Sep 10, 2024

Unprecedented spin properties revealed in new artificial materials

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In conjunction with research staff from the Charles University of Prague and the CFM (CSIC-UPV/EHU) center in San Sebastian, CIC nanoGUNE’s Nanodevices group has designed a new complex material with emerging properties in the field of spintronics.

Sep 10, 2024

Molecular level changes translate to big efficiency gains for organic solar cells

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Organic solar cells (OSCs) – promising alternatives to traditional inorganic solar cells – have many features that make them key players in a greener future. One of these features is tunable chemistry, which allows scientists to precisely adjust o...

Sep 10, 2024

Breakthrough in non-volatile photonic-electronic memory with thin-film ferroelectrics

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An international research team, led by Professor Gong Xiao from the National University of Singapore, has achieved a groundbreaking advancement in photonic-electronic integration. Their work, published in Light: Science & Applications (&qu...

Sep 10, 2024

Programmable metasurfaces enable advanced hand gesture recognition

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Hand gestures have become a natural way to communicate with digital systems, but making machines understand those gestures with precision remains a technical challenge. While cameras and wearable devices have been used to translate hand movements ...

Sep 10, 2024

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