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Novel hybrid nanocomposite sheds light on therapy of deep-seated orthotopic lung tumors

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The nanocomposite was developed through the assembly of gold nanobipyramids on black phosphorus nanosheets. This nanocomposite could simultaneously enhance singlet oxygen generation and hyperthermia by localized surface plasmon resonance in cancer...

Mar 26, 2020

As electronics shrink to nanoscale, will they still be good as gold?

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

As circuit interconnects shrink to nanoscale, will the pressure caused by thermal expansion when current flows through wires cause gold to behave more like a liquid than a solid -- making nanoelectronics unreliable? Fortunately, research suggests ...

Mar 26, 2020

Artificial intelligence identifies optimal material formula

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Nanostructured layers boast countless potential properties -- but how can the most suitable one be identified without any long-term experiments? A team from the Materials Discovery Department at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) has ventured a shortcu...

Mar 26, 2020

Experiments in mice and human cells shed light on best way to deliver nanoparticle therapy for cancer

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Researchers in the cancer nanomedicine community debate whether use of tiny structures, called nanoparticles, can best deliver drug therapy to tumors passively -- allowing the nanoparticles to diffuse into tumors and become held in place, or activ...

Mar 26, 2020

Biophysics -- lifting the lid on beta-barrels

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The interaction between biotin and streptavidin is a well-established experimental tool in bionanotechnology. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich physicists have now shown that the mechanical stability of the complex is dependent on the...

Mar 26, 2020

A new method for the fabrication and characterization of atomic-sized photonic cavities

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This discovery may be fundamental for the understanding and design of new, nanometric size, opto-electronic devices which will be key for the development of new technologies based on quantum properties, such as sensors or quantum computers.

Mar 25, 2020

Nano-Toolkit Produce Novel Multifunctional Magnetic Nanoparticles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Innovative biomaterials could soon be produced using magnetic bacteria. Headed by Professor Dr Dirk Schüler, a group of microbiologists at the University of Bayreuth has created a new, modular...

Mar 25, 2020

3D-Printing complex nanocellulose-based objects

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Researchers have demonstrated 3D printed complex objects with higher cellulose content than that of any other additively manufactured cellulose-?based parts. To achieve this, they used a clever trick.

Mar 25, 2020

A nanoscale device to generate high-power Terahertz waves

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Researchers have developed a nanodevice that operates more than 10 times faster than today's fastest transistors.

Mar 25, 2020

Meet the first undergraduate users of MIT.nano

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Micro/nano processing course fabricates devices in MIT.nano’s facilities.

Mar 25, 2020

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