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Shop the best early deals for October Prime Day 2023

Engadget   -   General News Websites

We're just a day away from Amazon's October Prime Day sale, which kicks off on Tuesday and goes through Wednesday, but there are plenty of early deals to be found ahead of time. You'll need a Prime membership to access some of the d...

Oct 9, 2023

Researchers realize orientation control of conductive MOF nanofilms

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have proposed a strategy to grow 'face-on' and 'edge-on' conductive metal-organic frameworks (cMOF) nanofilms on substrates by controlling the 'stand-up' behaviors of ligands on various surfaces to overcom...

Oct 9, 2023

Nanopore Sequencing Detects Dozens of Disease Biomarkers

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Nanopore sequencing has, over the past three decades, become the most affordable, efficient way to sequence DNA. The method, which involves pulling DNA strands through a membrane via channels just nanometers wide, can read much longer DNA sequence...

Oct 9, 2023

Researchers realize orientation control of cMOF nanofilms

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Kyoto University have proposed a strategy to grow "face-on" and "edge-on" conductive metal-organic frameworks (cMOF) nanofilms o...

Oct 9, 2023

Vacuum cleaner-effect in fungi can hold nanoplastics at bay

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Using micro-engineered soil models, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated the effect of tiny polystyrene particles on bacteria and fungi. While these nanoplastics reduced both bacterial and fungal growth, the fungus actually m...

Oct 9, 2023

Researchers reveal mechanism of efficient upconversion in two-dimensional perovskite

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Recently, a research team led by Prof. Liu Xinfeng from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) reported the efficient phonon-assisted upconversion luminescence in a quasi-two-dimensional...

Oct 9, 2023

Developing an Ultrasensitive Method for Detecting Nanoscale Extracellular Vesicles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Can particles as tiny as viruses be accurately detected in just 5 minutes? Scientists from Osaka Metropolitan University assert that it is indeed possible through their groundbreaking approach to ultrafast and highly sensitive quantitative measure...

Oct 9, 2023

Vacuum cleaner-effect in fungi can hold nanoplastics at bay

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using micro-engineered soil models, researchers have investigated the effect of tiny polystyrene particles on bacteria and fungi. While these nanoplastics reduced both bacterial and fungal growth, the fungus actually managed to 'clean up'...

Oct 9, 2023

Super-Efficient Laser Light Allows Accurate Detection of Nanoscale Extracellular Vesicles, Revolutionizes Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

A breakthrough in cancer detection was achieved by a team of researchers using super-efficient laser light. Continue reading the article to find out more.

Oct 9, 2023

Graphene oxide offers a promising new approach to treating Alzheimer's disease

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

A probable early driver of Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of molecules called amyloid peptides. These cause cell death, and are commonly found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, h...

Oct 9, 2023

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