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Silver Sawtooth Nanoslit Array Used to Induce Photoluminescence in 2D WS2

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers from the University of Groningen have generated valley-coherent photoluminescence in two-dimensional (2D) tungsten disulfide flakes at ambient temperature. They achieved this by using a...

Feb 10, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Nanotech company granted FDA Fast Track for treatment of head & neck cancer

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reviewed the Companys request for Fast Track designation and concluded that investigation of NBTXR3 activated by radiation therapy, with or without cetuximab, f...

Feb 10, 2020

The power of going small: Copper oxide subnanoparticle catalysts prove most superior

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Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have shown that copper oxide particles on the sub-nanoscale are more powerful catalysts than those on the nanoscale. These subnanoparticles can also catalyze the oxidation reactions of aromatic hydrocar...

Feb 10, 2020

Sensitive and specific potassium nanosensors to detect epileptic seizures

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Researchers at the Center for Nanoparticle Research, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS, South Korea) in collaboration with collaborators at Zhejiang University, China, have reported a highly sensitive and specific nanosensor that can mon...

Feb 10, 2020

Physicists gain new insights into superconducting processes in nanostructures

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Superconductors are regarded as promising components for quantum computers, but so far they only function at very low temperatures. Scientists now demonstrated a so-called energy quantization in nanowires of high-temperature superconductors.

Feb 10, 2020

Scientists found a way to treat cancer with iron oxide nanoparticles

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Scientists non-invasively released antitumor drug from polymer containers modified with iron oxide nanoparticles inside primary cancer cells.

Feb 10, 2020

Cerium oxide nanoparticles may improve hepatocellular carcinoma prognosis

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Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common liver cancer and ranks third in the world in terms of mortality. Its appearance is related to the hepatitis B and C viruses, alcoholism, metabolic diseases of the liver and exposure to certain toxins. Al...

Feb 10, 2020

New threads: Nanowires made of tellurium and nanotubes hold promise for wearable tech

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Wearable tech requires both strength and flexibility. A new nanowire design -- a boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) filled with tellurium atomic chains -- holds promise for electronics triggered by light and pressure. In collaboration with Purdue Unive...

Feb 10, 2020

It's Iron, Man: ITMO scientists found a way to treat cancer with iron oxide nanoparticles

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Particles previously loaded with the antitumor drug are injected in vivo and further accumulate at the tumor areas. In order to release the drug non-invasively, the carrier particles have to be light-sensitive. For this purpose, the polymer contai...

Feb 10, 2020

Quantum technologies: New insights into superconducting processes

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Superconductors are regarded as promising components for quantum computers, but so far they only function at very low temperatures. Scientists at Münster University (Germany) now demonstrated a so-called energy quantization in nanowires of high-te...

Feb 10, 2020

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