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Milestone reached in use of nanoparticles to kill cancer with heat

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Researchers have developed an improved technique for using magnetic nanoclusters to kill hard-to-reach tumors.

Jun 26, 2019

A water repellent 'nanoflower' for biomedical applications

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Researchers have developed a 'lotus effect' by incorporating atomic defects in nanomaterials, which could have widespread applications in biomedical field including biosensing, lab-on-a-chip, blood-repellent, anti-fouling and self-cleani...

Jun 26, 2019

Using nanotechnology to remove diesel fuel from water and soil

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Researchers have developed a hydrophobic nanosponge to remove diesel fuel from contaminated water and soil.

Jun 26, 2019

Shell increases versatility of nanowires: Laboratory experiments show that semiconductor nanowires can be tuned over wide energy ranges

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Nanowires promise to make LEDs more colorful and solar cells more efficient, in addition to speeding up computers. That is, provided that the tiny semiconductors convert electric energy into light, and vice versa, at the right wavelengths. Researc...

Jun 26, 2019

Building a bridge to the quantum world

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Entanglement is one of the main principles of quantum mechanics. Physicists have found a way to use a mechanical oscillator to produce entangled radiation. This method might prove extremely useful when it comes to connecting quantum computers.

Jun 26, 2019

Building a bridge to the quantum world

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Entanglement is one of the main principles of quantum mechanics. Physicists from Professor Johannes Fink's research group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) have found a way to use a mechanical oscillator to prod...

Jun 26, 2019

First snapshots of trapped CO2 molecules shed new light on carbon capture

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Scientists have taken the first images of carbon dioxide molecules within a molecular cage -- part of a highly porous nanoparticle known as a MOF, or metal-organic framework, with great potential for separating and storing gases and liquids.

Jun 26, 2019

Scientists patent new agent for X-ray

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Russian scientists found that nanocrystal tungsten trioxide can be used instead of barium for X-ray examinations and also in cancer treatment. The results of the study are published in Journal of Nanomaterials.

Jun 26, 2019

First snapshots of trapped CO2 molecules shed new light on carbon capture

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Scientists from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have taken the first images of carbon dioxide molecules within a molecular cageā€”part of a highly porous nanoparticle known as a MOF, or me...

Jun 26, 2019

Shell increases versatility of nanowires

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Researchers have managed to produce nanowires with operating wavelengths that can be freely selected over a wide range - simply by altering the shell structure.

Jun 26, 2019

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