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Improved pH probes may help towards cancer treatments

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanopipettes with zwitterionic membranes may offer improved monitoring of changes in pH surrounding living cells, which can indicate traits of invasive cancer cells and their response to treatment, report researchers at Kanazawa University in Natu...

Dec 6, 2019

Nanocontainer ships titan-size gene therapies and drugs into cells

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report they have created a tiny, nanosize container that can slip inside cells and deliver protein-based medicines and gene therapies of any size -- even hefty ones attached to the gene-editing tool called CRISPR.

Dec 6, 2019

Predictions For 2020 to 2100 | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

2020 starts in 26 days. 2020 is a milestone year and those are years when people love to make long-range predictions. I, Brian Wang of Nextbigfuture, have been tracking global developments for over 40 years. I will make some long-range predictions...

Dec 5, 2019

Properties of Graphene Change Due to Exposure to Water and Oxygen

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

We often find that food becomes rotten when we leave it outside for long and fruits turn brown after they are peeled or cut. Such... The post Properties of Graphene Change Due to Exposure to Water and Oxygen appeared first on SciTechDaily.

Dec 5, 2019

Electric field-induced Charging Could Improve Colloidal Quantum Dot Lasing

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have demonstrated tunable, controllable amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) in a colloidal semiconductor device via electric field-induced charging. Their work could open new avenues...

Dec 5, 2019

A platform for stable quantum computing, a playground for exotic physics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Move over Godzilla vs. King Kong—this is the crossover event you've been waiting for. Well, at least if you're a condensed matter physicist. Harvard University researchers have demonstrated the first material that can have both strongly ...

Dec 5, 2019

A platform for stable quantum computing, a playground for exotic physics: Recent research settles a long-standing debate

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have demonstrated the first material that can have both strongly correlated electron interactions and topological properties, which not only paves the way for more stable quantum computing but also an entirely new platform to explore t...

Dec 5, 2019

Graphene takes off in composites for planes and cars

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The Graphene Flagship brought together top European researchers and companies to discuss the most disruptive ways graphene could enhance composites used in the aerospace, automotive and energy industries. The multidisciplinary team involved resear...

Dec 5, 2019

Super nanoparticle superlattices

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanoparticle superlattices have properties that are different from both the individual particles and the bulk material. Ions and molecules called ligands bind particles together in these superlattices. New research shows how the ligands affect key...

Dec 5, 2019

Anticipation of regulatory needs for nanotechnology-enabled health products

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

This new white paper, published by the European Commission, summarizes the major challenges associated with the regulation of the nano-enabled health products.

Dec 5, 2019

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