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Researchers identify unique phenomenon in Kagome metal

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In traditional Japanese basket-weaving, the ancient "Kagome" design seen in many handcrafted creations is characterized by a symmetrical pattern of interlaced triangles with shared corners. In quantum physics, the Kagome name has been bo...

Jul 30, 2024

New, more sustainable method for manufacturing microchips and other nanoscale devices

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Putting 50 billion transistors into a microchip the size of a fingernail is a feat that requires manufacturing methods of nanometer level precision—layering of thin films, then etching, depositing, or using photolithography to create the patterns ...

Jul 30, 2024

Organic nanozymes have broad applications from food and agriculture to biomedicine

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Nanozymes are tiny, engineered substances that mimic the catalytic properties of natural enzymes, and they serve a variety of purposes in biomedicine, chemical engineering, and environmental applications. They are typically made from inorganic mat...

Jul 30, 2024

Researchers identify unique phenomenon in Kagome metal

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In traditional Japanese basket-weaving, the ancient “Kagome” design seen in many handcrafted creations is characterized by a symmetrical pattern of interlaced triangles with shared corners. In quantum physics, the Kagome name has been borrowed by ...

Jul 30, 2024

Researchers propose chromatography-like separation mechanism with UV-rGO membranes

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Researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found that reducing graphene oxide (GO) membranes with ultraviolet (UV) light alters the oxygen functional groups on the GO surface. This modification results in a different, chromatograp...

Jul 30, 2024

New and improved drug-delivery molecules for skeletal muscle

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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new drug-delivery molecule, a zwitterionic polymer complex that can help get plasmid DNA inside cells when injected into skeletal muscle, a crucial step in the expression of therapeutic...

Jul 29, 2024

Researchers develop high-sensitivity technique to detect mercury in soil

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Environmental pollution by heavy metals is a major social problem. Among these metals, mercury (Hg) is strictly controlled due to its high toxicity. Focusing on soil, which is closely related to our daily lives, the environmental standard for merc...

Jul 29, 2024

Researchers realize multi-heterojunctioned plastics with high thermoelectric figure of merit

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Organic thermoelectric materials hold great promise as flexible energy sources for the Internet of Things and wearable electronics. However, their relatively low dimensionless figure of merit (ZT) compared to traditional materials has been a major...

Jul 29, 2024

'Russian doll' packaging could boost drug delivery

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New technology, which is in the early stages of development, has the potential to significantly enhance the effectiveness and reduce the side effects of drugs and vaccines. The work is published in the journal Nature Chemistry.

Jul 29, 2024

'Smart' nanoparticles combine targeted chemotherapy and heat therapy to combat liver cancer

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Liver cancer remains one of the deadliest forms of cancer worldwide, with limited treatment options for patients in advanced stages. Traditional therapies like chemotherapy often struggle to effectively target tumor cells while sparing healthy tis...

Jul 29, 2024

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