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Stabilizing ligands make nanoclusters brighter

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Metal nanoclusters that bear tunable surface ligands could help develop next-generation imaging and photocatalytic approaches, suggests work by KAUST researchers.

Nov 19, 2019

New nanoscale technology shown to inhibit development of Alzheimer's disease

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed nanoscale silicon chips for direct insertion of neural growth factor into the brain and its release into the target tissue.

Nov 19, 2019

From origin of life to materials genomics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The origin of early life and the basic building blocks such as DNA and RNA have been hypothesized to have resulted due to accumulation of precursors within hydrothermal vents. The thermal gradients result in the concentration of prebiotic molecule...

Nov 19, 2019

Study Highlights the Adverse Effects of Nanoparticles on Marine Organisms

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

According to a new study, treated wastewater contains titanium and silver nanoparticles that may have adverse impacts on crustaceans, algae, and cells of fish gills, and these impacts appear to be...

Nov 19, 2019

Atoms don't like jumping rope

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanooptical traps are a promising building block for quantum technologies. Scientists have now removed an important obstacle to their practical use. They were able to show that a special form of mechanical vibration heats trapped particles in a ve...

Nov 19, 2019

Developing a Biocompatible Nanoparticle to Visualize Lymph Nodes

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Breast cancer is among the top 10 leading causes of death among women worldwide. Although the treatment methods have improved, detecting and treating metastases of cancer in lymph nodes remains a...

Nov 19, 2019

Clean carbon nanotubes with superb properties

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at Aalto University, Finland, and Nagoya University, Japan, have found a new way to make ultra-clean carbon nanotube transistors with superior semiconducting properties.

Nov 19, 2019

Atoms don't like jumping rope

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanooptical traps are a promising building block for quantum technologies. Austrian and German scientists have now removed an important obstacle to their practical use. They were able to show that a special form of mechanical vibration heats trapp...

Nov 19, 2019

UMass Amherst professor wins 2019 Nils Foss Excellence Prize for pioneering work in food design

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University of Massachusetts Amherst Distinguished Professor David Julian McClements was honored Monday in Hillerød, Denmark, with the 2019 Nils Foss Excellence Prize for his pioneering work in food design and nanotechnology.

Nov 18, 2019

Kick-Starting Moore’s Law With Breakthrough ‘Synthetic’ Method for Making Microchips

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Breakthrough method for processing nanomaterials heralds advances in quantum computing, nanotechnology. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a new method for producing atomically-thin semiconducting... The post Kick-Starting Moo...

Nov 18, 2019

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