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Ultrafast quantum motion in a nanoscale trap detected

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KAIST researchers have reported the detection of a picosecond electron motion in a silicon transistor. This study has presented a new protocol for measuring ultrafast electronic dynamics in an effective time-resolved fashion of picosecond resoluti...

Nov 5, 2019

Nanoparticle orientation offers a way to enhance drug delivery

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MIT engineers have shown that they can enhance the performance of drug-delivery nanoparticles by controlling a trait of chemical structures known as chirality—the "handedness" of the structure.

Nov 5, 2019

Nanoparticle orientation offers a way to enhance drug delivery

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Coating particles with 'right-handed' molecules could help them penetrate cancer cells more easily.

Nov 5, 2019

Scientists discover breakthrough way to look at the surface of nanoparticles

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New method to explore the surface of nanoparticles, unlike existing chemical procedures which have severe limitations.

Nov 5, 2019

An artificial sunflower that bends toward the sun

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A team of researchers from the University of California and Arizona State University has found a way to create a material that demonstrates tropistic behavior. In their paper published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, the group describes thei...

Nov 5, 2019

Suspended layers make a special superconductor

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In superconducting materials, an electric current will flow without any resistance. There are quite a few practical applications of this phenomenon; however, many fundamental questions remain as yet unanswered. Associate Professor Justin Ye, head ...

Nov 5, 2019

SMART discovers breakthrough way to look at the surface of nanoparticles, accelerating nano-engineering of materials

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Researchers from SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have made a groundbreaking discovery that allows scientists to "look" at the surface density of dispersed nanoparticles. This revolutionary technique enables researcher...

Nov 5, 2019

Nanoscience—Insect-inspired motion sensing

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Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory took inspiration from flying insects to demonstrate a miniaturized gyroscope, a special sensor used in navigation technologies.

Nov 5, 2019

Nanovehicles that mimic nature could deliver treatments of the future

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Tiny vehicles up to 1,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair that are cloaked in biological camouflage could provide new ways of treating cancer with fewer side-effects.

Nov 5, 2019

Dietary fiber effectively purifies carbon nanotubes

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A new, cheaper method easily and effectively separates two types of carbon nanotubes. The process, developed by Nagoya University researchers in Japan, could be up-scaled for manufacturing purified batches of single-wall carbon nanotubes that can...

Nov 5, 2019

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