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Fireside chat with Don Eigler wraps up MIT.nano “Perspectives in Nanotechnology” seminars

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Series featured five experts who played seminal roles in understanding the nanoscale.

Oct 21, 2019

Researcher invents an easy-to-use technique to measure the hydrophobicity of micro- and nanoparticles

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

The scientific and industrial communities who work with micro- and nanoparticles continue to labor with the challenge of effective particle dispersion. Most particles that disperse in liquids aggregate rapidly, and eventually precipitate, thereby...

Oct 21, 2019

Research team develops probe for battery research

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Argonne team develops a powerful technique for probing in three dimensions the crystalline structure of cathode materials at the nanoscale.

Oct 21, 2019

Atomic images reveal unusually many neighbors for some oxygen atoms

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

The identification of new chemical bonds is crucial for the design of new material structures. A team has found unexpected new configurations of oxygen and nitrogen in graphene.

Oct 21, 2019

Atomic images reveal unusually many neighbors for some oxygen atoms in graphene

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have found unexpected new configurations of oxygen and nitrogen in graphene.

Oct 21, 2019

Silencing RNA nanotherapy shows promise against pancreatic cancer

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A preclinical study finds that the novel nanoparticle delivers gene-level treatment to suppress KRAS-driven cancer without adverse effects.

Oct 21, 2019

Plasmonic nanoprobe optically monitors neural activity – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New device is better than traditional microelectrode and fluorescence-based approaches The post Plasmonic nanoprobe optically monitors neural activity appeared first on Physics World.

Oct 21, 2019

Environmental challenges and future perspectives of metal-oxide nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The increase in production and applications of metal-oxide nanoparticles (MO-NPs) raises concerns for the environment as well as for human health. The terrestrial environment, especially soil, is expected to be the largest repository for environme...

Oct 21, 2019

Pinpointing biomolecules with nanometer accuracy

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists demonstrate a new approach in fluorescence microscopy that can be used to locate individual biomolecules in 3D space with nanometer-scale precision.

Oct 21, 2019

Flexible, wearable supercapacitors based on porous nanocarbon nanocomposites

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Evening gowns with interwoven LEDs may look extravagant, but the light sources need a constant power supply from devices that are as well wearable, durable, and lightweight. Scientists have manufactured fibrous electrodes for wearable devices that...

Oct 20, 2019

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