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'Nanobodies' from alpacas could help bring CAR T-cell therapy to solid tumors

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In 1989, two undergraduate students at the Free University of Brussels were asked to test frozen blood serum from camels, and stumbled on a previously unknown kind of antibody. It was a miniaturized version of a human antibody, made up only of two...

Apr 11, 2019

'Nanobodies' from alpacas could help bring CAR T-cell therapy to solid tumors: Unusually small antibodies, targeted to the tumor micro-environment, curb melanoma and colon cancer in mouse models

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Most CAR T-cell therapies look for antigens specific to cancer cells. A new approach instead targets the environment around the tumor, using unusually small antibodies made naturally by alpacas, camels and llamas. Using this approach in mouse mode...

Apr 11, 2019

New microscopy method provides more details about nanocomposites

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Scientists have developed a new microscopy approach for imaging gel nanocomposites in their natural state, which will reveal more useful information about their assembly and properties.

Apr 11, 2019

Researchers find new ways to image, characterize unique material

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Graphene can come from graphite. But borophene? There's no such thing as borite.

Apr 11, 2019

Scientists drill into white graphene to create artificial atoms: Patterned on a microchip and working in ambient conditions, the atoms could lead to rapid advancements in new quantum-based technology

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By drilling holes into a thin two-dimensional sheet of hexagonal boron nitride with a gallium-focused ion beam, scientists have created artificial atoms that generate single photons, which work in air and room temperature.

Apr 11, 2019

New ways to image, characterize unique material

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Researchers have imaged and modeled the unique geometry of 2D borophene, a material that could surpass the promises of graphene for electronic, thermal, optical and other applications.

Apr 11, 2019

Ionic scissors cut out phosphorene nanoribbons – Physics World

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The new materials are predicted to have a wide range of technologically useful and even exotic properties The post Ionic scissors cut out phosphorene nanoribbons appeared first on Physics World.

Apr 11, 2019

The golden path towards new two-dimensional semiconductors

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Two-dimensional (2-D) semiconductors are promising for quantum computing and future electronics. Now, researchers can convert metallic gold into semiconductor and customize the material atom-by-atom on boron nitride nanotubes.

Apr 11, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Nanometrics to Announce First Quarter Financial Results on April 30, 2019

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Nanometrics Incorporated (Nasdaq: NANO), a leading provider of advanced process control systems, will release its first quarter financial results after market close on April 30, 2019. A conference cal...

Apr 11, 2019

Scientists drill into white graphene to create artificial atoms

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Patterned on a microchip and working in ambient conditions, the atoms could lead to rapid advancements in new quantum-based technology.

Apr 11, 2019

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