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Super-resolution Microscopy Enabled by Graphene Layer

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers at the University of Göttingen have put to good use the extraordinarily unique properties of graphene to electromagnetically interact with fluorescing (light-emitting) molecules....

Sep 10, 2019

Nanotechnology could be good for your heart

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Among the various therapeutic advances, regenerative medicine and nanotechnologies have demonstrated a considerable capacity to salvage or regenerate damaged heart tissue in animal models. The superior characteristics of nanobiomaterials have show...

Sep 10, 2019

Nanotherapy: Controlled delivery of chemotherapeutics to fight cancer stem cells

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Chemotherapy is one of the most used treatments against cancer, along with surgery and radiotherapy. In a chemotherapy treatment, one or several drugs are administered to the patient to remove or damage cancer cells. Nevertheless, the treatment ha...

Sep 10, 2019

Nanowires replace Newton's famous glass prism

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Scientists have designed an ultra-miniaturised device that could image single cells without the need for a microscope or make chemical fingerprint analysis possible from within a smartphone camera.

Sep 9, 2019

Nanocapsules packed with gene-editing tools offer alternative to viral delivery of gene therapy

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Scientists describe packing a gene-editing payload into a tiny, customizable, synthetic nanocapsule.

Sep 9, 2019

Palladium nanosheets aid cancer therapy quest

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Researchers have found a way to dispatch minute fragments of palladium - a key component in motor manufacture, electronics and the oil industry - inside cancerous cells.

Sep 9, 2019

Getting a look under the hood of topological insulators

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Because of topological insulators' unique electronic properties and their potential use in spintronic devices and even conceivably as transistors for quantum computers, scientists are interested in investigating the special relationship betwe...

Sep 9, 2019

Single-Nanowire Spectrometer Works Separately from Components

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Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a microspectrometer based on a single, compositionally engineered nanowire that is independent of complex optical components or cavities. According to the researchers, it is the smallest spe...

Sep 9, 2019

Metal-organic framework nanoribbons

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Researchers report the preparation of ultrathin MOF nanoribbons by using metal hydroxide nanostructures as the precursors.

Sep 9, 2019

Chameleon-like droplets change colour on demand – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Gold nanoparticles move within droplets in response to light The post Chameleon-like droplets change colour on demand appeared first on Physics World.

Sep 9, 2019

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