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New nanoparticles boost immune system in mice to fight melanoma and breast cancer

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Vanderbilt researchers have developed a set of nanoparticles that stimulate the immune system in mice to fight cancer and may eventually do the same in humans. The research, led by John T. Wilson, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular e...

Jul 26, 2024

Twisted carbon nanotubes could achieve significantly better energy storage than advanced lithium-ion batteries

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An international team of scientists, including two researchers who now work in the Center for Advanced Sensor Technology (CAST) at UMBC, has shown that twisted carbon nanotubes can store three times more energy per unit mass than advanced lithium-...

Jul 26, 2024

Graphene-quantum dot hybrid enables compact multispectral light detection

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Light detection across multiple wavelengths underpins numerous technological applications, from environmental monitoring to medical diagnostics. Traditional multispectral photodetectors, however, often rely on bulky components like beam splitters ...

Jul 26, 2024

New laser technique could enable data storage on printable magnetic devices

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The proliferation of all things digital doesn’t mean that printing technology is no longer relevant. In fact, printing technology is required to make the semiconductors necessary for the digital world. And as an Osaka Metropolitan University-led t...

Jul 26, 2024

Zentek launches sampling program for ZenGUARD™ Antimicrobial Surgical Masks across Canada

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Zentek has announced that it will embark on a Canada-wide sampling program for dental professionals facilitated by Henry Schein that will see ZenGUARD™ Antimicrobial Surgical Masks included in product shipments to Henry Schein customers.

Jul 26, 2024

Tunable metasurface can control optical light in space and time, offering path to wireless communication channels

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It is a scene many of us are familiar with: You're working on your laptop at the local coffee shop with maybe a half dozen other laptop users—each of you is trying to load websites or stream high-definition videos, and all are craving more ba...

Jul 24, 2024

Nano device steers and shifts light for future wireless communication channels

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It is a scene many of us are familiar with: You're working on your laptop at the local coffee shop with maybe a half dozen other laptop users – each of you is trying to load websites or stream high-definition videos, and all are craving more ...

Jul 24, 2024

Researchers control electronic properties of moire crystals

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

If you make a material thinner and thinner, at a certain point it undergoes a seemingly miraculous transformation: A two-dimensional material that consists of only one or two layers of molecules sometimes has completely different properties than t...

Jul 24, 2024

Inbrain Neuroelectronics gets ready for first-in-human testing of its graphene-based brain implant

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Inbrain Neuroelectronics has designed a brain implant that can both read signals and stimulate brain impulses. Its brain-computer interface (BCI) uses graphene to create a high-resolution interface with the brain. Now, the Company has announced it...

Jul 24, 2024

Study links nanoparticles to oxidative stress and neuron death

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Researchers at the University of Kentucky have a better understanding of the regulation of extracellular vesicles by oxidative stress and how these vesicles spread oxidative stress and may damage neurons. Extracellular vesicles are nanoparticles r...

Jul 23, 2024

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