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Graphene nanoflakes: A new tool for precision medicine

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Chemists funded by the SNSF have created a new compound for flexible drug delivery that specifically targets prostate cancer cells. Incorporating four different molecules, the compound prevents tumor cells from multiplying, can be detected by medi...

Aug 19, 2019

Chemical and physical origins of friction on surfaces with atomic steps

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Friction results from a set of complex processes that act together to resist relative motion. Despite this complexity, friction is often described using simple phenomenological expressions that relate normal and lateral forces via the friction coe...

Aug 19, 2019

A novel cellular process to engulf nano-sized materials

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanometers are one billionth of a meter, a metric typically used to measure molecules and scientific building blocks

Aug 19, 2019

Strong and Weak GO Flakes can be Combined to Produce Better GO Paper

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

According to presumptions, developing a super-strong material from nano-scale building blocks requires the highest quality building blocks to start with. However, this is incorrect—at least when...

Aug 19, 2019

Researchers Identify a Method to Accurately Measure Tiny Nanoparticles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Most consumers may not be aware of the presence of nanoparticles, but these tiny molecules play an important role in modern life. Nanoparticles fight microorganisms on bandages, prevent...

Aug 19, 2019

Nanoscale Silica Bottles Show Promise for Targeted Drug Delivery

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

According to a new study, small silica bottles filled with a unique temperature-sensitive material and medicine may be used for drug delivery to destroy malignant cells only in specific parts of the...

Aug 19, 2019

New cellular process can engulf nanomaterial without direct peptide functionalization

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Nanometers are one billionth of a meter, a metric typically used to measure molecules and scientific building blocks not visible to the human eye.

Aug 19, 2019

Molecular mechanism of enterovirus infection uncovered

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Researchers from the Nanoscience Center at the University of Jyväskylä in collaboration with those at the University of Helsinki have found that body proteins called albumin and certain ions within the attacked host cells can affect the genetic wo...

Aug 19, 2019

Graphene nanoflakes: a new tool for precision medicine

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Chemists have created a new compound for flexible drug delivery that specifically targets prostate cancer cells. Incorporating four different molecules, the compound prevents tumour cells from multiplying, can be detected by medical imaging and ha...

Aug 19, 2019

Applying Quantum Computing to Optimize Pokémon Fighting Teams | NextBigFuture.com

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D-Wave Systems has a webinar in which they explain how to apply the power of quantum computing to gaming optimization using data from one of the world’s most popular fighting games: Pokémon. They explore a classic example of a combinatorial proble...

Aug 18, 2019

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