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Kidney disease killer vulnerable to targeted nano therapy

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

By loading a chelation drug into a nano-sized homing device, researchers have reversed in an animal model the deadliest effects of chronic kidney disease, which kills more people in the United States each year than breast or prostate cancer.

Mar 4, 2019

Chemists print sensors for nano-objects

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The optical nanosensors' operating principle is based on the interaction of light in thin films: a similar effect can be observed in soap bubbles. Such sensors can be quickly manufactured using an inkjet printer and special ink made of titani...

Mar 4, 2019

How to catch a magnetic monopole in the act

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A research team has created a nanoscale 'playground' on a chip that simulates the formation of exotic magnetic particles called 'monopoles'. The study could unlock the secrets to ever-smaller, more powerful memory devices, micr...

Mar 4, 2019

A gel made from urea has molecules that resemble friendship bracelets

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

A gel made from urea, the main compound in urine, spontaneously forms braided nanofibres that could help with engineering new medicines

Mar 4, 2019

How to catch a magnetic monopole in the act

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A research team led by the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has created a nanoscale "playground" on a chip that simulates the formation of exotic magnetic particles called monopoles. The st...

Mar 4, 2019

Opening door to smaller memory devices, microelectronics, and spintronics

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A research team has created a nanoscale 'playground' on a chip that simulates the formation of exotic magnetic particles called 'monopoles.' The study could unlock the secrets to ever-smaller, more powerful memory devices, micr...

Mar 4, 2019

Upconverting nanoparticles allow mice to see in infrared – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The technique could help advance night vision technologies The post Upconverting nanoparticles allow mice to see in infrared appeared first on Physics World.

Mar 4, 2019

New quantum sensor could improve cancer treatment

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new quantum sensor developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) has proven it can outperform existing technologies and promises significant advancements in long-range 3-D imaging and monitor...

Mar 4, 2019

What happened to the hyped nanomaterials?

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Carbon-based nano materials such as graphene and carbon nanotubes were predicted to have a brilliant future when they were discovered. But quality problems curb the development of new products. The problem is that it is difficult to analyse the cr...

Mar 4, 2019

First scalable graphene yarns for wearable textiles produced

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A team of researchers led by Dr. Nazmul Karim and Prof Sir Kostya Novoselov at The University of Manchester have developed a method to produce scalable graphene-based yarn.

Mar 4, 2019

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