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Using quantum dots and a smartphone to find killer bacteria

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A combination of off-the-shelf quantum dots and a smartphone camera soon could allow doctors to identify antibiotic-resistant bacteria in just 40 minutes, potentially saving patient lives.

Aug 5, 2019

Using quantum dots and a smartphone to find killer bacteria: Australian scientists develop cheap and rapid way to identify antibiotic-resistant golden staph (MRSA).

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A combination of off-the-shelf quantum dot nanotechnology and a smartphone camera soon could allow doctors to identify antibiotic-resistant bacteria in just 40 minutes, potentially saving patient lives.

Aug 5, 2019

Scientists propose a dynamic charge and oxidation state for single-atom catalysts

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Pollutants coming out of cars' exhausts are harmful to the environment and public health. With the goal of overall curbing car emissions, the US Department of Energy (DOE) issued a challenge to scientists worldwide: catalytically converting 9...

Aug 5, 2019

Power generation achieved by a self-assembled biofuel cell

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have developed the first fully functional biofuel cell whose biocatalysts (enzymes that play a critical role in power generation) directly self-assemble onto the electrodes. In about 5 minutes, enzyme-nanoparticle hybrids added to a bi...

Aug 5, 2019

Efficient, interconnected, stable: New carbon nanotubes to grow neurons

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Carbon nanotubes able to take on the desired shapes thanks to a special chemical treatment, called crosslinking and, at the same time, able to function as substrata for the growth of nerve cells, finely tuning their growth and activity. The resear...

Aug 5, 2019

Synthesizing single-crystalline hexagonal graphene quantum dots

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A KAIST team has designed a novel strategy for synthesizing single-crystalline graphene quantum dots, which emit stable blue light. The research team confirmed that a display made of their synthesized graphene quantum dots successfully emitted blu...

Aug 5, 2019

Latest Graphene Discovery Could Help Create Superconductors

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Overlaying two mesh screens causes beautiful patterns to develop when one screen is offset. These “moiré patterns” have fascinated artists, researchers, and mathematicians for a long...

Aug 5, 2019

Novel Graphene-Matrix-Assisted Stabilization Technique Using Unique 2D Materials

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers from Russia and Japan have discovered a way to stabilize two-dimensional (2D) copper oxide (CuO) materials using graphene. Apart from being the chief candidates for spintronics...

Aug 5, 2019

Quantum Light Sources Realized Via Site-Selective Defect Engineering

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

When photons can be used to transmit information at the speed of light, quantum light sources, connected with quantum fiber optic cables and detectors, will be a requirement. An international team led by physicists at the Technical University of M...

Aug 5, 2019

Introduction to Nanotechnology: Basic Concepts Explained

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

The nanotechnology is a very important field of science. But it is not an entirely new science. Did

Aug 3, 2019

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