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Scientists develop novel nano-vaccine for melanoma

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Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a novel nano-vaccine for melanoma, the most aggressive type of skin cancer. Their innovative approach has so far proven effective in preventing the development of melanoma in mouse models and in tr...

Aug 5, 2019

Quantum dots capture speciation in sandplain fynbos on the West Coast of South Africa

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Using quantum dots as a tool to trace the pollen of the long-tubed iris, Lapeirousia anceps, evolutionary ecologists from Stellenbosch University have succeeded in capturing a snapshot of a plant in the process of speciation.

Aug 5, 2019

New Carbon Nanotubes Show Promise for Repairing Injured Nerve Tissues

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Carbon nanotubes, designed into self-standing novel materials through certain chemical alterations, are capable of modulating the activity of nerve cells. These materials could possibly be exploited...

Aug 5, 2019

New Strategy for Synthesizing Single-Crystalline Graphene Quantum Dots

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A group of researchers from KAIST has developed a new approach for producing single-crystalline graphene quantum dots, which release stable blue light. The scientists verified that a display built...

Aug 5, 2019

Using quantum dots and a smartphone to find killer bacteria

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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