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Scientists create plasma using nanowires and long-wavelength, ultrashort-pulse laser

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The three classic physical states—solid, liquid and gaseous—can be observed in any normal kitchen, for example when you bring an ice cube to the boil. But if you heat material even further, so that the atoms of a substance collide and the electron...

Jun 5, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: nPoint piezo driven nanopositioning flexure stages now available from Elliot Scientific

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Elliot Scientific is pleased to announce that it has been selected by nPoint, Inc. to be the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor of their nanopositioning solutions.

Jun 5, 2019

Tiny structures in dragonfish teeth turn them into invisible daggers

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The teeth of deep-sea dragonfish are transparent because of nanoscale crystals and rods that let light pass through without being scattered.

Jun 5, 2019

Researchers discover what makes deep-sea dragonfish teeth transparent

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A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego have discovered what's responsible for making the teeth of the deep-sea dragonfish transparent. This unique adaptation, which helps camouflage the dragonfish from their prey,...

Jun 5, 2019

Science | AAAS

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Tiny nanocrystals stop the chompers from reflecting any light

Jun 5, 2019

Plasma created using nanowires and long-wavelength ultrashort pulse laser

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Physicists have developed a new method for producing plasma, enabling them to deal with some of the problems that stand in the way of this extremely difficult process.

Jun 5, 2019

Nanostructures make the deep-sea dragonfish's teeth transparent

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Researchers have discovered what?s responsible for making the teeth of the deep-sea dragonfish transparent. This unique adaptation, which helps camouflage the dragonfish from their prey, results from their teeth having an unusually crystalline nan...

Jun 5, 2019

DNA nanorobots target HER2-positive breast cancer cells

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About 20% of breast cancers make abnormally high levels of a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). When displayed on the surface of cancer cells, this signaling protein helps them proliferate uncontrollably and is linked ...

Jun 5, 2019

Specific ion effects directed noble metal aerogels

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Noble metal foams (NMFs) are a new class of functional materials that contain both noble metals and monolithic porous materials for impressive multi prospects in materials science and multidisciplinary fields. In a recent study now published on Sc...

Jun 5, 2019

DNA nanorobots target HER2-positive breast cancer cells

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Researchers have developed a DNA nanorobot that recognizes HER2 on breast cancer cells, targeting them for destruction.

Jun 5, 2019

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