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Novel nanosheet allows for efficient molecular sieving - Physics World

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Two-dimensional zeolite crystals provide new membrane materials for applications from desalination to batteries The post Novel nanosheet allows for efficient molecular sieving appeared first on Physics World.

Dec 3, 2018

Turning stem cells into bone with nanoclay-reinforced hydrogel

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Scientists have developed a hydrogel that combines synthetic materials with living cells, and can turn stem cells into bone without adding external growth or differentiation factors.

Dec 3, 2018

Targeting sepsis, the leading cause of ICU deaths, with a nanocarrier-delivered microRNA

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Researchers report that miR-126, a microRNA that helps protect against sepsis, can be delivered successfully via a nanocarrier to improve survival in a preclinical model.

Dec 3, 2018

Colloidal quantum dots make LEDs shine bright in the infrared

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Researchers have developed CQD infrared emitting LEDs, which have achieved unprecedented values in the infrared range, with an external quantum efficiency of 7.9% and a power conversion efficiency of 9.3%, a value never attained before with these ...

Dec 3, 2018

Targeting sepsis, the leading cause of ICU deaths, with a nanocarrier-delivered microRNA

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One obstacle to therapeutic use of microRNAs (miRNA), which are in clinical trial for a number of diseases, are ribonucleases, whose job it is to destroy them. Researchers report that an miRNA (miR-126) protective against sepsis can be delivered e...

Dec 3, 2018

Graphene unlocks new potential for 'smart textiles'

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The quest to create affordable, durable and mass-produced 'smart textiles' has been given fresh impetus through the use of the wonder material graphene.

Dec 3, 2018

Colloidal quantum dots make LEDs shine bright in the infrared

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A group of researchers report on the development of a colloidal quantum-dot light emitting diode with unprecedented quantum and power conversion efficiencies in the infrared range. The study has proven that these devices can also be integrated in ...

Dec 3, 2018

Will light be the basis for quantum computing?

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Using a compact optical platform that exploits the quantum characteristics of light, scientists are one step closer to realizing the first powerful photonic quantum computer. The researchers revealed to have generated a particular class of quantum...

Dec 3, 2018

Nanoscale tweezers can perform single-molecule 'biopsies' on individual cells

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Using electrical impulses, the 'tweezers' can extract single DNA, proteins and organelles from living cells without destroying them.

Dec 3, 2018

Nanoscale tweezers can perform single-molecule 'biopsies' on individual cells

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Using electrical impulses, the 'tweezers' can extract single DNA, proteins and organelles from living cells without destroying them.

Dec 3, 2018

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