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Ultra-cold lithium atoms shedding light on superfluid formation

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A new study resolves a long-standing debate about what happens at the microscopic level when matter transitions into a superconducting or superfluid state.Correlations between pairs of atoms in an ultra-cold gas were found to grow suddenly as the ...

May 28, 2019

How small can they get? Polymers may be the key to single-molecule electronic devices

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Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology and University of Tsukuba demonstrate that polymers could play a key role in the fabrication of single-molecule electronic devices, allowing us to push the boundaries of the nanoelectronics revolution.

May 28, 2019

Common food additive found to affect gut microbiota

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University of Sydney research provides new evidence that nanoparticles, which are present in many food items, may have

May 27, 2019

For the first time, a gold nanoparticle loaded with CRISPR has been used to edit genes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A proof-of-principle study shows that gold nanoparticles loaded with CRISPR and other gene-editing tools safely and effectively edited blood stem cells.

May 27, 2019

Scientists are developing nano-submarines for drug delivery

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Treating diseases on cellular level is extremely difficult because of the microscopic scale. It is especially true for

May 27, 2019

Could gold be the key to making gene therapy for HIV, blood disorders more accessible? Gold nanoparticles loaded with CRISPR and other gene-editing tools safely and effectively edited blood stem cells

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists took a step toward making gene therapy more practical by simplifying the way gene-editing instructions are delivered to cells. Using a gold nanoparticle instead of an inactivated virus, they safely delivered gene-editing tools in lab mo...

May 27, 2019

Could gold be the key to making gene therapy for HIV, blood disorders more accessible?

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Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center took a step toward making gene therapy more practical by simplifying the way gene-editing instructions are delivered to cells. Using a gold nanoparticle instead of an inactivated virus, they saf...

May 27, 2019

Coming soon: New home blood-testing device for people with chronic illnesses

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Université de Montréal's Laboratory of Biosensors & Nanomachines, in partnership with Montreal company Nanogenecs Diagnostics, has just been awarded a 700 000$ NSERC 'Idea to Innovation' grant to develop a home blood-testing...

May 27, 2019

Building next gen smart materials with the power of sound

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Researchers have used sound waves to precisely manipulate atoms and molecules, accelerating the sustainable production of breakthrough smart materials. Metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs, are incredibly versatile and super porous nanomaterials tha...

May 27, 2019

Quantum Dots Enhance Stability of Perovskites for Solar Power

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A team from the University of Toronto is researching materials that could enhance the solar-harvesting potential of silicon by absorbing wavelengths of light that silicon does not absorb. The researchers have demonstrated that perovskite crystals ...

May 27, 2019

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