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Simplifying life for diabetics with a nanotechnology breakthrough

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed a means of printing transistor-based glucose sensors directly onto a catheter attached to a wearable pump. Diabetics can program the pump to deliver insulin and glucagon, the hormones they need to regulate blood sugar.

Nov 12, 2018

Argonne Lab Receives $11M DOE Grant

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will receive more than $11 million in DOE funding over the course of three years as part of a series of research grants for quantum information science. The award will fund four m...

Nov 12, 2018

Developing a 3-D collagen model to test magnetic-assisted osteogenesis in vitro

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The cellular and molecular mechanisms of magnetic stimulation-based bone regeneration require further understanding at present. To evaluate the phenomenon in the lab, a three-dimensional (3-D) native collagen model was recently developed via plast...

Nov 12, 2018

How to produce fluorescent nanoparticles for medical applications in a nuclear reactor

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Under the leadership of Petr Cígler from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB Prague) and Martin Hrubý from the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry (IMC), a team of researchers has developed a revolutionary method for the ea...

Nov 12, 2018

Ultra-thin transparent silver films for solar cells

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A new fabrication process for transparent ultra-thin silver films has been developed by researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Wuppertal. The material may help build highly efficient solar cells and light-emitting diodes. How...

Nov 12, 2018

Ultra-thin transparent silver films for solar cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a new fabrication process for transparent ultra-thin silver films. The material may help build highly efficient solar cells and light-emitting diodes.

Nov 12, 2018

Researchers Develop Easy and Inexpensive Method for Producing Irradiated Nanodiamonds

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A research team has come up with an easy and cost-effective method for producing irradiated nanodiamonds and other similar nanomaterials that can be used in extremely sensitive diagnostics of various...

Nov 12, 2018

Novel Nanoneedle Patch Could Enable Delivery of Biomolecules with Minimal Invasiveness

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists from Purdue University have created an innovative, translucent, and flexible base for silicon nanoneedle patches to transfer accurate doses of biomolecules directly into cells and increase...

Nov 12, 2018

How to produce fluorescent nanoparticles for medical applications in a nuclear reactor

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Under the leadership of Petr Cígler from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB Prague) and Martin Hrubý from the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry (IMC), both of which are part of the Czech Academy of Sciences, a team of r...

Nov 12, 2018

Nano-scale process may speed arrival of cheaper hi-tech products

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An inexpensive way to make products incorporating nanoparticles - such as high-performance energy devices or sophisticated diagnostic tests - has been developed by researchers. The process could speed the commercial development of devices, materi...

Nov 12, 2018

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