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Just in time for Halloween: Brain-eating amoebae halted by silver nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed silver nanoparticles coated with anti-seizure drugs that can kill brain-eating amoebae while sparing human cells.

Oct 24, 2018

Deformation of nanotubes to control conductivity

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists from the NUST MISIS Laboratory of Inorganic Nanomaterials and international colleagues have proved that it's possible to change the structural and conductive properties of nanotubes by stretching them. This finding has applications...

Oct 24, 2018

Mussel-inspired defect engineering enhances the mechanical strength of graphene fibers

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have demonstrated the mussel-inspired reinforcement of graphene fibers for the improvement of material properties. A research group under Professor Sang Ouk Kim applied polydopamine as an effective infiltrate binder to achieve high mec...

Oct 24, 2018

Mussel research strenghtens graphene

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers demonstrated the mussel-inspired reinforcement of graphene fibers for the improvement of different material properties. A research group under Professor Sang Ouk Kim applied polydopamine as an effective infiltrate binder to achieve hi...

Oct 24, 2018

No assembly required

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology, RIKEN and Tohoku University have developed a silicone polymer chain that can self-assemble into a 3D periodic structure. They achieved this by using their recently reported self-assembling triptycene m...

Oct 24, 2018

MIT punches out cell-sized robots made of graphene

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Robots are getting smaller and smaller, from the size of bugs down to tiny bead-shaped robots that could one day swim through the body to monitor health or deliver medication. MIT engineers recently managed to create cell-sized robots that...

Oct 24, 2018

Iran Builds Machine to Purify Wastewater Using Nanotechnology

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A graywater purification device, which is made based on nanostructured ceramic membranes, was recently unveiled in a nanotechnology exhibition in Tehran. The device was unveiled on the sidelines of...

Oct 24, 2018

New Chip Measures Multiple Cellular Responses to Speed Drug Discovery | Research Horizons

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

An electronic sensor platform that measures multi-physical cellular responses could reduce costs and cut time for new drug development. Bioengineering and Bioscience Electronics and Nanotechnology

Oct 24, 2018

Researchers identify a new way to prolong the circulation of cancer-fighting nanoparticles in the bloodstream

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

For a number of innovative and life-saving medical treatments, from organ replacements and skin grafts to cancer therapy and surgery, success often depends on slipping past or fending off the body's immune system.

Oct 24, 2018

Researchers discover directional and long-lived nanolight in a 2D material

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

An international team led by researchers from Monash University (Melbourne, Australia), University of Oviedo (Asturias, Spain), CIC nanoGUNE (San Sebastián, Spain), and Soochow University (Suzhou, China) discover squeezed light ('nanolight�...

Oct 24, 2018

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