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Researchers Unravel the Electronic Structures of Neodymium in LiLuF4 Nanocrystals

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Recently, trivalent neodymium (Nd3+) ion-doped near-infrared (NIR) luminescent nanocrystals (NCs) have gained significant attention due to their advanced features such as outstanding NIR-to-NIR...

Mar 28, 2019

Ferromagnetic nanoparticle systems show promise for ultrahigh-speed spintronics

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In the future, ultrahigh-speed spintronics will require ultrafast coherent magnetization reversal within a picosecond - one-trillionth of a second. Spintronics centers on an electron's spin and magnetic moment in solid-state devices.

Mar 28, 2019

Nanovaccine boosts immunity in sufferers of metabolic syndrome

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A new class of biomaterial developed by Cornell researchers for an infectious disease nanovaccine effectively boosted immunity in mice with metabolic disorders linked to gut bacteria – a population that shows resistance to traditional flu and poli...

Mar 28, 2019

Nanovaccine boosts immunity in sufferers of metabolic syndrome

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A new class of biomaterial for an infectious disease nanovaccine effectively boosted immunity in mice with metabolic disorders linked to gut bacteria - a population that shows resistance to traditional flu and polio vaccines.

Mar 28, 2019

Electrospun Nanofibers for Wound Healing and Enhancing 3D-Matrices for Biological Tissues

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Electrospinning uses electric fields to control microscale and nanoscale fibers. The method is strong but tedious and expensive. Researchers from Michigan Technological University have come up with a...

Mar 28, 2019

Radiation Therapy May Increase Uptake of Therapeutic Nanoparticles by Glioblastomas

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Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) headed a new study, which revealed that the uptake of therapeutic nanoparticles by glioblastomas—deadly brain tumors—could be increased...

Mar 28, 2019

Lipid vesicles transmit luminous or electrical signals

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Liposomes are small spherical vesicles with walls comprising two layers of lipids and containing an aqueous core. These artificial structures have been developed for drug delivery or as carriers of active substances in cosmetic products. Another p...

Mar 28, 2019

Layered liquids arrange nanoparticles into useful configurations

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Materials scientists at Duke University have theorized a new "oil-and-vinegar" approach to engineering self-assembling materials of unusual architectures made out of spherical nanoparticles. The resulting structures could prove useful t...

Mar 28, 2019

Fullerenes bridge conductive gap in organic photovoltaics

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Efficient cathode interlayers made of ionene polymers refined with pendant fullerenes.

Mar 28, 2019

The latest nanotechnology books

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Here are some interesting books on nanotechnology topics that just got published.

Mar 28, 2019

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