Researchers have implemented oxygen sensitive nanoparticles into a gel material that can be used for 3D printing of complex, biofilm and tissue like structures harboring living cells as well as built-in chemical sensors.
Oct 1, 2018
Silicon carbide (SiC), a material known for its toughness with applications from abrasives to car brakes, to high-temperature power electronics, has enjoyed renewed interest for its potential in quantum technology. Its ability to house optically e...
Oct 1, 2018
The University of Pennsylvania’s (Penn) Agarwal Group, headed by professor Ritesh Agarwal, seeks to understand how light interacts with small-scale nanostructures. The group then uses that understanding to engineer useful and innovative optoelect...
Oct 1, 2018
Approximately 10-20 percent of diagnosed breast cancers are found to be triple-negative, meaning the breast cancer cells test negative for estrogen and progesterone receptors as well as HER2 receptors, genes that can play a role in the development...
Oct 1, 2018
Using machine learning and computer simulations, the Nano-SIPPE team at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HBZ) has identified the most important patterns of field distribution in a photonic nanostructure. The numerical method used by the researchers combi...
Oct 1, 2018
Researchers have developed a nanoparticle type for novel use in artificial photosynthesis by adding zinc sulfide on the surface of indium-based quantum dots. These quantum dots produce clean hydrogen fuel from water and sunlight -- a sustainable s...
Oct 1, 2018
Researchers at the University of Zurich have developed a nanoparticle type for novel use in artificial photosynthesis by
Oct 1, 2018
Researchers found by encapsulating medication use nanoparticles, treatment is more effective in triple-negative breast cancer cells.
Oct 1, 2018
Researchers found by encapsulating medication use nanoparticles, treatment is more effective in triple-negative breast cancer cells.
Oct 1, 2018
An international team of scientists has identified a way to create quantum bits that emit photons that describe their state at wavelengths close to those used by telecom providers. These qubits are based on silicon carbide in which molybdenum impu...
Oct 1, 2018