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Structural insights into tiny bacterial harpoons

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

New research sheds light onto how different bacterial species can build complex nano-harpoons with different protein building blocks. Bacteria use these harpoons called Type VI secretion systems to inject toxins into nearby cells. Researchers from...

Mar 1, 2019

Weebit Nano and Leti to Build Advanced Neuromorphic Demonstrator Using SiOx ReRAM Technology

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Weebit Nano (ASX: WBT), the Israel-based semiconductor company seeking to develop and commercialise the next generation of memory technology, and Leti, the French research institute recognised as a...

Mar 1, 2019

Bio-Integrated Nanoparticles Allow Mice to See Both Infrared and Visible Light

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

According to a new study reported in the journal Cell on February 28th, 2019, mice can see both infrared and visible light when their vision is improved by nanotechnology. When the mice’s...

Mar 1, 2019

New Blueprint Provides Insight for Predicting and Optimizing Complex Nanoparticles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers at Northwestern University have created a blueprint to understand and predict the properties and behavior of complex nanoparticles and enhancing their use for a wide range of scientific...

Mar 1, 2019

Researchers Discover Viscous Flow of Electrons in Graphene

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

According to a discovery by scientists from The University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, electrons in graphene act like a highly unique liquid. For the first time, electron fluid movement in...

Mar 1, 2019

New method of synthesising nanographene on metal oxide surfaces

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Nanostructures based on carbon are promising materials for nanoelectronics. However, to be suitable, they would often need to be formed on non-metallic surfaces, which has been a challenge—up to now. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität ...

Mar 1, 2019

Hybrid material may outperform graphene in several applications

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Materials that are hybrid constructions (combining organic and inorganic precursors) and quasi-two-dimensional (with malleable and highly compactable molecular structures) are on the rise in several technological applications, such as the fabricat...

Mar 1, 2019

Immunising quantum computers against errors

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Researchers at ETH Zurich have used trapped calcium ions to demonstrate a new method for making quantum computers immune to errors. To do so, they created a periodic oscillatory state of an ion that circumvents the usual limits to measurement acc...

Mar 1, 2019

Laying the foundations for an integrated approach to environmental nano-safety

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The PANDORA project aims to merge immunology, environmental sciences and nanotoxicology into a broader approach to environmental nano-safety that will provide a deeper understanding of the subject, and to propose innovative tools and realistic sol...

Mar 1, 2019

Research identifies super-enhancers as novel target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Differential H3K27AC marks were identified at enhancer regions of genes including c-MYC, MED1, OCT-4, NANOG, and SOX2 that can act as super-enhancers (SE), cluster of genes in non-cancerous, cancerous and metastatic PDAC cell lines.

Mar 1, 2019

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