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Platinum nanoparticles show selective toxicity against liver cancer cells

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

In recent years, the number of targeted cancer drugs has continued to rise. However, conventional chemotherapeutic agents still play an important role in cancer treatment.

Feb 15, 2019

Researchers create ultra-lightweight ceramic material that withstands extreme temperatures

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

UCLA researchers and collaborators at eight other research institutions have created an extremely light, very durable ceramic aerogel. The material could be used for applications like insulating spacecraft because it can withstand the intense heat...

Feb 14, 2019

Spintronics by 'straintronics': Switching superferromagnetism with electric-field induced strain

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Data storage in magnetic media is very energy consuming. Novel materials could reduce the energy needed to control magnetic memories thus contributing to a smaller carbon footprint of the IT sector. Now an international team has observed at the HZ...

Feb 14, 2019

Ultra-lightweight ceramic material withstands extreme temperatures: Highly durable aerogel could ultimately be an upgrade for insulation on spacecraft

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have created an extremely light, very durable ceramic aerogel. The material could be used for applications like insulating spacecraft because it can withstand the intense heat and severe temperature changes that space missions endure.

Feb 14, 2019

NanoLock and Micron to Demonstrate Flash-to-Cloud Management for IoT Security at Mobile World Congress 2019

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BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IIoT?src=hash" target="_blank"gt;#IIoTlt;/agt;--Mobile World Congress--At Mobile World Congress 2019, NanoLock Security, a leading management and securit...

Feb 14, 2019

RNA study points to therapy for nanomaterial inhalation

Chemical Watch   -   Scientific News Websites

Knockout of MiRNA-378a genes limits adverse cardiovascular and metabolic effects of titanium dioxide

Feb 14, 2019

3D printed nanomaterial shows different transparencies and colors (w/video)

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have 3D printed objects with embedded nanomaterials, showing dichroic effect.

Feb 14, 2019

Platinum nanoparticles for selective treatment of liver cancer cells

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers recently demonstrated that platinum nanoparticles can be used to kill liver cancer cells with greater selectivity than existing cancer drugs.

Feb 14, 2019

High-speed surveillance in solar cells catches recombination red-handed

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Using synchronized lasers pulses, researchers developed a new method of electrostatic force microscopy that can record movies with frames as fast as 300 nanoseconds. This is fast enough to watch electrons move inside solar cells, which can lead to...

Feb 14, 2019

Tracking pollen with quantum dots

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Most plant species on earth are reliant on insects for pollination, including more than 30% of the food crops we eat. With insects facing rapid global decline, it is crucial that scientists understand which insects are important pollinators of dif...

Feb 14, 2019

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