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New design guidance could advance development of disease-sensing nanomaterials

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Scientists have long sought to develop drug therapies that can more precisely diagnose, target and effectively treat life-threatening illness such as cancer, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases.

Feb 22, 2019

A tip for future nanoscale sensing

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The tiny diamond pyramid tips used for atomic force microscopy may also prove to be highly useful for nanoscale, quantum sensing.

Feb 22, 2019

Thermally Painted Metasurfaces Yield Perfect Light Absorbers

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A 3000-year-old metallurgy technique of heating metal to create vibrant colors creates a nanostructured surface that can act as a perfect light absorber, researchers from Case Western Reserve University have found. The team applied its findings to...

Feb 21, 2019

With nanopore sensing, physics researchers detect subtle changes in single particles

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Researchers in Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Physics have discovered that a technique known as nanopore sensing can be used to detect subtle changes in clusters, or extremely small chunks of matter that are bigger than a mo...

Feb 21, 2019

With nanopore sensing, physicists detect subtle changes in single particles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The researchers' findings open the door to observe all kinds of interesting phenomenon on nanosurfaces, an area of great interest to chemists.

Feb 21, 2019

More flexible nanomaterials can make fuel cell cars cheaper

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A new method of increasing the reactivity of ultrathin nanosheets, just a few atoms thick, can someday make fuel cells for hydrogen cars cheaper.

Feb 21, 2019

With nanopore sensing, physics researchers detect subtle changes in single particles

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Researchers have discovered that a technique known as nanopore sensing can be used to detect subtle changes in clusters, or extremely small chunks of matter that are bigger than a molecule but smaller than a solid.

Feb 21, 2019

Control of Nanowire Growth Advances Silicon Photonics

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Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Luasanne (EPFL) Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials, together with colleagues from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Ioffe Institute in Russia, have discovered a wa...

Feb 21, 2019

Design principles for disease-sensing nanomaterials

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The detailed findings in a new paper could lead to more precise, effective methods of treating and diagnosing a variety of diseases, including cancers.

Feb 21, 2019

Design principles for disease-sensing nanomaterials: The detailed findings could lead to more precise, effective methods of treating and diagnosing a variety of diseases, including cancers

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new article outlines novel design guidance that could rapidly advance development of disease-sensing nanomaterials for use in new drug development.

Feb 21, 2019

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