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Nanoparticle breakthrough in the fight against cancer

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A recent study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has introduced a novel targeted drug delivery system in the fight against cancer.

Jan 18, 2019

New Microscopy Approach Enables Nanoscale Imaging of Fly and Mouse Brains

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Eric Betzig did not anticipate the experiment to work. Recently, two researchers, Shoh Asano and Ruixuan Gao, sought to use their team’s microscope on brain samples that were expanded four-fold...

Jan 18, 2019

Traitor bacteria help build graphene water filter that kills other bacteria

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

As important a technology as water filters are, they get less effective as bacteria builds up on their surface. Now, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a new type of membrane that reduces such biofouling by ac...

Jan 18, 2019

Nanowire-infused 'fire-resistant Xuan paper' lasts for 3000 years

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a new kind of 'fire-resistant Xuan paper' based on ultralong hydroxyapatite nanowires.

Jan 18, 2019

Photoreactions activate magnetic nanoswitches

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Light induces photoreactions that activate the switch of the magnetic orientation of 2D materials dispersed in water.

Jan 18, 2019

Open-source automated chemical vapor deposition system for the production of two-dimensional nanomaterials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A research group has released the open-source design of a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system for two-dimensional (2D) materials growth, an advance which could lower the barrier of entry into 2D materials research and expedite 2D materials disc...

Jan 18, 2019

Nanowire meshes to improve electrochemical devices

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

By re-designing interconnected nanowire networks, researchers fabricated novel nanostructured current collectors, which are the first to combine very high surface area, high porosity, substantially large pores and mechanical flexibility. Thanks t...

Jan 18, 2019

Manchester Univ. Opens Innovation Center to Develop Next-Gen Graphene Applications

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

His Royal Highness The Duke of York has officially opened the £60m Masdar Building which houses the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at The University of Manchester. The GEIC...

Jan 18, 2019

Using bacteria to create a water filter that kills bacteria

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Engineers have created a bacteria-filtering membrane using graphene oxide and bacterial nanocellulose. It's highly efficient, long-lasting and environmentally friendly -- and could provide clean water for those in need.

Jan 18, 2019

Light-matter entanglement creates Schrödinger-cat states - Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New work could help advance the field of quantum state engineering with possible applications in quantum networks and quantum computing The post Light-matter entanglement creates Schrödinger-cat states appeared first on Physics World.

Jan 17, 2019

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