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Discovery of single atom structure leads to more efficient catalyst

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The discovery shows an efficiency rate that is up to 25 times higher than traditional catalysts made from larger iridium structures or nanoparticles.

Jan 14, 2019

New Brochure explains Nanopositioning Mechanisms for High Resolution Microscopy Applications

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Most types of super resolution microscopes, atomic force microscopes or electron beam microscopes rely on nanopositioning mechanisms to improve resolution, focusing speed, and stability.

Jan 14, 2019

Researchers catalog defects that give 2-D materials amazing properties

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Amid the frenzy of worldwide research on atomically thin materials like graphene, there is one area that has eluded any systematic analysis—even though this information could be crucial to a host of potential applications, including desalination, ...

Jan 14, 2019

DNA origami can accurately measure how antibodies interact with several antigens

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Using DNA origami - DNA-based design of precise nanostructures - scientists at Karolinska Institutet in collaboration with researchers at University of Oslo, have been able to demonstrate the most accurate distance between densely packed antigens ...

Jan 14, 2019

Researchers catalog defects that give 2D materials amazing properties: Theoretical analysis distinguishes observed 'holes' from the huge list of hypothetically possible ones

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A new theoretical framework predicts the kinds of holes that can form in two-dimensional materials like graphene. The work could help in the design of new filtration and desalination devices or new quantum computing and communications systems.

Jan 14, 2019

DNA origami: A precise measuring tool for optimal antibody effectiveness

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Using DNA origami -- DNA-based design of precise nanostructures -- scientists have been able to demonstrate the most accurate distance between densely packed antigens in order to get the strongest bond to antibodies in the immune system. The study...

Jan 14, 2019

Bioinspired nanoscale drug delivery method

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Researchers have developed a novel way to deliver drugs and therapies into cells at the nanoscale without causing toxic effects that have stymied other such efforts.

Jan 14, 2019

Scientists coax proteins to form synthetic structures with method that mimics nature

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Scientists have long dreamed of creating synthetic structures out of the same raw material that nature uses in living systems—proteins—believing such an advance would allow for the development of transformative nanomachines, for example, molecular...

Jan 14, 2019

New immune system understanding may lead to safer nanomedicines

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Doctors would like to use all sorts of nanoparticles in the body, for example to construct detailed images of anatomy and disease, and to deliver cancer-fighting drugs deep within tumor tissue. However, millions of years of evolution have equipped...

Jan 14, 2019

DNA origami: A precise measuring tool for optimal antibody effectiveness

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using DNA origami - DNA-based design of precise nanostructures - scientists have been able to demonstrate the most accurate distance between densely packed antigens in order to get the strongest bond to antibodies in the immune system.

Jan 14, 2019

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