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Defects in nanoparticles help to drive the production of hydrogen, a clean-burning fuel

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Nanomaterials that speed up the production of hydrogen gas have been created by A*STAR and NTU researchers. This work could help to develop more efficient technologies for making this clean fuel.

Dec 20, 2018

Scientists use magnetic defects to achieve electromagnetic wave breakthrough

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Scientists have created small regions of magnetic defects made from nanoscale magnetic islands assembled into a grid. The plane waves interact with these defects, thereby generating helical waves.

Dec 20, 2018

The potential of nanomaterials to activate the body's antitumor immune response investigated

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The importance of research into the role of the immune system in the development and therapy of oncological diseases was emphasized by the Royal Swedish Academy, which recently named James Allison and Tasuku Honjo recipients of the 2018 Nobel Priz...

Dec 20, 2018

Creating nanoscale patterns at record resolution: An instructional video

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This video shows how an electron microscope-based lithography technique can be used to define single-digit nanometer patterns in conventional electron-beam resists.

Dec 20, 2018

Researchers Study the Potential of Nanomaterials to Fight Cancer

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The Royal Swedish Academy highlighted the significance of research regarding the role of the immune system in the development and treatment of oncological diseases. The academy recently named...

Dec 20, 2018

Plastic Waste in the Environment Disintegrates into Nano-Sized Particles

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According to a new study from Lund University, there is a significant risk that plastic waste in the environment discharges nano-sized particles called nanoplastics. The researchers investigated what...

Dec 20, 2018

Researchers use DNA nanomachines to discover subgroups of lysosomes

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The story of the lysosome is a classic smear campaign. Once dismissed as the garbage disposal of the cell—it does break down unneeded cell debris—it is now valued by scientists who realized all that dirty work also controls survival, metabolism, l...

Dec 20, 2018

Introducing Holes into Graphene Could Enable Its Use in Spintronics Applications

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In its regular form, graphene cannot be used as an alternative to silicon chips for nanoelectronics applications. Its energy band structure is well known, leaving no magnetic effects and no energy...

Dec 20, 2018

Haydale Congratulates University of Manchester on the Recent Opening of its Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (‘GEIC’)

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Haydale (AIM: HAYD), the global advanced materials group were pleased to attend the official opening of the £60 million Masdar Building by His Royal Highness, The Duke of York, on 10 December,...

Dec 20, 2018

Scientists find nanoparticles with peculiar chemical composition

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Scientists have discovered a host of new and unexpected nanoparticles and found a way to control their composition and properties.

Dec 20, 2018

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