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Prostate cancer patients have a new reason to love gold - Physics World

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Prostate cancer patients may soon have a new treatment option: gold nanoparticles The post Prostate cancer patients have a new reason to love gold appeared first on Physics World.

Dec 3, 2018

Graphene unlocks new potential for 'smart textiles'

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Researchers have pioneered a new technique to create fully electronic fibres that can be incorporated into the production of everyday clothing.

Dec 3, 2018

Playing games with quantum computers - Physics World

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Want to understand how quantum computers work and what they can do? Try developing games for them, suggests James Wootton The post Playing games with quantum computers appeared first on Physics World.

Dec 3, 2018

Covert infrared image encoding—hiding in plasmonic sight

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Plasmonic materials can uniquely control the electromagnetic spectrum due to nano-scale surface architecture. Recent advances in nanotechnology and materials science and their combined capacity to develop controlled geometries at the nano-scale co...

Dec 3, 2018

Imec reports for the first time direct growth of 2-D materials on 300mm wafers

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This week, at the 2018 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, presents a 300mm-wafer platform for MOSFET devices with 2-D materials. 2-D ...

Dec 3, 2018

Scientists develop nanoscale tweezers that can move freely within cells

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Researchers have developed nanoscale “tweezers” that can extract cellular components such as DNA, proteins, and organelles, without causing damage or bursting the cell.

Dec 3, 2018

Chemist develop egg-like nanoreactors from titanium dioxide and graphene

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A RUDN chemist has developed a new method for synthesizing "yolk-shell" nanoparticles on the basis of titanium dioxide and graphene. The complex structure of the new particles allowed the scientists to carry out a selective oxidation for...

Dec 3, 2018

New solar power nanotechnology material converts 90 percent of captured light into heat

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The key to the material's remarkable performance is its nanostructure, which strongly interacts with visible and infrared light. This nanomaterial is easily coated onto other materials, including plastics, thus providing them with new functio...

Dec 3, 2018

Nanotechnology solution for photovoltaic systems

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Photovoltaic (PV) systems, which harvest sustainable and clean energy from the sun, accumulate dirt or particles like dust, water and sand. This build-up leads to a reduction in the light energy reaching the solar cells and lowers their power outp...

Dec 3, 2018

Billions of nanoplastics accumulate in marine organisms within six hours

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A ground-breaking study has shown it takes a matter of hours for billions of minute plastic nanoparticles to become embedded throughout the major organs of a marine organism.

Dec 3, 2018

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