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First Data’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Frank Bisignano, to Present at Citi’s 2018 Financial Technology Conference

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC), a global leader in commerce-enabling technology, today announced that Frank Bisignano, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present at Citi’s 2018 Financial Technology Conference...

Nov 8, 2018

Do kitchen items shed antimicrobial nanoparticles after use?

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Because of their antimicrobial and antifungal properties, silver nanoparticles measuring between one and 100 nanometers (billionth of a meter) in size, are being incorporated outside the United States into a variety of kitchen products known as fo...

Nov 8, 2018

Do kitchen items shed antimicrobial nanoparticles after use? Study finds very low amounts released after cutting, washing or scratching

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Scientists describe how they simulated knife motion, washing and scratching on bacteria-fighting, nanosilver-infused cutting boards to see if consumer use affects nanoparticle release. The test should help regulatory bodies identify if any safety ...

Nov 8, 2018

Healing kidneys with nanotechnology

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Researchers have developed a new method for treating and preventing acute kidney injury. Their technique involves the use of tiny, self-assembling forms measuring just billionths of a meter in diameter.

Nov 8, 2018

A burst of 'synchronous' light: Sandwich structure of nanocrystals as quantum light source

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Excited photo-emitters can cooperate and radiate simultaneously, a phenomenon called superfluorescence. Researchers have recently been able to create this effect with long-range ordered nanocrystal superlattices. This discovery could enable future...

Nov 8, 2018

Self-assembling protein filaments designed and built from scratch: Scientists' newfound ability to create these components could lead to constructing entirely novel, useful materials unlike any found in nature

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For the first time, scientists have created, from scratch, self-assembling protein filaments built from identical protein subunits that snap together spontaneously to form long, helical, thread-like configurations. Protein filaments are essential ...

Nov 8, 2018

Self-assembling protein filaments designed and built from scratch

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For the first time, scientists have created, from scratch, self-assembling protein filaments.

Nov 8, 2018

Ultrathin and ultralight 'nanocardboard'

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When choosing materials to make something, trade-offs need to be made between a host of properties, such as thickness, stiffness and weight. Depending on the application in question, finding just the right balance is the difference between succes...

Nov 8, 2018

Do kitchen items shed antimicrobial nanoparticles after use?

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Study finds very low amounts released after cutting, washing or scratching.

Nov 8, 2018

Pore size alone does not matter when biological nanopores act as sugar chain biosensors

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Protein nanopores are present in cell membranes and act as biological gateways. This means that they can also be used for the detection of specific bioactive molecular chains, like sugar chains, such as molecules from the glycosaminoglycan family....

Nov 8, 2018

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