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Healing kidneys with nanotechnology

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Each year, there are some 13.3 million new cases of acute kidney injury (AKI), a serious affliction. Formerly known as acute renal failure, the ailment produces a rapid buildup of nitrogenous wastes and decreases urine output, usually within hours...

Nov 8, 2018

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

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The effectiveness of nanopore biosensors capable of identifying sugar chains from biological molecules involved in key biological processes also depends on the nanopore's electrical charge and inner pore design.

Nov 8, 2018

Metallic nanocatalysts imitate the structure of enzymes

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An international team of researchers has transferred certain structural characteristics of natural enzymes, which ensure particularly high catalytic activity, to metallic nanoparticles. The desired chemical reaction thus did not take place at the ...

Nov 8, 2018

Healing kidneys with nanotechnology

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers describe a new method for treating and preventing acute kidney injury. Their technique involves the use of self-assembling nanostructures.

Nov 8, 2018

Micropumps as a platform for understanding chemically propelled micromotors

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The development of self-propelled micro- and nanomachines able to emulate the intricate inner workings of the human body and/or the natural environment has captured the imagination of an ever expanding research community since the turn of the mill...

Nov 8, 2018

Enhanced power factor in transparent thermoelectric nanowire materials

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A research group led by Professor Yoshiaki Nakamura of Osaka University successfully developed a methodology for enhancing thermoelectric power factor while decreasing thermal conductivity. By introducing ZnO nanowires into ZnO films, the thermoel...

Nov 8, 2018

Metallic nanocatalysts imitate the structure of enzymes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An international team of researchers has transferred certain structural characteristics of natural enzymes, which ensure particularly high catalytic activity, to metallic nanoparticles. The desired chemical reaction thus did not take place at the ...

Nov 8, 2018

Graphene takes a step toward renewable fuel

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Using the energy from the sun and graphene applied to the surface of cubic silicon carbide, researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, are working to develop a method to convert water and carbon dioxide to the renewable energy of the future. The...

Nov 8, 2018

Novel Bionic Mushrooms Combine Cyanobacteria and Graphene Nanoribbons to Make Electricity

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A research team from Stevens Institute of Technology has taken a normal white button mushroom available in a grocery store and converted it into a functional bionic system, supercharging it with...

Nov 8, 2018

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