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Nanowire-based light detectors work like gecko ears

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

By structuring nanowires in a way that mimics geckos? ears, researchers have found a way to record the incoming angle of light. This technology could have applications in robotic vision, photography and augmented reality.

Oct 30, 2018

Tiny, pain free vaccinations—microneedles and nanoparticles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

If it's up to Ph.D. student Guangsheng Du, patients don't need to worry about big needles anymore. At the Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research (LACDR), he studied the use of microneedles and nanoparticles as a new vaccination system....

Oct 30, 2018

Tiny, pain free vaccinations - microneedles and nanoparticles

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Microneedles can be used to deliver nanovaccines in a non-invasive and pain-free way and induce effective immune responses.

Oct 30, 2018

Scientists discover technique for manipulating magnets at nanoscale

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Physicists from the University of California, Irvine have discovered a new way to control magnets at the nanometer scale by electric current. This breakthrough, detailed in a paper published today in Nature Nanotechnology, may pave the way for the...

Oct 30, 2018

Scientists discover technique for manipulating magnets at nanoscale

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Physicists have discovered a new way to control magnets at the nanometer scale by electric current. This breakthrough may pave the way for the next generation of energy-efficient computers and data centers.

Oct 30, 2018

High-performance solar cells with lower cost | NextBigFuture.com

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Chinese researchers have developed solar cells which are high efficiency and lower cost. Nano Energy Journal – Modulation-doped ZnO as high performance electron-selective layer for efficient silicon heterojunction solar cells Highlights • The Li-d...

Oct 30, 2018

ICEAN 2018: Nanotechnology-Based Advanced Technologies and Solutions

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanotechnology experts from around the world, who use innovation in materials science to create advanced technologies and solutions for the environment, energy, and health sectors, will congregate in...

Oct 30, 2018

Simple, mass production of giant vesicles using a porous silicone material

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The technique involves adsorbing a lipid into a silicone porous material resembling a 'marshmallow-like gel' and then squeezing it out like a sponge by impregnating a buffer solution.

Oct 30, 2018

Ten Allen Distinguished Investigators for 2018 announced by Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group

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Nanoparticles that could reprogram a cancer patient's immune system inside their own body. Understanding a mysterious type of brain cell in the hopes of shedding new light on Alzheimer's disease. Reimagining nuclei, the DNA-storage compa...

Oct 30, 2018

High-loading graphene composites meet electronic industry's metrics for thermal conductivity enhancement

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Researchers investigated the thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of epoxy composites with high loading fractions of graphene and h-BN fillers. They found that the graphene fillers outperformed boron nitride fillers in terms of thermal con...

Oct 30, 2018

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