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Study provides insight into how nanoparticles interact with biological systems

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Personal electronic devices—smartphones, computers, TVs, tablets, screens of all kinds—are a significant and growing source of the world's electronic waste. Many of these products use nanomaterials, but little is known about how these modern ...

Oct 18, 2018

Extremely small magnetic nanostructures with invisibility cloak imaged

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

In novel concepts of magnetic data storage, it is intended to send small magnetic bits back and forth in a chip structure, store them densely packed and read them out later. The magnetic stray field generates problems when trying to generate parti...

Oct 18, 2018

Nanocages in the lab and in the computer: how DNA-based dendrimers transport nanoparticles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

How to create nanocages, i.e., robust and stable objects with regular voids and tunable properties? Short segments of DNA molecules are perfect candidates for the controllable design of novel complex structures. Physicists from the University of V...

Oct 18, 2018

Study provides insight into how nanoparticles interact with biological systems

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Findings can help scientists engineer nanoparticles that are 'benign by design'.

Oct 18, 2018

Graphene's effects on the lungs

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene has been hailed as the material of the future. As yet, however, little is known about whether and how graphene affects our health if it gets into the body. A team of researchers from Empa and the Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI) in Fribourg...

Oct 18, 2018

Nanocages in the lab and in the computer: How DNA-based dendrimers transport nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Physicists investigated methodologies to synthesize DNA-based dendrimers in the lab and to predict their behavior using detailed computer simulations.

Oct 18, 2018

Future data storage technology - Extremely small magnetic nanostructures with invisibility cloak imaged

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

By putting an 'invisibility cloak' over magnetic nanostructures, researchers wre able to reduce tha magnetic stray field in a fashion allowing for small yet mobile bits.

Oct 18, 2018

What does graphene do in our lungs?

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have conducted the first studies on a three-dimensional lung model to examine the behavior of graphene and graphene-like materials once they have been inhaled.

Oct 18, 2018

Alloy nanoparticles cut cost of platinum and increase life of hydrogen fuel cells

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of Brown University scientists has developed a new catalyst that could make hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles more economical. Based on nanoparticles made of an alloy of platinum and cobalt, the new catalyst is not only cheaper th...

Oct 18, 2018

Tang family gift supports MIT.nano, MIT Quest for Intelligence

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

$20 million gift names imaging suite in new facility, creates catalyst fund.

Oct 18, 2018

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