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Disorder induces topological Anderson insulator

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Topological insulators (TIs) host exotic physics that could shed new light on the fundamental laws of nature. What's more, the unusual properties of TIs hold tremendous promise for technological applications, including in quantum computing, n...

Oct 11, 2018

Hidden gapless states on the path to semiconductor nanocrystals

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

When chemists were starting work on yet another material designed for the efficient production of nanocrystalline zinc oxide, they didn't expect any surprises. They were greatly astonished when the electrical properties of the changing materi...

Oct 11, 2018

Oxford Nanopore Launches MinIT, a Powerful Analysis Device to Enable Real Time, Portable DNA Sequencing

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OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oxford Nanopore launches MinIT, a powerful analysis device to enable real time, portable DNA sequencing

Oct 11, 2018

Oxford Nanopore Launches MinIT, a Powerful Analysis Device to Enable Real Time, Portable DNA Sequencing

Business Wire   -   General News Websites

OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oxford Nanopore launches MinIT, a powerful analysis device to enable real time, portable DNA sequencing

Oct 11, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Nanometrics to Announce Third Quarter Financial Results on October 30, 2018

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ: NANO), a leading provider of advanced process control systems, will release its third quarter financial results after market close on October 30, 2018. A conference c...

Oct 11, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Nano Pharmaceutical Developed to Target Cancer Cells

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An Iranian knowledge-based company has managed to develop a nano-pharmaceutical that targets cancerous cells and helps treat recurrent cancers.

Oct 11, 2018

Light switch: Scientists develop method to control nanoscale manipulation in high-powered microscopes

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers from Japan have taken a step toward faster and more advanced electronics by developing a way to better measure and manipulate conductive materials through scanning tunneling microscopy.

Oct 11, 2018

Efficiently turning light into electricity: New research has now shown that certain perovskites in fact do have this desirable property

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Perovskites form a group of crystals that have many promising properties for applications in nano-technology. However, one useful property that so far was unobserved in perovskites is so-called carrier multiplication -- an effect that makes materi...

Oct 11, 2018

A new cancer weapon: Antibodies

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Engineers haVE proposed a novel approach to antibody-based imaging of cancer, using ultrasmall silica nanoparticles -- better known as 'Cornell dots' (or C dots).

Oct 11, 2018

Ultrasmall targeted nanoparticles with engineered antibody fragments as an anti-cancer weapon

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have equipped ultrasmall silicon nanoparticles with antibody fragments. These nanoparticles allow for renal clearance while achieving the specificity needed for efficient tumor targeting.

Oct 11, 2018

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