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Nanoparticles give immune cells a boost

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Drugs carried in cellular “backpacks” help T cells to destroy tumors.

Jul 9, 2018

Qubits as valves: Controlling quantum heat engines

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers are designing nano-sized quantum heat engines to explore whether they may be able to outperform classical heat engines in terms of power and efficiency.

Jul 9, 2018

Ultralow-Noise Amplifiers Show Exceptional Reach for High-Speed Optical Communications

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

The reach and capacity in today’s fiber optical transmission links are limited by the accumulation of noise, originating from optical amplifiers in the link, and by the signal distortion from nonlinear effects in the transmission fiber. In this de...

Jul 9, 2018

Manipulating single atoms with an electron beam

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

All matter is composed of atoms, which are too small to see without powerful modern instruments including electron microscopes. The same electrons that form images of atomic structures can also be used to move atoms in materials. This technique of...

Jul 9, 2018

Manipulating single atoms in graphene with an electron beam

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The same electrons that form images of atomic structures can also be used to move atoms in materials. This technique of single-atom manipulation is now able to achieve nearly perfect control over the movement of individual silicon impurity atoms w...

Jul 9, 2018

Plasmonic patch boosts brightness in medical diagnostic tests

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A multidisciplinary team has developed a high-tech fix that utilizes metal nanostructures to increase the fluorescence intensity by 100 times in these diagnostic tests. It's a cheap and easy solution to what has previously been a vexing diagnostic...

Jul 9, 2018

From Mingjiang Zhong, a breakthrough in nanostructured materials

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Block copolymers (BCPs) have been of great interest to researchers in recent years. These nanostructured materials, made from

Jul 9, 2018

Oakley and Bioracer launch G+ cycling jersey

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

New Aero Jersey enhanced with Directa Plus’ G+ graphene is a first of its kind cycling garment....

Jul 9, 2018

Graphene concrete has carbon-cutting potential

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

A new composite concrete incorporating graphene via nanoengineering has been developed at the University of Exeter in the UK....

Jul 9, 2018

World record for direct solar water-splitting efficiency | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have increased the efficiency of producing hydrogen from direct solar water-splitting to a record 19 percent. They combined a tandem solar cell of III-V semiconductors with a catalyst of rhodium nanoparticles and a crystalline titanium...

Jul 8, 2018

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