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Researchers develop 'tornado' lab-on-a-chip technology with micro tweezers to detect dangerous viruses, biological contaminants

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a new class of optical nanotweezers that can trap and detect biomolecules, viruses and DNA more rapidly. The technology can also use light to promptly detect cancer or improve the production of medications.

Aug 1, 2018

Fast, cheap and colorful 3-D printing

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

People are exploring the use of 3-D printing for wide-ranging applications, including manufacturing, medical devices, fashion and even food. But one of the most efficient forms of 3-D printing suffers from a major drawback: It can only print objec...

Aug 1, 2018

Sunscreen for dancing molecules

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Since life is mostly based on water, our molecules are moving, vibrating and somersaulting in a liquid environment. But electron microscopy—a technique to study a static version of this nanoworld—has been almost impossible to use to see moving mol...

Aug 1, 2018

Fire-resistant nanocontainers

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Polymers play an essential role in our daily lives, but they also come with an increased risk of fire. Efficient flame retardants are key to ensuring the safety of humans and safeguarding goods from the dangers of accidental fires.

Aug 1, 2018

Metallacycles embrace carbon nanotubes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The team demonstrates a strong light-matter interaction in suspensions and self-assembled films of tungsten disulfide nanotubes.

Aug 1, 2018

An elastic puff of air

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Superflexible aerogels are highly efficient absorbents, thermal insulators, and pressure sensors.

Aug 1, 2018

Red-blood-cell 'hitchhikers' offer new way to transport drugs to specific targets: New drug delivery technology aims to decrease side effects and improve efficacy

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new drug-delivery technology which uses red blood cells to shuttle nano-scale drug carriers, called RBC-hitchhiking, has been found in animal models to dramatically increase the concentration of drugs ferried precisely to selected organs,

Aug 1, 2018

Electrically tunable third-order nonlinear optical response in graphene

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The research focus on 2-D materials has intensified with its potential to modulate light for superior performance and realize applications that can enhance existing technologies. Graphene, the best known 2-D material, derived from 3-D graphite, co...

Aug 1, 2018

Two-faced edge makes nanotubes obey

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Growing a batch of carbon nanotubes that are all the same may not be as simple as researchers had hoped,

Aug 1, 2018

Nano SIM connector integrates card detection switch eeNews Europe

eeNews Europe   -   General News Websites

Knowing if a SIM card is present and in position is a fundamental requirement for many designs, but to include this feature can take up valuable PCB space. GCT's new Nano SIM connector with innovative card detection switch solves this issue...

Aug 1, 2018

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