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Flexible nanowire sensors give robots ultra-sensitive skin

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The sensors, which are flexible and made of zinc oxide nanorods, are self-powered and do not need any external voltage for operation.

Aug 9, 2018

Dental plaque is no match for catalytic nanoparticles

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Combine a diet high in sugar with poor oral hygiene habits and dental cavities, or caries, will likely

Aug 9, 2018

Red blood cell ‘hitchhikers’ offer new way to transport drugs to specific targets

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new drug-delivery technology which uses red blood cells (RBCs) to shuttle nano-scale drug carriers, called RBC-hitchhiking (RH),

Aug 9, 2018

Quantum chains in graphene nanoribbons

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have achieved a breakthrough that could in future be used for precise nanotransistors or - in the distant future - possibly even quantum computers.

Aug 9, 2018

An UV detector based on nanocrystals synthesized by using ion implantation

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at the Lobachevsky University have been working for several years to develop solar-blind photodetectors operating in the UV spectral band. In the field of electronic technology, this is an important task, since such devices cut off emi...

Aug 9, 2018

Nanoparticle therapy could deliver double blow to cancer

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new cancer therapy using nanoparticles to deliver a combination therapy direct to cancer cells could be on the horizon, thanks to research from the University of East Anglia.

Aug 9, 2018

New nanoparticles help detect deep-tissue cancers

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have developed a new form of nanoparticle and associated imaging technique that can detect multiple disease biomarkers,

Aug 9, 2018

Nanoparticle therapy could deliver double blow to cancer

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new cancer therapy using nanoparticles to deliver a combination therapy direct to cancer cells could be on the horizon.

Aug 9, 2018

Scientists discover fat-blocking effect of nanofibers

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Tiny balls of nano-sized cellulose fibres added to food reduced fat absorption by up to half in laboratory and animal experiments, report scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Harvard University, United St...

Aug 9, 2018

Scientists discover fat-blocking effect of nanofibers

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Tiny balls of nano-sized cellulose fibres added to food reduced fat absorption by up to half in laboratory and animal experiments.

Aug 9, 2018

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