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Want fewer microplastics in your tap water? Try boiling it first

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Nano- and microplastics are seemingly everywhere -- water, soil and the air. While many creative strategies have been attempted to get rid of these plastic bits, one unexpectedly effective solution for cleaning up drinking water, specifically, mig...

Feb 28, 2024

Study unlocks nanoscale secrets for designing next-generation solar cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The work will help researchers tune surface properties of perovskites, a promising alternative and supplement to silicon, for more efficient photovoltaics.

Feb 28, 2024

A promising leap towards computers with light-speed capabilities

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists have created a reprogrammable light-based processor, a world-first, that they say could usher in a new era of quantum computing and communication.

Feb 28, 2024

Nanocarrier research demonstrates tumor-specific drug release through controlled endosomal escape

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Protein-based drugs must be transported into cells in a way that prevents their immediate degradation. A new approach is intended to ensure that they remain intact only in certain cells, such as cancer cells. In a study published in the journal An...

Feb 28, 2024

Nanofibre-coated bandage fights infection and helps heal wounds

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Coating cotton with biologically active nanofibres could create bandages that promote healing while helping to prevent and eradicate infection The post Nanofibre-coated bandage fights infection and helps heal wounds appeared first on Physics World.

Feb 28, 2024

Study unlocks nanoscale secrets for designing next-generation solar cells

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

Perovskites, a broad class of compounds with a particular kind of crystal structure, have long been seen as a promising alternative or supplement to today's silicon or cadmium telluride solar panels. They could be far more lightweight and ine...

Feb 28, 2024

Optica Awards 2024 Ives Medal/Quinn Prize; Quantum Science Adds COO: People in the News: 2/28/24

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum Science, an infrared quantum dot technology company, has appointed Billy McLaughlin as its first COO. He will be responsible for leading the company’s commercial operations as the business continues development of its proprietary INFIQ qua...

Feb 28, 2024

Nanotweezers Use Light to Manipulate and Identify Bacteriophages Without Using Bioreceptors, Revolutionizing Phage-Based Therapies

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers has developed a game-changing technique which uses light in manipulating individual bacteriophages without the need for chemical labels. Find out more about it in this article.

Feb 28, 2024

MITO and Vartega team up to create unique graphene-enhance carbon fiber composite

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

MITO Material Solutions has teamed up with Vartega, developer of recycled carbon-fiber composites, on a new composite material project. The two companies incorporated MITO’s graphene-based materials into carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics. Var...

Feb 28, 2024

Brain repairs with nanorobots

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Magnetic nanorobots delivering nerve cells to targeted tissues could potentially be used to repair damaged brain tissue, as well as other organs.

Feb 28, 2024

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