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Physicists Show How Great Pyramid Can Focus Electromagnetic Energy

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A study has revealed that the Great Pyramid of Giza can collect and concentrate electromagnetic energy. The obtained results can be considered a first step toward the further investigation of the Great Pyramid’s electromagnetic properties, said re...

Jul 31, 2018

Novel Technique for Real-Time Analysis of Chemical Reactions of Silver Nanoparticles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Chemists from Ruhr-Universität Bochum have devised an innovative technique for observing, in real time, the chemical reactions of individual silver nanoparticles, which have a size of only...

Jul 31, 2018

Apoptosis of Difficult-to-Reach Spinal Tumors Using Magnetic Nanoparticles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists from the University of Illinois at Chicago have shown that it is possible to use magnetic nanoparticles to carry chemotherapy drugs into the spinal cord to treat hard-to-reach spinal tumors...

Jul 31, 2018

Individual silver nanoparticles observed in real time

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

The particles have an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect. They are used in medicine and the food industry. But little is known about their mode of action and degradation so far. Chemists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a new met...

Jul 31, 2018

Dental plaque is no match for catalytic nanoparticles

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Combine a diet high in sugar with poor oral hygiene habits and dental cavities, or caries, will likely result. The sugar triggers the formation of an acidic biofilm, known as plaque, on the teeth, eroding the surface. Early childhood caries is a s...

Jul 31, 2018

The quest for longer-lasting solar cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanoscientists are studying the causes of silicon solar cell degradation in an effort to make solar power more affordable.

Jul 31, 2018

Dental plaque is no match for catalytic nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Twice-daily rinses of FDA-approved nanoparticles broke apart oral biofilms and prevented tooth decay in a study.

Jul 31, 2018

Titanium dioxide as a nanoscale sensor of mechanical stress

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists from EPFL, Germany and France have revealed a new property of the cheap and abundant material anatase titanium dioxide, which promises applications as a medium for room-temperature nanosensors of mechanical stress with an optical read-out.

Jul 31, 2018

Titanium dioxide as a nanoscale sensor of mechanical stress

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have revealed a new property of the cheap and abundant material anatase titanium dioxide, which promises applications as a medium for room-temperature nanosensors of mechanical stress with an optical read-out.

Jul 31, 2018

Georgia Tech Scientist Honored for Energy Research | Research Horizons

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Electronics and Nanotechnology Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure Materials

Jul 31, 2018

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