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Defining the immunological effects of nucleic acid nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Programmable nucleic acid nanoparticle (NANP) technology is a relatively new field that has already given rise to a host of self-assembling nucleic acid nanoparticles that are increasingly viewed as promising biological materials for medical appli...

Jun 25, 2018

Thiol molecules drive gold atoms to form a forest of nanowires with useful properties

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Adjustments to sulfur-containing molecules have enabled researchers to precisely control the growth of gold nanowires, which are potentially useful in various applications including biosensors and catalysis.

Jun 25, 2018

US Army Places $2.6M Order for FLIR Reconnaissance Systems

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Sensor systems developer FLIR Systems Inc. has been awarded a $2.6 million order from the U.S. Army to deliver the Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System (PRS). The FLIR Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System (PRS) will support squad-...

Jun 25, 2018

Ultrathin "stealth sheet" can hide and fake heat signatures

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Metamaterials that cloak people and objects from radar, visible light or infrared are usually thick and heavy, but now engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed an ultrathin, lightweight sheet that absorbs heat signat...

Jun 25, 2018

Using gold nanoparticles to trigger sequential unfolding of 3D structures

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that takes advantage of gold nanoparticles to

Jun 25, 2018

Laser-Based System Could Expand Space-to-Ground Communication | Research Horizons

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

A new research project announced recently as a collaboration between the Georgia Institute of Technology and satellite communications provider Xenesis could help open the bottleneck that now limits the flow of data from Earth-orbiting sat...

Jun 25, 2018

Graphene company partners with university to commercialise egg-unboiling machine

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Technology capable of producing high-grade graphite at a price and scale viable for use in energy storage devices, coatings and polymers is being commercialised following the establishment of a new Australian company.

Jun 25, 2018

Ligands control nanowire growth

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Thiol molecules drive gold atoms to form a forest of nanowires with useful properties.

Jun 25, 2018

inov-8 unveils graphene sports shoes

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

inov-8 says it is the first brand in the world to use the Nobel-Prize-winning material in sports footwear, infusing it into rubber....

Jun 25, 2018

New omniphobic coating could slash fuel costs for US Navy ships

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

To make ships and submarines slippier, the US Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring the development of an "omniphobic" coating that not only repels water, but many other substances, like oil, alcohol, and even peanut butter. ...

Jun 24, 2018

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