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Nanodiamonds could hold key to cool clothing

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from RMIT University are using nanodiamonds to create smart textiles that can cool people down faster. Their study, published in the journal Polymers for Advanced Technologies, found fabric made from cotton coated with nanodiamonds, u...

Feb 15, 2024

Scientists develop new technology to identify individual full-length human proteins

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In a study published in Nature Nanotechnology, scientists from Delft University of Technology present a new technique to identify proteins. Proteins carry out essential functions in our cells, while playing a crucial role in diseases like cancer a...

Feb 15, 2024

Thermally engineering templates for highly ordered self-assembled materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Self-assembled solidifying eutectic materials directed by a template with miniature features demonstrate unique microstructures and patterns as a result of diffusion and thermal gradients caused by the template.

Feb 15, 2024

Inflammation: Targeting the transporter

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Using specially-developed nanobodies that bind to SPNS2 and enlarge the entire structure, the enlarged SPNS2 structure allows the S1P molecules to be viewed via cryogenic electron microscopy. Scientists have analyzed the structure of the SPNS2 pro...

Feb 15, 2024

What did the electron 'say' to the phonon in the graphene sandwich?

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Electrons carry electrical energy, while vibrational energy is carried by phonons. Understanding how they interact with each other in certain materials, like in a sandwich of two graphene layers, will have implications for future optoelectronic de...

Feb 15, 2024

Nanocoating for Extended Shelf Life of Fruits and Vegetables

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

To engineer produce that lasts longer and is free of bacteria, chemical engineering professor Dr Mustafa Akbulut and professor of horticultural science Luis Cisneros-Zevallos have teamed up.

Feb 15, 2024

Nanoparticle Targets Lymph Nodes for Improved MRI Detection

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The Chung Lab at USC has developed a nanoparticle that attaches to immune cells, allowing it to target lymph nodes—a vital indicator of cancer metastasis—and enhance MRI detection, potentially revolutionizing cancer screenings by improving early d...

Feb 15, 2024

New Nanogel Delivery System for Spinal Cord Injury Therapy

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers show that their novel nanogel can deliver anti-inflammatory drugs to glial cells that are actively involved in the development of spinal cord injury, a condition that can result in paraplegia or quadriplegia.

Feb 15, 2024

'μkiss': A new method for precision delivery of nanoparticles and small molecules to individual cells

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The delivery of experimental materials to individual cells with exactness and exclusivity has long been an elusive and much sought-after ability in biology. With it comes the promise of deciphering many longstanding secrets of the cell.

Feb 15, 2024

1,000 atomic qubits and rising - A new record for atom-based quantum computers

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A research team reports the world's first successful experiment to realise a quantum-processing architecture that contains more than 1,000 atomic qubits in one single plane.

Feb 15, 2024

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