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New study reveals impact of skin microorganisms on earthworm toxicity in polluted environments

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In a study published in the journal Eco-Environment & Health, researchers from Zhejiang University revealed the crucial role of epidermal microorganisms in influencing earthworm toxicity under environmental stress, notably in conditions of...

Jan 18, 2024

Researchers create faster and cheaper way to print tiny metal structures with light

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a light-based means of printing nano-sized metal structures that is 480 times faster and 35 times cheaper than the current conventional method. It is a scalable solution that could transform a scientific field long relia...

Jan 18, 2024

DNA becomes our 'hands' to construct advanced nanoparticle materials

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new paper describes a significant leap forward in assembling polyhedral nanoparticles. The researchers introduce and demonstrate the power of a novel synthetic strategy that expands possibilities in metamaterial design. These are the unusual mat...

Jan 18, 2024

Researchers create faster and cheaper way to print tiny metal structures with light

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a light-based means of printing nano-sized metal structures that is significantly faster and cheaper than any technology currently available. It is a scalable solution that could tr...

Jan 18, 2024

IoT Devices Could Tap Ambient Heat for Power

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Modern technology emits huge amounts of energy as waste heat. Researchers in Japan have now significantly improved the efficiency with which this heat can be converted back into useful electricity, which they say could help power the Internet of T...

Jan 18, 2024

Quantum computing to spark 'cybersecurity Armageddon,' IBM says

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

Governments and businesses are not prepared for the havoc quantum computers will sow in cybersecurity by the end of the decade, according to an International Business Machines Corp. executive.

Jan 18, 2024

Team uses magnetized neurons to treat Parkinson's disease symptoms

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Electrical deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a well-established method for treating disordered movement in Parkinson's disease. However, implanting electrodes in a person's brain is an invasive and imprecise way to stimulate nerve cells. R...

Jan 18, 2024

Injectable agents could improve liquid biopsy for cancer detection and monitoring

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Scientists have developed two agents, made of therapeutic nanoparticles and antibodies, that could be given to patients shortly before a blood draw to allow physicians to better detect tumor DNA in blood using a technology called liquid biopsy.

Jan 18, 2024

DNA becomes our 'hands' to construct advanced polyhedral nanoparticles

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In a paper published in Science Jan. 18, scientists Chad Mirkin and Sharon Glotzer and their teams at Northwestern University and University of Michigan, respectively, present findings in nanotechnology that could impact the way advanced materials...

Jan 18, 2024

DNA becomes our 'hands' to construct advanced nanoparticle materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers introduce and demonstrate the power of a novel synthetic strategy that expands possibilities in metamaterial design.

Jan 18, 2024

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