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Intelligent Laser Wound Soldering Using Nanothermometers

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Suturing a wound with a needle and thread was invented by man more than 5,000 years ago. This surgical premise has not altered much since then: incisions or tears in the tissue can be put together more or less properly depending on the fingertip s...

Jan 16, 2024

Scientists Create Anti-Icing and De-Icing Surface From Nanorods

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A research team at KAIST has created a film coating technique that can be used to apply the photothermal effect of gold nanoparticles to industrial locations.

Jan 16, 2024

Nanorobots Facilitate a 90% Decrease in Bladder Tumor Size

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A recent study published in Nature Nanotechnology describes how urea-powered nanorobots helped a research team shrink the growth of bladder tumors in mice by 90%.

Jan 16, 2024

Urine-powered nanobots shrink bladder cancer tumors in mice by 90%

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have developed a novel way to treat bladder cancer. Powered by urea, a waste substance found in urine, nanobots propel themselves to and penetrate the tumor to deliver their onboard radioactive treatment. After one dose, tumors in mous...

Jan 16, 2024

Graphene Quantum Dots Developed As Metal-Free Nanozymes Show Potential for Chemodynamic Cancer Therapy

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

A research group has introduced a metal-free nanozyme based on graphene quantum dots for highly efficient tumor therapy. Check this article to find out more.

Jan 16, 2024

Plasmonic metasurface anti-icing film only requires sunlight

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed an anti-icing and de-icing film coating technology that can apply the photothermal effect of gold nanoparticles to industrial sites without the need for heating wires, periodic spray or oil coating of anti-freeze substances, ...

Jan 16, 2024

Soldering wounds with light and nano thermometers

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed a soldering process with nanoparticles that gently fuses tissue. The soldering technique is expected to prevent wound healing disorders and life-threatening complications from leaking sutures.

Jan 16, 2024

Nanobots for bladder cancer treatment, promising high efficacy and targeted delivery

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

A study in Nature Nanotechnology reveals the potential of urease-powered nanobots to enhance bladder cancer treatment, showing a 90% tumor reduction in a mouse model using radioiodine-loaded nanobots for targeted therapy.

Jan 15, 2024

Solid-state qubits: Forget about being clean, embrace mess

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

New findings debunk previous wisdom that solid-state qubits need to be super dilute in an ultra-clean material to achieve long lifetimes. Instead, cram lots of rare-earth ions into a crystal and some will form pairs that act as highly coherent qub...

Jan 15, 2024

Fantastic Voyage: Cancer Tumors Reduced by 90% Using Nanorobots

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

The research, which was conducted on mice, demonstrates how these tiny nanomachines are propelled by urea present in urine and precisely target the tumor, attacking...

Jan 15, 2024

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