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Nanocatalyst Could Promote Photoinduced Hydrogen Generation

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Numerous innovative chemical systems for photoinduced electron transfer have been presented by scientists throughout the years. Japanese scientists have already made progress in this direction by creating a copolymer-conjugated nanocatalytic devic...

Dec 15, 2023

Imec, Mitsui Chemicals to Partner; Raytheon Receives $10M DARPA Award: Week in Brief: 12/15/23

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Imec and Mitsui Chemicals, a Japanese chemical company and EUV pellicle supplier, have entered into a strategic partnership on the commercialization of carbon-nanotube (CNT)-based pellicles for extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. Under this par...

Dec 15, 2023

Researchers propose a new nano-micro composite delivery concept for inhalable vaccines

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed an effective, single-dose, inhalable nano-micro composite vaccine for respiratory viruses, showing promise in animal models and potential for combating epidemic diseases.

Dec 15, 2023

Fluorescent Nanodiamond Integrated Into Polymer Structures Advances Photonics and Quantum Computing

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Embedding nanodiamonds in polymeric microstructures can advance biological research and advance computing. Find out more about it in this article.

Dec 15, 2023

Nanoparticles amplify potential cancer vaccine power

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Johns Hopkins researchers have identified minuscule particles that supercharge therapeutic cancer vaccines, which train the immune system to attack tumors. These new lipid nanoparticles—tiny structures made of fat—not only stimulate a two-pronged ...

Dec 14, 2023

Cryo-Electron Microscopy at Just One-Tenth the Cost

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Over the past decade, cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) has emerged as a powerful tool for determining the detailed structures of complex molecules. Now, a new design from researchers at the Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biolo...

Dec 14, 2023

Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery System for Inflammation

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Dr. Yu Zheng, together with her graduate student Qin Qin (from the Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University), developed and wrote the review.

Dec 14, 2023

Towards Targeted Oxygen Reduction Processes with Pt3Co Nanowires

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The chemical process known as the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) makes it possible to use hydrogen as a clean fuel in modern fuel cells to produce heat and power. For this reaction, platinum metal is typically used as a catalyst. However, its mai...

Dec 14, 2023

Putting Nanodiamonds into Polymers for Versatile Applications

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center is a flaw in the diamond crystal structure that occurs when an adjacent lattice site becomes unoccupied and a nitrogen atom takes the place of a carbon atom. Researchers are interested in color centers, which are flu...

Dec 14, 2023

Project Next-2Digits launches for next generation of sensors and imagers

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

A new Horizon Europe funded project was launched in October 2023. With a consortium of 11 partners from 8 different countries, the Next-2Digits project aims to develop the next generation of sensors and imagers enabled by 2D materials digital inte...

Dec 14, 2023

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