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Puff of Protection: China’s Major Leap in Inhalable Vaccine Technology

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed an innovative inhalable, single-dose vaccine using a “nano-micro composite” structure. This vaccine effectively blocks respiratory infections and is suitable for areas with limited refrigera...

Dec 13, 2023

Towards next-generation nanocatalysts to revolutionize active electron transfer

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a breakthrough, scientists developed a copolymer-conjugated nanocatalytic system, likely paving the way for efficient photoinduced hydrogen generation.

Dec 13, 2023

Embedding nanodiamonds in polymer can advance quantum computing and biological studies

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists report the successful embedding of fluorescent nanodiamonds in microstructures using two-photon polymerization, a method with potential applications in photonics and quantum technology.

Dec 13, 2023

3 Paths to Sharper Images

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

The quality of a camera is typically limited by its size and ability to let in a lot of light. In smaller cameras, lenses can help improve the image quality to an extent, but new approaches are instead looking to improve cameras by modifying the s...

Dec 13, 2023

Embedding nanodiamonds in polymer can advance quantum computing and biological studies

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center is a defect in the crystal structure of diamond, where a nitrogen atom replaces a carbon atom in the diamond lattice and a neighboring site in the lattice is vacant. This and other fluorescent defects in diamond, kno...

Dec 13, 2023

Advances in nanoscale carrier-based approaches to enhance efficacy of podophyllotoxin

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Podophyllotoxin (PPT), an aryltetralin-type lignan isolated from Podophyllum species, exhibits a wide range of biologic and pharmacologic activities, and mainly serves as an antiviral agent or antitumor drug in clinical applications.

Dec 13, 2023

Light-stimulated adaptive artificial synapse based on nanocrystalline metal-oxide film

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

The quest for more efficient and versatile computing methods has given rise to innovative solutions, moving beyond traditional digital architectures. The limitations of the von Neumann architecture, which separates memory from processing units, ha...

Dec 13, 2023

Optimizing Gold Nanoparticles in Tellurite Glass

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Silicate glass is a common domestic glass that can be found in drinking glasses or windowpanes. For hundreds of years, the incorporation of gold nanoparticles (NPs) in silicate glass has been employed in art and ornamentation. These NPs influence ...

Dec 13, 2023

Rare electronic states appear in five-layer graphene – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Multiferroicity could be used to design ultralow power, high-capacity and high-speed data storage devices for classical and quantum computing The post Rare electronic states appear in five-layer graphene appeared first on Physics World.

Dec 13, 2023

Easy Pd Nanosheet Synthesis for Green Energy Revolution

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A team of researchers from Nagoya University’s Institute for Future Materials and Systems in Japan has created a novel “one-pot” technique for producing nanosheets using less rare metals. Their research ought to make the process of producing energ...

Dec 13, 2023

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