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Chance twists ordered carbon nanotubes into 'tornado films'

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Scientists have developed two new methods to create ordered carbon nanotube films with either a left- or right-handed chiral pattern.

Dec 11, 2023

Research proposes three-phase catalytic process for assembling nanoparticles to enhance SERS sensing

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Recently, a research team led by Prof. Yang Liangbao from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) proposed an innovative strategy for assembling small nanoparticles in a three-phase catalytic proce...

Dec 11, 2023

Nanoparticle-delivered RNA reduces neuroinflammation in lab tests

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Some COVID-19 vaccines safely and effectively used lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to deliver messenger RNA to cells. A new MIT study shows that different nanoparticles could be used for a potential Alzheimer's disease (AD) therapy. In tests in mu...

Dec 11, 2023

Shedding Light on the Synthesis of Sugars Before the Origin of Life

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Pentoses are essential carbohydrates in the metabolism of modern lifeforms, but their availability during early Earth is unclear since these molecules are unstable. A new study led by the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Tokyo Institute of T...

Dec 11, 2023

Efficient Production of Ammonia Using a Bimetallic Alloy Nanocatalyst

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Although ammonia (NH3) is seen to be a viable carbon-free energy source, experts throughout the world are still puzzled by its energy-intensive manufacturing method. To produce ammonia from nitrate (NO3-), a research team led by the City Universit...

Dec 11, 2023

High-performance quantum dot photosensor needs no external power source

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Professor Ji-woong Yang at the Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology has successfully developed the world's highest-performance eco-friendly quantum dot photosensor that does not req...

Dec 11, 2023

New ways to make ordered wafer-scale chiral carbon nanotube architectures

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Chiral materials interact with light in very precise ways that are useful for building better displays, sensors and more powerful devices. However, engineering properties such as chirality reliably at scale is still a significant challenge in nano...

Dec 11, 2023

Permselectivity reveals a cool side of nanopores

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Researchers from Osaka University investigated the thermal energy changes across nanopores that allow the selective flow of ions. Switching off the flow of ions in one direction led to a cooling effect. The findings have applications in nanofluidi...

Dec 11, 2023

Genetically engineered cell therapies with mRNA lipid nanoparticles for transferrable platelets

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Platelet transfusions are essential in managing bleeding and hemostatic dysfunction, and can be expanded to be used as cell therapy for a variety of diseases. The efforts to create such cell therapies require that researchers modify donor platelet...

Dec 11, 2023

Optothermal Nanotweezers Unlock Single Molecule Level CRISPR Detection

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Optothermal nanotweezers, an innovative optical manipulation technique over the past decade, have revolutionized classical optical manipulation by efficiently capturing a broader spectrum of nanoparticles. While this technique has been primarily u...

Dec 11, 2023

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