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Breakthrough in photoactivatable nanomedicine for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a light-activatable prodrug nanomedicine for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) therapy. Through the intravenous injection of the nanomedicine and application of light irradiation to diseased eyes, anti-angiogenic an...

Dec 5, 2023

Inducing Tiny Electromagnets in Graphene Discs

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Through experiments conducted at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), an international research team has recently added another aspect to graphene's exciting properties.

Dec 5, 2023

3D-Printed Models to Support Nanoscience Teaching

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Materials scientists are particularly interested in nanoparticles because of their extraordinary physical and chemical characteristics. Nanoparticles can be as small as one nanometer, or one billionth of a meter. They can only be viewed with a hig...

Dec 5, 2023

Nanomaterial with 'light switch' kills Gram-negative or Gram-positive bacteria

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Health care-associated infections are a common problem in suppurating wound care, as is the rise in multi-drug resistant bacteria. In order to effectively and selectively combat bacterial infections, a team of researchers has developed a bacterici...

Dec 5, 2023

Using solid-state nanopores and DNA barcoding to identify misfolded proteins in neurodegenerative disorders

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of chemists, microbiologists and physicists at the University of Cambridge in the U.K. has developed a way to use solid-state nanopores and multiplexed DNA barcoding to identify misfolded proteins such as those involved in neurodegenerative...

Dec 5, 2023

Researchers turn tiny graphene disks into electromagnets

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers from Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Universität Duisburg-Essen, CENTERA Laboratories, Indian Institute of Technology, University of Maryland and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have used graphene disks to demonstrate light-in...

Dec 5, 2023

Tiny Capsules With Big Potential: Self-Folding Polymers Boost MRI Imaging and Cancer Treatment

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Self-folding polymers containing gadolinium forming nanosized complexes could be the key to enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and next-generation drug delivery, as demonstrated by scientists at Tokyo Tech. Thanks to their small size, low toxicit...

Dec 5, 2023

IBMs 1,000-qubit Quantum Chip | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

On 4 December, IBMs new Quantum Chip called Condo with 1,121 superconducting qubits arranged in a honeycomb pattern was revealed. It follows on from its other record-setting, bird-named machines, including a 127-qubit chip in 2021 and a 433-qubit ...

Dec 5, 2023

NLOS Imaging in the NIR, MIR Could Boost Autonomous Navigation

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Using a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) as the light-sensing element, researchers from Tianjin University demonstrated non-line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging at two infrared (IR) wavelengths, 1560 nm and 1997 nm.

Dec 5, 2023

Polymer-grafting approach facilitates fabrication of surface-functionalized MOF nanosheets

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New study details a polymer-grafting approach for creating surface-functionalized MOF nanosheets, highlighting a significant advancement in the field of material science and its potential impact on nanotechnology.

Dec 5, 2023

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