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Extremely thin lightweight lenses take amazing images of the universe

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Small, flat “metalenses” are made up of billions of nano-sized components, and they could image the cosmos using less space on a satellite than bulkier traditional devices

Aug 7, 2023

Extremely thin lightweight lenses take amazing images of the universe

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Small, flat “metalenses” are made up of billions of nano-sized components, and they could image the cosmos using less space on a satellite than bulkier traditional devices

Aug 7, 2023

Nanomaterial Collects Natural Atmospheric Humidity and Produces Electrical Signals

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers are seeking ways to utilize the low-value energy extensively distributed in natural environments to produce electricity.

Aug 7, 2023

New Nanoparticle Breakthrough to Treat Cancer Photoimmunotherapy

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Liquid metals (LM) like pure gallium (Ga) and Ga-based alloys are considered to be a new class of materials exhibiting special physicochemical properties.

Aug 7, 2023

Discovering nanomachines within living organisms: Cytochromes P450 unleashed as living soft robots

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new study reveals an important discovery in the realm of nanomachines within living systems. Prof. Sason Shaik from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Dr. Kshatresh Dutta Dubey from Shiv Nadar University, conducted molecular-dynamics simulat...

Aug 7, 2023

Boron nitride-based nanocomposites have unexpected properties, researchers discover

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Just as carbon makes up both the brittle core of a No. 2 pencil and the harder-than-steel diamond in a cutting tool, boron nitride gives rise to compounds that can be soft or hard. Yet, unlike carbon, far less is known about boron nitride's f...

Aug 7, 2023

Researchers discover unexpected properties of boron nitride-based nanocomposites

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists mixed hexagonal boron nitride with cubic boron nitride and found that the resulting nanocomposite interacted with light and heat in unexpected ways that could be useful in next-generation microchips, quantum devices and other advanced t...

Aug 7, 2023

Glass Nanolattice Made From DNA Proves To Be Lighter and Stronger Than Steel

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists used DNA to create a new material that is five times lighter and four times stronger than steel. Read the article to find out more.

Aug 7, 2023

Tunable Spin Density in Diamond Could Revolutionize Nano Sensing

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Electronic devices typically use the charge of electrons, but spin — their other degree of freedom — is starting to be exploited. Spin defects make crystalline materials highly useful for quantum-based devices such as ultrasensitive quantum sensor...

Aug 7, 2023

RNA-based Drug Delivered by Nanoparticles Destroys Most Cancer Cells in Bone Marrow

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Using an RNA-based drug delivered to multiple myeloma blood cancer cells by targeted lipid nanoparticles, researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) destroyed 90% of the cells under laboratory conditions and 60% of the cells in human tissues.

Aug 7, 2023

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