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Extreme DNA resolution: Spatially multiplexed single-molecule translocations through a nanopore at controlled speeds

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Aleksandra Radenovic, head of the Laboratory of Nanoscale Biology in the School of Engineering, has worked for years to improve nanopore technology, which involves passing a molecule like DNA through a tiny pore in a membrane to measure an ionic c...

Jun 19, 2023

New Diagnostic Platform Uses Nanotechnology and Machine Learning to Identify Infectious Diseases Quickly

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Infectious diseases and respiratory infections in particular, are a leading cause of global mortality. As such, there is an urgent need for rapid, large-scale diagnostic tools to detect these diseases early, which doesn’t currently exist.

Jun 19, 2023

Near-infrared persistent luminescence nanoprobe developed for ultrasensitive image-guided tumor resection

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Medical imaging technology such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) and X-ray cannot provide real-time images during tumor resection surgery, and surgeons usually rely on visual cues, touch and experience to distinguish t...

Jun 19, 2023

Qubit Quest Takes a Topological Turn

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

The math that explains why a donut is really the same shape as coffee mug but not a waste bin could be the key to making quantum computers practicable. Two teams of researchers have used topology, a centuries-old field of mathematics, and a new ki...

Jun 18, 2023

Nanomaterials: 3D printing of glass without sintering

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

Printing of micro- and nanometer-scaled quartz glass structures from pure silicon dioxide opens up many new applications in optics, photonics, and semiconductor technologies. So far, processes have been based on conventional sintering.

Jun 18, 2023

Applied Graphene Materials changes its name to UNIVERSAL MATTER GBR

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

In February 2023, Universal Matter acquired Applied Graphene Materials' assets for $1.3 million. Now, AGM has announced that it will be changing its company name to Universal Matter GBR Ltd, effective immediately.  This rebranding aims to ref...

Jun 18, 2023

Lyten opens first automated battery pilot line in the U.S. to produce graphene-enhanced lithium-sulfur batteries

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Lyten has announced the commissioning of its Lithium-Sulfur battery pilot line during a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at its facility in Silicon Valley. Lyten has confirmed that its proprietary 3D Graphene will be used within the battery, as part o...

Jun 17, 2023

RNA nanoparticle therapy stops the spread of incurable bone marrow cancer

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists created an RNA nanoparticle therapy that makes it impossible for multiple myeloma to move and mutate. The treatment turns off a cancer-attracting function in blood vessels, disabling the pathways through which multiple myeloma cells tra...

Jun 17, 2023

Researchers develop graphene-based ultrashort laser pulse technology

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers from Arizona State University (ASU) have presented a design concept for enhanced saturable absorption effect based on subwavelength-thick (<1/5λ0) hybrid graphene-plasmonic metasurface structures in infrared wavelengths. Yu Yao ...

Jun 17, 2023

With trapped waves, researchers resolve a longstanding debate

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

With a dramatic boost in computing capability, a team of researchers has solved a decades-long mystery about whether optical waves can be trapped in three-dimensional randomly packed micro- or nanoparticles.

Jun 17, 2023

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