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Exploring the effect of ring closing on fluorescence of supramolecular polymers

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In supramolecular chemistry, the self-assembly state of molecules plays a significant role in determining their tangible properties. Controlling the self-assembled state has garnered significant attention as it can be exploited to design materials...

Feb 13, 2024

Researchers solve a foundational problem in transmitting quantum information

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Future quantum electronics will differ substantially from conventional electronics. Whereas memory in the latter is stored as binary digits, the former is stored as qubits, which can take many forms, such as entrapped electrons in nanostructures k...

Feb 13, 2024

New nanosensors make diagnostic procedures more sensitive

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The Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS and Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have developed a process that enables a new form of signal amplification for diagnostic tests. Through the advanced use of luminescent singl...

Feb 13, 2024

Researchers develop economical tool to facilitate identification of disease-causing pathogens

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SMU nanotechnology expert MinJun Kim helped a team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin to develop a less expensive way to detect nuclease digestion—one of the critical steps in many nucleic acid sensing applications, such as those ...

Feb 13, 2024

Metal-free graphene quantum dots show potential for cancer treatment

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A metal-free nanozyme based on graphene quantum dots inhibits tumour growth in mice with no off-target toxicity The post Metal-free graphene quantum dots show potential for cancer treatment appeared first on Physics World.

Feb 13, 2024

An economical nanomaterial tool to facilitate identification of disease-causing pathogens

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A nanomaterial-based, cost-effective method for nucleic acid detection, crucial in identifying pathogens like COVID-19, has been developed to reduce testing costs.

Feb 13, 2024

Antibacterial agent carried by nanoparticles used to treat COPD in mice

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A team of nanochemists at Soochow University, in China, working with a colleague from Columbia University, in the U.S., has developed an inhalable antibacterial therapy carried by nanoparticles for treating patients with COPD. Their paper is publi...

Feb 13, 2024

Researchers discover how functional nucleic acid nanoparticles can effectively deceive the immune system

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Scientists detail technique to camouflage immunostimulatory nucleic acid nanofibers via dna aptamer functionalization, thereby dramatically expanding possibilities for employing structures as vaccine adjuvants or immunotherapy vectors.

Feb 13, 2024

New nanosensors make diagnostic procedures more sensitive

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Through the advanced use of luminescent single walled carbon nanotubes in bioanalytics, test procedures can be carried out more sensitively, quickly and cheaply with these new nanosensors.

Feb 13, 2024

Nanoscale Metasurface Uses Light to Generate Electrical Currents, Offers Breakthrough in Ultrafast Computing and Microelectronics

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A team of scientists developed nanometer-scale light-based systems which can deliver breakthroughs in various technological applications. Learn more about it in this article.

Feb 13, 2024

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