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A nanocrystal shines on and off indefinitely

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists demonstrate that ultra-photostable avalanching nanoparticles are capable of unlimited photoswitching, lighting the way for advances in optical probes, 3D memory, and super-resolution microscopy.

May 31, 2023

Structured Nanozyme Robotic Systems Offers New Approach in Targeted Elimination of Fungal Infection

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

A group of scientists developed a new approach in targeted drug delivery for fungal infections by creating robotic systems that uses nanoparticles. Find out more about it in this article.

May 31, 2023

Gold Nanoparticles Can Remove Undesirable Smell From Wine in an Eco-Friendly Way, Study Suggests

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Winemakers now have new opportunities as a recently developed 'smart surface' effectively eliminates undesirable sulfur aromas from wine. Check it out in this article.

May 31, 2023

Mosquito zappers get a boost from static-electricity harvester redesign

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Controlling mosquito populations, especially in isolated or remote areas, is a global public-health priority. In a new study, a team of Chinese researchers advanced this agenda with a more efficient design of safe, self-powered triboelectric nanog...

May 31, 2023

Color-changing material indicates when medications get too warm

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Some foods and medicines, such as many COVID-19 vaccines, must be kept cold. As a step toward a robust, stable technique that could indicate when these products exceed safe limits, researchers in ACS Nano report a class of brilliantly colored micr...

May 31, 2023

Nanoparticles deliver brain cancer treatment

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Scientists have developed a nanoparticle to take a chemotherapy drug into fast growing, aggressive brain tumours.

May 31, 2023

Flexible nanoelectrodes can provide fine-grained brain stimulation: Engineers' device is gentle on neurons, could serve as sensory prosthesis

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Engineers have developed ultraflexible implantable nanoelectrodes that can administer long-term, fine-grained brain stimulation.

May 30, 2023

New high resolution X-ray imaging technique can image biological specimens without causing damage

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A pollen grain showing the nanofoam within or a diatom with the individual geometric structures inside clearly visible: Using high-energy X-rays from the PETRA III synchrotron light source at DESY, a team led by CFEL scientists Saša Bajt and Henry...

May 30, 2023

Incremental gains, continuous improvement: the recipe for success in nanopositioning QA – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Queensgate is betting its portfolio of nanopositioning stages – core building blocks for cutting-edge scientific instrumentation used in applied optics, microscopy and metrology – will yield game-changing performance gains from a relentless strate...

May 30, 2023

Flexible nanoelectrodes can provide fine-grained brain stimulation

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Conventional implantable medical devices designed for brain stimulation are often too rigid and bulky for what is one of the body's softest and most delicate tissues.

May 30, 2023

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