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Team develops nanoparticles to deliver brain cancer treatment

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

University of Queensland researchers have developed a nanoparticle to take a chemotherapy drug into fast growing, aggressive brain tumors.

May 31, 2023

Minimally Invasive Nanoelectrodes Enable Spatially Selective Neuromodulation

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Traditional implantable medical devices for brain stimulation are frequently too hard and bulky for what is one of the body’s softest and most sensitive tissues. Lan Luan (from left), Robin...

May 31, 2023

Engineering designer materials with bird-inspired structural colors using nanoparticle-based supraballs

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Materials scientists are often bioinspired, and in a new study, bird-inspired by structural colors exhibited by avian species to form non-iridescent nanoparticle assemblies. Such nanoparticle mixtures varying in particle chemistry and size can aff...

May 31, 2023

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

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

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

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

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

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

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

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