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Nanotechnology design opens door to new cancer treatments

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a drug delivery system that targets tumors with remarkable precision, while reducing the potential for debilitating side effects.

Apr 26, 2023

Going for gold: Nanotech design opens door to new cancer treatments

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

To develop cancer drugs, researchers often have to make tough trade-offs. Most drugs potent enough to kill tumors also cause unpleasant side effects—and may end up doing more harm than good. Now, researchers and clinicians at Stevens Institute of ...

Apr 26, 2023

Royal decoration for Marileen Dogterom

Delft University of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Marileen Dogterom, Professor of Bionanosciences at the Faculty of Applied Sciences (AS) and president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), was made a Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion in the municipality of Woerden. Th...

Apr 26, 2023

Counting photons for quantum computing

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Experts in nuclear physics and quantum information have demonstrated the application of a photon-number-resolving system to accurately resolve more than 100 photons. The feat is a major step forward in capability for quantum computing development ...

Apr 26, 2023

The genetics of temperature adaptation: how does life thrive in extreme conditions?

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

The history of the Earth has been one of physical extremes—extreme atmospheric conditions, extreme chemical environments, and extreme temperatures. There was a time when the Earth was so hot all the water was vapor, and the first rain only fell on...

Apr 26, 2023

Researchers use nanoparticles to increase light frequency and resolution of imaging systems

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Physicists at the Australian National University (ANU) are using nanoparticles to develop new sources of light that will allow us to "peel back the curtain" into the world of extremely small objects—thousands of times smaller than a huma...

Apr 26, 2023

Nifty nanoparticles help 'peel back the curtain' into the world of super small things

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Physicists are using nanoparticles to develop new sources of light that will allow us to 'peel back the curtain' into the world of nanoscale objects with major gains for medical and other technologies.

Apr 26, 2023

Enhancing nanolithography fidelity through near-field optical proximity correction

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers achieve a breakthrough in near-field nanolithography, enhancing pattern fidelity by minimizing the near-field optical proximity effect.

Apr 26, 2023

Micro/nano research makes big impact on life-changing technology

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Griffith University researchers are behind some major breakthroughs on the micro and nano scale, with recent research finding that getting more detailed breakdowns on wearable device owners' overall health stats could soon become a reality.

Apr 26, 2023

Scientists improve near-field optical proximity correction via spatial modulation

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers led by Prof. Wei Yayi from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) have improved the final pattern fidelity in near-field nanolithography, a breakthrough in understanding the near-field diffraction limit of an evanescent-f...

Apr 26, 2023

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