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Microfluidic circuit for pulsatile filtration of extracellular vesicles from whole blood samples

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-secreted lipid bilayer bioparticles with a diameter of 30 to 250 nm. They are a promising source of biomarkers for liquid biopsies for early cancer diagnosis and real-time monitoring of tumor development. Howe...

Apr 21, 2023

Study shows how tiny plastic particles manage to breach the blood-brain barrier

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Among the biggest environmental problems of our time, micro- and nanoplastic particles (MNPs) can enter the body in various ways, including through food. And now for the first time, research conducted at MedUni Vienna has shown how these minute pa...

Apr 21, 2023

Sharp 3D Holograms Come Into Focus

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Actual 3D holograms may be achievable in a projected medium that aren’t blurry or fuzzy but still appear to have real depth, according to a new study. The researchers, based in China and Singapore, exerted a new level of control over the hologram...

Apr 21, 2023

Van der Waals integration permits advanced photonic applications from 2D materials to 3D crystals

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have reviewed recent advances of heterogeneous integration of van der Waals materials from 2D materials to functional 3D crystalline nanomembranes for advanced photonic and optoelectronic applications.

Apr 21, 2023

Synthesizing Defect-Free Nanosheets with Ferroelectric Properties

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists from Nagoya University’s Institute for Future Materials and Systems have manufactured barium titanate (BaTiO3) nanosheets with a thickness of 1.8 nm, the thinnest thickness ever generated for a free-standing film.

Apr 21, 2023

Scientists realize light-driven programmable colloidal self-assembly

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Prof. Peng Chenhui's team from the School of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), realized the collective transfer and reconfigurable self-assembly of colloidal particles by combining the light-driven molecular motor...

Apr 21, 2023

Researchers create nanoscale mechanical metamaterials with exceptional energy absorption

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have successfully fabricated mechanical metamaterials with ultra-high energy absorption capacity using the ion track technology.

Apr 21, 2023

Researchers study ‘sandwich’ of graphene and boron nitride for next-gen microelectronics

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Graphene conducts electricity well – too well, in fact, to be useful in microelectronic technology. But by sandwiching graphene between two layers of boron nitride, which also has a hexagonal pattern, a moiré pattern results. The presence of this ...

Apr 21, 2023

Blue Light Technique Will Advance Nanoscale Tech

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Brown University have developed an approach to scattering-type scanning near-field microscopy (s-SNOM) that uses blue light to enable measurement of electrons in semiconductors, as well as other nanoscale materials. The findings, wh...

Apr 21, 2023

Wonder Material Graphene Stuns Again: Shatters Magnetoresistance Records

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered record-high magnetoresistance in graphene, offering potential breakthroughs in understanding strange metals and applications in magnetic sensors.

Apr 20, 2023

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