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Channeling mechanical energy in a preferred direction

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A research group led by scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science have developed a unique material, based on nanofillers embedded in a hydrogel, that can channel mechanical energy in one direction but not the other, acting in a ...

Apr 15, 2023

Implantable device shrinks pancreatic tumors: Taming pancreatic cancer with intratumoral immunotherapy

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Houston Methodist nanomedicine researchers have found a way to tame pancreatic cancer - one of the most aggressive and difficult to treat cancers - by delivering immunotherapy directly into the tumor with a device that is smaller than a grain of r...

Apr 15, 2023

Manchester graphene spin-out signs $1billion game-changing deal to help tackle global sustainability challenges: Landmark deal for the commercialisation of graphene

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A spin-out company from the graphene innovation ecosystem at The University of Manchester has formed an international partnership that will spearhead an unprecedented scale-up of graphene-based technologies intended “to make a substantial impact o...

Apr 15, 2023

HydroGraph announces closing of private placement

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

HydroGraph Clean Power has announced the completion of a non-brokered private placement, with gross proceeds of approximately CAD$2.31 million (over USD$1,700,000).

Apr 15, 2023

Study uncovers a novel fold within the SARS-CoV-2 replication co-factor non-structural protein 9

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers present the crystal structure of an anti-non-structural protein 9 specific nanobody in complex with the SARS-CoV-2 nsp9.

Apr 15, 2023

Wired for Climate Control: Microbes, Nanowires, and Methane’s Big Role

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

An international research team is investigating nanowires in methane-producing and consuming microbes to understand how these filaments enable electron exchange, which determines methane production or consumption. The team’s diverse expertise will...

Apr 14, 2023

Wonder Material Graphene Just Broke Another Major Record in Physics

ScienceAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene is a special material. Among its many talents, it can act as a superconductor, generate a super-rare form of magnetism, and unlock entirely new quantum states. Now graphene has another amazing credit: it can record levels of magnetoresist...

Apr 14, 2023

Two Teams Selected for 2022 Interdisciplinary Research Support for Scientists Collaborative research to promote interdisciplinary fusion within the Institute that is not bound by existing fields

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Tokyo Institute of Technology has selected two teams for the 2022 Interdisciplinary Research Support for Scientists Program, which supports research that transcends individual fields.

Apr 14, 2023

Opening a New Frontier: PdMo Intermetallic Catalyst for Promoting CO2 Utilization

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

h-PdMo, a recently discovered catalyst, can convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful methanol at room temperature and low-pressure conditions, as demonstrated by researchers at Tokyo Tech. This novel compound, which is thermally and chemically sta...

Apr 14, 2023

New family of wheel-like metallic clusters exhibit unique properties

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

While the wheel does not need to be reinvented, there are benefits to the development of new nano-wheels, according to a multi-institute research team based in China. The group fabricated a novel family of metallic compounds, each of which exhibit...

Apr 14, 2023

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