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Light-and-sound-based thermometer helps gold nanoparticles destroy cancer

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Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method to more precisely heat up gold nanoparticles to target and destroy cancerous tumors. Using imaging methods that combine light and sound to peer deeper into tissue, the team was better...

Aug 18, 2025

Sugar-stabilized nanoparticles can deliver drugs with fewer side effects

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The trouble with many drugs is that they go where they shouldn't, producing unwanted side effects. Psychiatric drugs might cause dissociation, painkillers can induce nausea and chemotherapy often damages healthy cells. Now a team of Stanford ...

Aug 18, 2025

Scientists develop new method to create novel layered inorganic materials

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A research team led by Prof. Huang Qing from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new way to "edit" the internal layers of certain advanced materials, cal...

Aug 18, 2025

High-conductivity amphiphilic MXene can be dispersed in a wide range of solvents

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Dr. Seon Joon Kim and his team at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)'s Convergence Research Center for SEIF have developed a high-conductivity amphiphilic MXene material that can be dispersed in water, polar and nonpolar org...

Aug 18, 2025

X-ray flashes reveal how electron-hole pairs tug at atoms inside quantum dots

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When light hits solar cells, so-called electron-hole pairs are created: the electrons are excited and can move almost freely in the material—i.e. to generate electricity. The electrons will leave 'positive gaps," so-called holes, in the ...

Aug 18, 2025

Vapor-based method controls crystallinity of pore walls in nanospaces

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Metal oxide materials with nanoscale pores have been applied and studied in a wide range of fields, including as catalysts, adsorption and separation materials, and energy materials. Among them, single-crystalline nanoporous metal oxides—with inte...

Aug 18, 2025

New method probes cancer cell messengers that weaken immune system

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Certain types of biochemical processes can impair the immune system's ability to recognize and kill cancer cells. Purdue University's W. Andy Tao and his associates have developed a new way to study these processes. They demonstrated the...

Aug 18, 2025

Carbon nanotube 'smart windows' offer energy savings by modulating near-infrared light transmission

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Half of the sun's radiant energy falls outside of the visible spectrum. On a cold day, this extra infrared light provides additional warmth to residential and commercial buildings. On a warm day, it leads to unwanted heating that must be deal...

Aug 18, 2025

MXene as a frame for 2D water films shows new properties

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Water still has unknown sides. When water is forced into two dimensions by enclosing it in appropriate materials, new properties, phase transitions, and structures emerge. MXenes as a class of materials offer a unique platform for exploring these ...

Aug 18, 2025

High conductivity MXene materials that disperse in water, polar and non-polar solvents

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Scientists created amphiphilic MXene that disperses in water and organic solvents, enabling coatings, EMI shielding, and battery applications at scale.

Aug 18, 2025

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