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Phage-inspired nanomotors target hard-to-treat pneumonia bacteria

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A bacteriophage-inspired nanomotor uses ultrasound-activated antibiotics and self-propulsion to penetrate lung biofilms and eliminate drug-resistant pneumonia bacteria with high precision and therapeutic effect.

Aug 15, 2025

Researchers show how to use defects to improve spintronic devices

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have turned a longstanding challenge in electronics - material defects - nto a quantum-enhanced solution, paving the way for new-generation ultra-low-power spintronic devices.

Aug 15, 2025

New thin-film material opens the door to larger and more versatile X-ray detectors

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers create a scalable thin-film X-ray material, enabling large-area, customizable detectors for medicine, industry, security and science.

Aug 15, 2025

Ultrafast centrifugal microfluidics for precise nanoparticle synthesis

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A lab-on-a-disc system enables 90 precise and reproducible nanoparticle syntheses in minutes by automatically controlling reagent concentrations across parallel reactions with minimal manual input.

Aug 15, 2025

Archer partners with IMEC on Biochip testing

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Archer Materials, a semiconductor company active in the quantum technology and medical diagnostics industries, has signed a contract to work with Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) on the Company’s biosensor product development.

Aug 15, 2025

Turquoise Group begins bulk graphene sales, aims to have commercial pilot project online “by the end of 2027”

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Turquoise Group, an Australian company commercializing a plasma-based process to make low-cost graphene and hydrogen out of methane gas, has begun bulk sales of graphene powder.

Aug 14, 2025

Novel nanowire catalyst could help advance hydrogen production technology

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Beijing University of Technology have developed a new type of acid-stable bimetallic phosphide-silver core-shell nanowire catalyst that significantly improves the efficiency of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER).

Aug 12, 2025

Mirror-like graphite films break records in strength and conductivity

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphite has attracted global interest due to its unique anisotropic properties, including excellent electrical and thermal conductivity. Widely used as a battery anode material and in applications such as electromagnetic shielding, catalysis, and...

Aug 12, 2025

Unused COVID-19 vaccines may have a second life in the development of new biosensors

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

During the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmaceutical companies produced unprecedented quantities of vaccines. This helped save millions of lives, but on the other hand, many vaccines remained unused, expired, and had to be thrown away. To avoid such probl...

Aug 12, 2025

Structured light manipulates material properties and reveals atomic changes in nanocrystals

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers with the schools of science and engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) are exploring new ways to manipulate matter with light to unlock a new generation of computer chips, photovoltaic cells and other advanced materials.

Aug 12, 2025

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