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Recycling COVID-19 clinical wastes towards triboelectric touch sensors for IoT applications

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The extensive use of polymer-made, disposable and non-biodegradable COVID-19 pandemic health protectives like surgical face masks, hand gloves and PPE kits, combined with a lack of proper waste recycling systems, considerably increased plastic po...

Jan 20, 2023

New nanoparticles deliver therapy brain-wide, edit Alzheimer's gene in mice

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers describe a new family of nano-scale capsules made of silica that can carry genome-editing tools into many organs around the body and then harmlessly dissolve.

Jan 19, 2023

New nanoparticles deliver therapy throughout the brain and edit Alzheimer's gene in mice

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Gene therapies have the potential to treat neurological disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, but they face a common barrier—the blood-brain barrier. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a...

Jan 19, 2023

Improving perovskite solar cell resistance to degradation

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new technique using a radical polymer and functionalized fullerene derivative improves the stability and power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells, paving the way for larger-scale use in solar energy.

Jan 19, 2023

Quantum computer solves protein puzzle

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

Physicist and code specialist Dr. Sandipan Mohanty has been working on molecular biology simulations for the world's fastest supercomputers for 20 years. Such simulations help to unravel the building blocks of life and provide new insights in...

Jan 19, 2023

Electronic Nose: Sensing the Odor Molecules on Graphene Surface Layered with Self-Assembled Peptides

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Graphene-based olfactory sensors that can detect odor molecules based on the design of peptide sequences were recently demonstrated by researchers at Tokyo Tech. The findings indicated that graphene field-effect transistors (GFETs) functionalized...

Jan 19, 2023

Sensing odor molecules on a graphene surface layered with self-assembled peptides

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene-based olfactory sensors that can detect odor molecules based on the design of peptide sequences were recently demonstrated by researchers at Tokyo Tech. The findings indicated that graphene field-effect transistors (GFETs) functionalized ...

Jan 19, 2023

Electronic nose: Sensing the odor molecules on graphene surface layered with self-assembled peptides

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Graphene-based olfactory sensors that can detect odor molecules based on the design of peptide sequences were recently demonstrated. The findings indicated that graphene field-effect transistors (GFETs) functionalized with designable peptides can ...

Jan 19, 2023

Nanoparticles make it easier to turn light into solvated electrons

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

There are many ways to initiate chemical reactions in liquids, but placing free electrons directly into water, ammonia

Jan 19, 2023

Hydrogel Materials Shrinks to Three-Dimensional Electronic Nanostructure Using Ultrafast Laser Patterning

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

A novel nanotechnology can shrink hydrogel materials into 3D electronic nanostructure using ultrafast lasers. Read on to know more about this news!

Jan 19, 2023

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