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Elemental Advanced Materials closes $20 million funding round to scale production of carbon nanomaterials

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Elemental Advanced Materials, producer of low-emission carbon nanomaterials and hydrogen production, has announced the closing of a $20 million funding round led by Taranis, a climate technology investment firm.

Jun 26, 2025

AI and nanomedicine team up to find rare biomarkers for prostrate cancer and atherosclerosis

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Imagine a stadium packed with 75,000 fans, all wearing green and white jerseys—except one person in a solid green shirt. Finding that person would be tough. That's how hard it is for scientists to find disease markers—called biomarkers—in the...

Jun 24, 2025

Exosome therapy offers a promising new approach to sensorineural hearing loss

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Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is the most prevalent form of permanent hearing loss, affecting over 6% of the global population, according to the World Health Organization. It results from damage to sensory hair cells in the inner ear or to the...

Jun 24, 2025

Direct measurement reveals charge distribution at nanoscale ferroelectric interfaces

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Multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), which utilize ferroelectric ceramics, are widely used as electronic components in various devices such as smartphones, personal computers, televisions, and automotive systems.

Jun 24, 2025

Surprising versatility of boron nitride nanotubes displayed in fusion of art and science

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In an elegant fusion of art and science, researchers at Rice University have achieved a major milestone in nanomaterials engineering by uncovering how boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs)—touted for their strength, thermal stability and insulating prop...

Jun 24, 2025

Impact-resistant material mimics mantis shrimp exoskeleton for improved protection

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Some of the most innovative and useful inventions have been inspired by nature. Take the Shinkansen bullet train in Japan, whose aerodynamic design is modeled after the kingfisher bird. Or Velcro, which a Swiss engineer invented after observing th...

Jun 24, 2025

Metal-organic frameworks with metallic conductivity pave new paths for electronics and energy storage

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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are characterized by high porosity and structural versatility. They have enormous potential, for example, for applications in electronics. However, their low electrical conductivity has so far greatly restricted the...

Jun 24, 2025

Using nanomedicine and artificial intelligence to diagnose diseases

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Researchers used nanomedicine, AI, and causal analysis to link biological clues to prostate cancer and heart disease for earlier, more accurate detection.

Jun 24, 2025

Metal-organic frameworks with metallic conductivity

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

AI-guided synthesis yields a highly conductive MOF thin film, overcoming conductivity limits and unlocking new potential in electronics and energy storage.

Jun 24, 2025

Graphene-based 'skin-like' electronic material created

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have made a significant achievement by developing a new kind?of electronic material that behaves almost exactly like human skin. That kind of substance could be useful in soft robotics, medicine, and healthcare.

Jun 24, 2025

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