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Reviewing NEMS Resonators Based on Low-Dimensional Materials

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Low-dimensional materials (LDMs) have gained significant prominence in nanoelectromechanical system (NEMS) resonators because of their exotic physical, photonic, and electronic characteristics augmented by exceptionally high surface-to-volume rati...

Sep 23, 2022

Detecting Zinc in Marine Environments Affected by Oil Pollution

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In a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, zinc ions were detected in marine environments affected by oil pollution, using mercury-free nanoporous gold electrodes for square-wave anode stripping voltammetry (SW-ASV).

Sep 23, 2022

Single Dose Nanovaccine Developed to Help Tackle Shigella

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Shigella bacteria, which causes Shigellosis, is the primary cause of bacterial diarrhea and diarrheal death among juveniles under five years of age. Because of the antibiotic resistance of Shigella strains, no commercial vaccines are available to ...

Sep 23, 2022

New technique allows researchers to scrape beyond the surface of nanomaterials: Using a new secondary-ion mass spectrometry technique, research are getting a fresh look at MXenes and MAX phases

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new technology and approach has allowed researchers to peer within the atomic layers of nanomaterials to better understand the connection between their form and function.

Sep 23, 2022

Nanofiber Aerogel to Control Bleeding from Penetrating Wounds

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An uncontrolled hemorrhage could lead to detrimental consequences. Despite the significant advances in hemostatic research, there is still an urgent need for safer and more effective hemostatic materials.

Sep 23, 2022

Nanoengineers Devise Microrobots That Can Swim Around in the Lungs, Potential Treatment for Pneumonia

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

The newly developed microrobots safely removed pneumonia-causing bacteria in the lungs and led to 100-percent survival. Read to know more about the invention.

Sep 23, 2022

Heat-Resistance in Nanophotonic Materials Could Lead to Heat-to-Electricity Conversion

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Breaking records for high-temperature stability, a new nanophotonic material could lead to more effective power generation and a host of novel opportunities for the management and conversion of thermal radiation.

Sep 23, 2022

Heat-resistant nanophotonic material could help turn heat into electricity: The key to beating the heat is degrading the materials in advance

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new nanophotonic material has broken records for high-temperature stability, potentially ushering in more efficient electricity production and opening a variety of new possibilities in the control and conversion of thermal radiation.

Sep 23, 2022

Lab grows macroscale, modular materials from bacteria: Bioscientists grow engineered living materials for contaminant remediation, catalysis

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Bioscientists turn bacteria into self-assembling building blocks. The macroscale engineered living materials they form could be used to soak up targeted contaminants from the environment or as custom catalysts, among many possible applications.

Sep 23, 2022

New technique allows researchers to scrape beyond the surface of nanomaterials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers report a new way to look at the atoms that make up MXenes and their precursor materials, MAX phases, using a technique called secondary ion mass spectrometry.

Sep 23, 2022

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