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Self-powered nanoparticles developed to deliver healing drugs directly to bone cracks

A novel method for finding and delivering healing drugs to newly formed microcracks in bones has been invented by a team of chemists and bioengineers at Penn State University and Boston University. The method involves the targeted delivery of the drugs, directly to the cracks, on the backs of tiny self-powered nanoparticles. The energy that revs the motors of the nanoparticles and sends them rushing toward the crack comes from a surprising source - the crack itself.

Aug 29th, 2013

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Physicists create interface between atoms and superconductors

The coherence of quantum systems is the foundation upon which hardware for future information technologies is based. Quantum information is carried by units called quantum bits, or qubits. They can be used to secure electronic communications - and they enable very fast searches of databases. But qubits are also very unstable. Physicists have now developed a new electronic component which will help to deal with this problem.

Aug 29th, 2013

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Electrons jostling in a traffic jam

Quantum point contacts in electrical circuits are narrow constrictions that can impede the passage of electrons in unexpected ways. Physicists have now achieved a detailed microscopic understanding of this transport anomaly.

Aug 29th, 2013

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Carbon nanotube sensor almost as sensitive as a dog's nose

Using carbon nanotubes, a research team led by Professor Hyung Gyu Park in collaboration with Dr. Tiziana Bond has developed a sensor that greatly amplifies the sensitivity of commonly used but typically weak vibrational spectroscopic methods, such as Raman spectroscopy. This type of sensor makes it possible to detect molecules present in the tiniest of concentrations.

Aug 29th, 2013

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Magnetic charge crystals imaged in artificial spin ice

A team of scientists has reported direct visualization of magnetic charge crystallization in an artificial spin ice material, a first in the study of a relatively new class of frustrated artificial magnetic materials-by-design known as 'Artificial Spin Ice'.

Aug 28th, 2013

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Nanofibers in dissolvable sutures could treat brain infections, reducing hospital stays

A plastic material already used in absorbable surgical sutures and other medical devices shows promise for continuous administration of antibiotics to patients with brain infections, scientists are reporting in a new study. Use of the material, placed directly on the brain's surface, could reduce the need for weeks of costly hospital stays now required for such treatment.

Aug 28th, 2013

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Molecular motors for nanotechnology: Much less power than expected?

An innovative measurement method was used at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw for estimating power generated by motors of single molecule in size, comprising a few dozens of atoms only. The findings of the study are of crucial importance for construction of future nanometer machines - and they do not instil optimism.

Aug 28th, 2013

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Quantum effects in nanowires at room temperature

Nanotechnologists at the UT research institute MESA+ have, for the first time, demonstrated quantum effects in tiny nanowires of iridium atoms. These effects, which occur at room temperature, are responsible for ensuring that the wires are almost always 4.8 nanometers - or multiples thereof - long.

Aug 28th, 2013

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Express tool for graphene quality control

The National Physical Laboratory has collaborated with Chalmers University of Technology and Linkoping University in Sweden to help develop a fast and inexpensive tool for quality control of graphene grown on silicon carbide.

Aug 28th, 2013

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