Researchers have designed a a pH-responsive size-changeable 'Cluster Bomb' based on mesoporous silica nanoparticle and peptide tLyP-1-modified tungsten disulfide quantum dots programmed tumor therapy.
Jul 18th, 2017
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Researchers made a breakthrough to solve the 'dead layer' effect problem in synthetic antiferromagnets.
Jul 18th, 2017
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Traces of biomolecules such as DNA can be detected with a new 'dynamic' technique based on the observation of association and dissociation events of gold nanoparticles. If the desired DNA sequence is present, it can reversibly bind two nanoparticles together.
Jul 18th, 2017
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Islands of cooperating atoms jam like ice floes as a liquid becomes like glass.
Jul 18th, 2017
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A new study shows how a light-harvesting metal transfers energy to a catalytic metal, opening the way for better catalyst designs.
Jul 18th, 2017
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Researchers have recently succeeded in homogeneously coating spherical surfaces so that the roughness of the layers remains below a nanometer.
Jul 18th, 2017
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A team of engineers thinks they've come up with a process for manufacturing supercapacitor electrode materials that will meet stringent industrial and usage demands.
Jul 17th, 2017
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New nanomesh structure lets skin breathe, prevents inflammation.
Jul 17th, 2017
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The results of this work are promising for constructing high-power pulsed fiber lasers and amplifiers, as well as polarization-sensitive sensors.
Jul 17th, 2017
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Understanding how individual atoms enter and exit the nanoporous frameworks could help scientists design new materials for gas separation and nuclear waste remediation.
Jul 17th, 2017
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Researchers have found that reducing oxygen in some nanocrystalline materials may improve their strength and durability at elevated temperatures, a promising enhancement that could lead to better biosensors, faster jet engines, and greater capacity semiconductors.
Jul 17th, 2017
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A new technology for producing unsinkable material from an aluminum alloy.
Jul 17th, 2017
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New work shows that the use of piezoelectric nanogenerators to stimulate living cells electrically is possible.
Jul 17th, 2017
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Researchers combined plasmonic metals and semiconducting quantum wells to boost the frequency of light, changing its color.
Jul 17th, 2017
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Researchers report the preparation of a gold nanorod/thermoresponsive polymer composite hydrogel that shows fast thermal/photo response, high stability, high heating rate, and high structural integrity.
Jul 17th, 2017
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A reinvented, low-cost laser source that stores light energy inside nanoscale disks could underpin the development of optically powered neurocomputers, reveals a simulation study.
Jul 16th, 2017
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