A comprehensive overview on the forefront developments of nanotechnology in various domains of clinical medicine, such as cardiology, oncology, pharmacology, immunology, dermatology, virology, hematology, orthopaedics, embryology and congenital defects, dentistry, and tissue engineering.
Aug 21st, 2014
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Yale physicists have chilled the world's coolest molecules. The tiny titans in question are bits of strontium monofluoride, dropped to 2.5 thousandths of a degree above absolute zero through a laser cooling and isolating process called magneto-optical trapping.
Aug 21st, 2014
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Researchers from NIST have established guidelines for using surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) to improve absorption in both photovoltaic or photoelectrochemical cells used for energy conversion. In both types of photocells, SPPs have the potential to increase the amount of light absorbed in the active material layer, improving the overall efficiency of light collection in solar energy devices.
Aug 21st, 2014
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Scientists have developed a novel and versatile modeling strategy to simulate polyelectrolyte systems. The model has applications for creating new materials as well as for studying polyelectrolytes, including DNA and RNA.
Aug 21st, 2014
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Silvija Gradecak has big intentions for small ingredients. The associate professor of materials science and engineering focuses on energy conversion and light harvesting through the use of nanomaterials.
Aug 21st, 2014
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A disturbance in the local magnetic order of a solid body can propagate across a material just like a wave. This wave is named spin wave and its quanta are known as magnons. Physicists propose the usage of magnons to carry and process information instead of electrons as it is done in electronics.
Aug 21st, 2014
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Researchers have, successfully observed and touched the rotational motion of a 1-nm synthetic molecular machine through the application of a single-molecule capturing and manipulation technique using optical microscopy and a bead probe, which allows visualization of molecular mechanical motion.
Aug 21st, 2014
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Zwei elektrische Isolatoren aneinander bringen und dadurch einen elektrischen Supraleiter erzeugen: Wer solche Ph�nomene in Nanostrukturen analysieren will, st��t schnell an messtechnische Grenzen - es sei denn, er benutzt eine neue Methode, die W�rzburger Physiker mitentwickelt haben.
Aug 21st, 2014
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This computational method reduces the need for the use of expensive and costly devices and decreases the time of tests.
Aug 21st, 2014
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A combination of three modes of therapy - photodynamic therapy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy - integrated into a single platform, it is hoped that this treatment would increase treatment efficacy and reduce side effects for cancer patients.
Aug 21st, 2014
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When sunbathers splash into the ocean to cool off, some of their lotions and creams get rinsed into the water. The problem is that titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles, which are common ingredients in sunblock, can react with ultraviolet light from the sun and form new compounds, such as hydrogen peroxide, that could be toxic.
Aug 20th, 2014
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Cut flowers last longer with silver nanoparticles.
Aug 20th, 2014
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A University of Manchester graphene scientist has won a prestigious award for his business proposal to set up a standards service for the one-atom thick material.
Aug 20th, 2014
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A simple and effective way of unravelling the often tangled mass of DNA is to 'thread' the strand into a nano-channel. A new study used simulations to measure the characteristics that this channel should have in order to achieve maximum efficiency.
Aug 20th, 2014
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For the first time, chemists have succeeded in measuring vibrational motion of a single molecule with a femtosecond time resolution. The study reveals how vibration of a single molecule differs from the behaviour of larger molecular groups.
Aug 20th, 2014
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Scientists have figured out how to pick up and transfer single cells using a pipette - a common laboratory tool that's been tweaked slightly.
Aug 19th, 2014
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