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Implantable device shrinks pancreatic tumors

Nanomedicine researchers have found a way to tame pancreatic cancer - one of the most aggressive and difficult to treat cancers - by delivering immunotherapy directly into the tumor with a device that is smaller than a grain of rice.

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Lightly dressed

A team of physicists watches electrons getting dressed with light.

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Nanogenerator-powered, standalone sensor system uses human movement to monitor health and environment

The system combines nanogenerators with micro-supercapacitors to harvest and story energy generated by human movement.

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Hybrid laser pulses enable ultrafast control of spin and valley currents

Researchers discovered a method for inducing and controlling the flow of spin and valley currents in ultrafast timeframes using specially designed laser pulses. This discovery offers a fresh perspective on the search for the next generation of information technologies.

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Breakthrough in magnetic quantum material paves way for ultra-fast sustainable computers

Researchers have made a device fabricated of a two-dimensional magnetic quantum material work in room temperature.

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Oxygen nanocarriers to help phototherapy combat tumors

Scientists create drug nanocarriers to deliver oxygen to the tumor in order to enhance the efficiency of phototherapy by increasing oxygen availability for therapy in solid cancers.

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Single-enzyme breakthrough powers flexible biofuel cells

By adopting a single-enzyme approach, scientists have unlocked a new era in enzymatic biofuel cell technology, where one device serves a dual purpose: harvesting electricity and providing an analytical signal for glucose detection, all powered by a single enzyme, glucose oxidase, on both the anode and cathode.

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Multifunctional patch offers early detection of plant diseases, other crop threats

Scientists have developed an electronic patch that can be applied to the leaves of plants to monitor crops for different pathogens - such as viral and fungal infections - and stresses such as drought or salinity.

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Bacteria-powered biobattery with 100-year shelf life

Researchers use spore-forming bacteria to create a biobattery that potentially would still work after 100 years.

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Groundbreaking 3D printing technology even for DNA and proteins

Researchers developed a 3D printing technology that directly allows precise writing and patterning of various biopolymers with full mechanical stability and functional integrity.

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Graphene claims yet another superlative

Scientists report record-high magnetoresistance that appears in graphene under ambient conditions.

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Researchers reveal stability origin of Dion-Jacobson 2D perovskites

Researchers demonstrated that the stability of DJ 2D perovskites hinges on the rigidity of organic diammonium cations, which can induce the co-adaptation of organic and inorganic components to stabilize the 2D structure.

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Backscattering protection in integrated photonics is impossible with existing technologies

Researchers raise fundamental questions about the proposed value of topological protection against backscattering in integrated photonics.

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Nanotubes as optical stopwatch for the detection of neurotransmitters

Researchers have used carbon nanotubes to detect the important neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain.

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Researchers find the key to overcome the limits in X-ray microscopy

Researchers succeeded in developing a core technology that can overcome the resolution limitations of existing X-ray microscopes.

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Combining irradiation and lithography to engineer advanced conducting materials

Researchers developed a process to engineer nanoscale arrays of conducting channels for advanced scalable electronic circuitry.

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