Researchers have developed a method to produce size-tailored particles of zinc peroxide. This allows targeted modification of their properties, such as the destruction of cancer cells.
Jun 29th, 2017
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Graphene can filter nanometer-sized molecules at 10 to 100 times the rate of commercial membranes.
Jun 29th, 2017
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The adhesive, made from nanoparticles of hydroxyapatite, glues both synthetic hydrogels and mouse soft tissue, providing a promising alternative to organic materials currently in use for clinical applications.
Jun 29th, 2017
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Materials scientists and engineers are reporting success in developing a new material that promises to help ensure that microelectromechanical systems can continue to meet the demands of the next technological frontier.
Jun 28th, 2017
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Researchers have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light.
Jun 28th, 2017
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Combining nanophotonics and thermoelectrics, engineers generate materials capable of distinguishing between tiny differences in wavelengths of light.
Jun 28th, 2017
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This active drug-delivery system addresses the limitations seen for the anti-cancer drug BA-TPQ - poor solubility and low bioavailability.
Jun 28th, 2017
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Scientists have developed a method that allows them to engineer crystals with a large fraction of reactive facets.
Jun 28th, 2017
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Researchers designed 'two-faced' spherical particles to perform the task. One face is made with magnesium, which reacts with water to produce hydrogen bubbles to propel the microbots. The other face is made out of alternating iron and gold layers topped by silver nanoparticles.
Jun 28th, 2017
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The world's lightest 3-D printed structure is so lightweight that it can be placed on top of a cotton ball or the petals of a flower.
Jun 28th, 2017
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Scientists are investigating how to tailor drug therapies using exosomes - nanoscale sacs full of biomarkers like lipids, proteins and nucleic acids found in bodily fluids - that can be used to achieve a noninvasive 'liquid biopsy'.
Jun 28th, 2017
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Tracking movements of individual particles provides understanding of collective motions, synchronization and self-assembly.
Jun 28th, 2017
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A international team of researchers has discovered magnetic vortex-antivortex pairs arising from correlated electron spins in a newly engineered trilayer material. The discovery could advance memory cells and points to the potential development of 3-D magnetic logic circuits.
Jun 28th, 2017
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New research suggests co-administration with chemotherapy drugs most effective strategy.
Jun 28th, 2017
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Physicists have demonstrated the deterministic generation of entangled photon states using a single semiconductor quantum dot, and could thereby outperform fundamental sensitivity boundaries, unattainable with classical light.
Jun 28th, 2017
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Focus on the development of drug carriers from polymer chemicals for use in biological systems.
Jun 28th, 2017
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