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Unique copper nanocluster design boosts CO₂ reduction selectivity
While humble copper (Cu) may not boast the allure of gold or silver, its remarkable versatility makes it invaluable in cutting-edge research. A collaborative effort by scientists from Tohoku University, the Tokyo University ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 13, 2024
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Nanopatterned graphene enables infrared 'color' detection and imaging
University of Central Florida (UCF) researcher Debashis Chanda, a professor at UCF's NanoScience Technology Center, has developed a new technique to detect long wave infrared (LWIR) photons of different wavelengths or "colors."
Nanophysics
Dec 12, 2024
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Stabilized ferrocene molecules result in the world's smallest electrically controlled molecular machine
Artificial molecular machines, nanoscale machines consisting of a few molecules, offer the potential to transform fields involving catalysts, molecular electronics, medicines, and quantum materials. These machines operate ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 12, 2024
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Atomic force microscopy reveals microtubule defects at submolecular resolution
In a study recently published in the journal Nano Letters, researchers from Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, used frequency-modulated atomic force microscopy to reveal the submolecular ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 12, 2024
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New methods generate and supercharge magnetism of 2D materials
At just a few atoms of thickness, 2D materials offer revolutionary possibilities for new technologies that are microscopically sized but have the same capabilities as existing machines.
Nanophysics
Dec 11, 2024
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New X-ray technique maps the nanoscale architecture of functional materials
Researchers have pioneered a new technique at the Swiss Light Source SLS called X-ray linear dichroic orientation tomography, which probes the orientation of a material's building blocks at the nanoscale in three-dimensions.
Nanomaterials
Dec 11, 2024
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Drug-free pain relief: Solvent molecules offer non-addictive alternative
Researchers have made a discovery regarding the TRPV1 (transient receptor potential vanilloid 1) ion channel and its role in pain perception. The study reveals how solvent molecules can modulate pain signals, offering a potential ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 11, 2024
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Copper nanoclusters enable control of CO₂ reduction products
Rising CO₂ emissions are accelerating global warming and climate change. But what if scientists could repurpose excess CO₂ into a potential energy source?
Nanomaterials
Dec 11, 2024
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Lipid nanoparticle delivers potential mRNA cure for pre-eclampsia
Penn Engineers have made a critical breakthrough that bridges a major healthy equity gap for pregnant people with pre-eclampsia, a condition that arises due to insufficient blood flow to the placenta and results in high maternal ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 11, 2024
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Nanoscale analysis uncovers method to prevent dental erosion from carbonated drinks
A Korean research team, which had previously visualized and scientifically proven the harmful effects of carbonated drinks like cola on dental health using nanotechnology, has now identified a mechanism for an effective method ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 11, 2024
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Nanofluidic devices and their role in matter manipulation
One of the great ambitions in the scientific world is to use tiny objects—such as molecules, viruses, and nanoparticles—as building blocks to construct essential macromolecules and materials, much like constructing intricate ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 11, 2024
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Graphene stacking discovery could herald new era for quantum applications
Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a two-dimensional honeycomb lattice, is known for its exceptional properties: incredible strength (about 200 times stronger than steel), light weight, flexibility, and ...
Nanophysics
Dec 10, 2024
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Precision engineering enables design of virus-like particles that can deliver genetic material into cells
Scientists from NPL, working in collaboration with AI experts from IBM and the Science and Technology facilities Council (STFC) Hartree Center, are applying the principles of precision engineering of biological systems to ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 10, 2024
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Nanopore direct RNA sequencing finds cancer's 'fingerprint' to improve early detection
Different types of cancer have unique molecular "fingerprints" which are detectable in early stages of the disease and can be picked up with near-perfect accuracy by small, portable scanners in just a few hours, according ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 10, 2024
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Scientists develop coating for enhanced thermal imaging through hot windows
A team of Rice University scientists has solved a long-standing problem in thermal imaging, making it possible to capture clear images of objects through hot windows. Imaging applications in a range of fields—such as security, ...
Nanophysics
Dec 10, 2024
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Nanostructured two-dimensional gold monolayers expand possibilities for catalysis, electronics, and energy conversion
Researchers have created nearly freestanding nanostructured two-dimensional (2D) gold monolayers, an impressive feat of nanomaterial engineering that could open up new avenues in catalysis, electronics, and energy conversion.
Nanomaterials
Dec 10, 2024
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Silver nanocubes enable nanolaser light generation
Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania researchers, and scientists from Japan have developed a unique nanolaser. Although the dimensions of this laser are so small that its structure can only be seen through a powerful ...
Nanophysics
Dec 10, 2024
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Rethinking the brain pacemaker: How better nanocomposites can improve signals
Two years ago, a medical professional approached scientists at the University of Tabriz in Iran with an interesting problem: Patients were having headaches after pacemaker implants. Working together to investigate, they began ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 10, 2024
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Ultrasound-guided microscopic 'flower' particles show promise in targeted drug delivery
How can medicines be directed to precise locations within the body where they need to act? Scientists have been researching this question for a long time. An example would be delivering cancer drugs directly to a tumor so ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 10, 2024
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Metal coordination-based approach paves way for controlled synthesis of important protein structural motifs
A newly developed approach can precisely produce four-stranded β-sheets through metal–peptide coordination, report researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo. Their innovative methodology overcomes long-standing challenges ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 10, 2024
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