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Ultrasonic nanocrystal surface modification restores stainless steel's corrosion resistance
Found in everything from kitchen appliances to sustainable energy infrastructure, stainless steels are used extensively due to their excellent corrosion (rusting) resistance. They're an important material in many industries, ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 25, 2025
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Structure dictates effectiveness and safety in nanomedicine, driving therapeutic innovation, say scientists
Historically, the vast majority of pharmaceutical drugs have been meticulously designed down to the atomic level. The specific location of each atom within the drug molecule is a critical factor in determining how well it ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 25, 2025
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Ultrafast plasmon-enhanced magnetic bit switching at the nanoscale
Researchers from Max Born Institute have demonstrated a successful way to control and manipulate nanoscale magnetic bits—the building blocks of digital data—using an ultrafast laser pulse and plasmonic gold nanostructures. ...
Nanophysics
Apr 24, 2025
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Modular protein adapter technology enables exosome-based precision drug delivery
A joint research team has developed a modular protein adapter technology that enables the stable attachment of various substances to the surface of extracellular vesicles (exosomes). It was designed to enable functional molecules ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 24, 2025
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Carbon nanotube-based strain sensor can detects deformations in multiple directions
Over the past decades, electronics engineers developed increasingly small, flexible and sophisticated sensors that can pick up a wide range of signals, ranging from human motions to heartrate and other biological signals. ...
Scientists have found a way to 'tattoo' tardigrades
If you haven't heard of a tardigrade before, prepare to be wowed. These clumsy, eight-legged creatures, nicknamed water bears, are about half a millimeter long and can survive practically anything: freezing temperatures, ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 23, 2025
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Nanoparticle treatment combined with radiation therapy significantly improves glioblastoma survival in mice
Glioblastoma multiforme is an aggressive brain tumor that mainly affects adults. Approximately 30,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with GBM every year and patients have a 5-year survival rate of 7%. Current treatments ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 23, 2025
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High-performance 3D-printed graphene composites developed for efficient ice control
A research team led by Prof. Wang Zhenyang at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel 3D-printed graphene/polymer double-layer composite featuring high anisotropic ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 23, 2025
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Q&A: Microscopic 'traffic jams' solution inspires new insights into particle movement and drug delivery
From microscopic robots that can carry and deliver drugs inside the human body to tiny particles that can detect and break down microplastics, an emerging field called active matter is looking toward the microscale to solve ...
Nanophysics
Apr 22, 2025
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Dual-mode MRI nanoprobe mimics biological processes to pinpoint early fibrosis in fatty liver disease
A research team has developed an innovative biomimetic dual-mode magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) nanoprobe for detecting early-stage liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Bio & Medicine
Apr 22, 2025
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Ultrasound-activated nanoparticles wipe out biofilm infections in lab tests
Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a new drug delivery system using ultrasound-activated nanoparticles to break through and destroy bacterial biofilms. This offers a promising solution that could address ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 22, 2025
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First-ever real-time visualization of nanoscale domain response may boost ultrasound imaging technology
Ultrasound imaging is one of the most widely used diagnostic tools in modern medicine. Behind its noninvasive magic lies a class of materials known as piezoelectric single crystals, which can convert electrical signals into ...
Nanophysics
Apr 22, 2025
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Smart nanotherapy enhances immune attack on melanoma
Researchers have developed an innovative nano-immune agonist that significantly improves immunotherapy outcomes for melanoma—a highly aggressive and hard-to-treat form of skin cancer.
Bio & Medicine
Apr 22, 2025
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High-tech sticker can identify real human emotions
Saying one thing while feeling another is part of being human, but bottling up emotions can have serious psychological consequences, such as anxiety or panic attacks. To help health care providers tell the difference, a team ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 21, 2025
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Hybrid surface combines hydrophobic nanowires and hydrophilic channels to prevent condensation flooding
Condensation is critical for applications like power generation, water harvesting, and cooling systems. However, traditional surfaces suffer from a drop in performance under high subcooling, when the surface temperature is ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 21, 2025
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Hard carbon-tin nano-composite creates high-performance battery anode
As the demand continues to grow for batteries capable of ultra-fast charging and high energy density in various sectors—from electric vehicles to large-scale energy storage systems (ESS)—a joint research team from POSTECH ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 18, 2025
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Unlocking the secrets of salt crystal formation at the nanoscale
In nature and technology, crystallization plays a pivotal role, from forming snowflakes and pharmaceuticals to creating advanced batteries and desalination membranes. Despite its importance, crystallization at the nanoscale ...
Quantum confinement explains the dramatic rise of electrical resistivity in few-nanometers-thick silicon sheets
Consumer electronic devices are made from materials that we have been using for more than 60 years, mainly silicon, germanium and copper. Why have semiconductor electronics become increasingly fast over this time?
Golden eyes: How gold nanoparticles may one day help to restore people's vision
A new study by Brown University researchers suggests that gold nanoparticles—microscopic bits of gold thousands of times thinner than a human hair—might one day be used to help restore vision in people with macular degeneration ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 16, 2025
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Customizable fluorescent nanoclays offer diverse applications
Imagine tiny LEGO pieces that automatically snap together to form a strong, flat sheet. Then, scientists add special chemical "hooks" to these sheets to attach glowing molecules called fluorophores.
Nanomaterials
Apr 16, 2025
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