Nanoparticles can be used as substrates for computation, with algorithmic and autonomous control of their unique properties. However, scalable architecture to form nanoparticle-based computing systems is lacking at present. ...
Metallic nanoparticles have been used as glass colorants since the Roman Empire. One of the most famous pieces of pottery from the period is the Lycurgus cup. The nanoparticles embedded in this cup have an optical peculiarity, ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 15, 2019
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Healing is a complex process in adult skin impairments, requiring collaborative biochemical processes for onsite repair. Diverse cell types (macrophages, leukocytes, mast cells) contribute to the associated phases of proliferation, ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Down syndrome is the most common birth defect, occurring once in every 700 births. However, traditional non-invasive prenatal tests for the condition are unreliable ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 13, 2019
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For decades, women have shouldered most of the burden of contraception. However, long-term use of female birth control pills could increase the risk for side effects such as blood clots or breast cancer. Now, inspired by ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 30, 2019
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When you light up a metal nanoparticle, you get light back. It's often a different color. That's a fact—but the why is up for debate.
Nanomaterials
Jan 28, 2019
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Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have developed a highly innovative new enzyme biomarker test that has the potential to indicate diseases and bacterial contamination saving time, money and possibly lives.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 17, 2019
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A West Virginia University physics student has created a new machine-learning model that has the potential to make searching for energy and environmental materials more efficient.
Materials Science
Jan 10, 2019
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Scientists from the University of Bath (UK) and Northwestern University (USA) have developed a new type of sensor platform using a gold nanoparticle array, which is 100 times more sensitive than current similar sensors.
Nanophysics
Jan 9, 2019
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Rice University researchers have discovered a fundamentally different form of light-matter interaction in their experiments with gold nanoparticles.
Nanophysics
Nov 30, 2018
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