Neutron scattering is a technique commonly used in physics and biology to understand the composition of complex multicomponent mixtures and is increasingly being used to study applied materials such as food. A new paper published ...
General Physics
Feb 26, 2021
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Three-dimensional (3-D) structures at the nanoscale are important in modern devices, although their fabrication with traditional top-down approaches is complex and expensive. Block copolymers (BCPs) that are analogous to ...
Nanocapsules and other containers can transport drugs through a patient's body directly to the origin of the disease and release them there in a controlled manner. Such sophisticated systems are occasionally used in cancer ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 30, 2019
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We choose to spend money on household items based on how they look, feel and taste, and how we think they might make our lives better.
Bio & Medicine
May 21, 2019
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Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the Fritz Haber Institute Berlin have developed a new method of to conserve rare and expensive catalysts and use them sparingly. They enclosed a precious metal salt in tiny micelles, ...
Bio & Medicine
May 15, 2019
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Researchers at Tokyo Tech have developed a nanosized container bearing photoswitches that takes up hydrophobic compounds of various size and shape in water and subsequently releases them quantitatively by non-invasive light ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 25, 2019
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Micelles are unique biological structures in that they are an assembly of molecules with properties that both attract and repel water. They form around other molecules to help them travel and "push" through wet environments, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 18, 2018
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Even though nanographene is insoluble in water and organic solvents, Kumamoto University (KU) and Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) researchers have found a way to dissolve it in water. Using "molecular containers" ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 6, 2018
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OIST scientists designed a new method to create crystals using a combination of shear flow and controlled temperature.
Materials Science
Feb 12, 2016
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