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DNA Origami-Based Nanostructures Could Be Used to Target and Destroy Cancer Cells

A new study highlights the potential of artificial DNA structures that, when fitted with antibodies, instruct the immune system to specifically target cancerous cells.

21 Aug 2023

Laser-Assisted Construction of All-Graphene Macrostructures

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) have presented a laser-assisted layer-by-layer covalent growth approach for producing highly crystalline all-graphene macrostructures (AGMs).

21 Aug 2023

New Precision Motion Control Solutions for Optics and Photonics Applications

Auburn, MA – In San Diego next week, discover PI’s latest nanopositioning and automation solutions for optics and photonics applications such as active alignment systems, fast steering mirrors, and fast focus...

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 18 Aug 2023

UbiQD Expands Collaboration with First Solar on Quantum Dot-Enhanced Solar Modules

UbiQD, Inc., a New Mexico-based nanotechnology company, announced today that it has entered into a joint development agreement, with First Solar, Inc., to further collaborate on developing the potential to incorporate fluorescent quantum dot technology in advanced solar modules.

17 Aug 2023

Switching ‘Spin’ On and Off (and Up and Down) in Quantum Materials at Room Temperature

Researchers have found a way to control the interaction of light and quantum ‘spin’ in organic semiconductors that works even at room temperature.

17 Aug 2023

Gold Buckyballs, Oft-Used Nanoparticle ‘Seeds’ are One and the Same

Rice University chemists have discovered that tiny gold “seed” particles, a key ingredient in one of the most common nanoparticle recipes, are one and the same as gold buckyballs, 32-atom spherical molecules that are cousins of the carbon buckyballs discovered at Rice in 1985.

17 Aug 2023

Recreating Molecular Languages for Nanotech Applications from Origins to Innovations

Due to groundbreaking work by Canadian scientists at Université de Montréal, two molecular languages at the origin of life have been efficiently recreated and mathematically evaluated.

16 Aug 2023

Tiny Gold “Seed” Particles are One and the Same as Gold Buckyballs

Rice University chemists have discovered that tiny gold "seed" particles, a key ingredient in one of the most common nanoparticle recipes, are one and the same as gold buckyballs, 32-atom spherical molecules that are cousins of the carbon buckyballs discovered at Rice in 1985.

16 Aug 2023

Water Sensor With Graphene-Based Nanolayer for Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring

There is a global water crisis, and it is not only about the dwindling supply of clean water. Contaminated drinking water exposes hundreds of millions of people worldwide to toxins, such as bacteria, heavy metals, pesticides and coronaviruses.

11 Aug 2023

New Nanozymes Could Make Chemotherapy Safer for Cancer Patients

Chemotherapy is a mainstay of cancer treatment. While effective, this therapy indiscriminately kills rapidly dividing cells—cancerous or otherwise—so patients frequently experience severe side effects, ultimately limiting its utility.

10 Aug 2023

Indium Corporation to Supply High-Quality Gallium Acetylacetonate

Indium Corporation® is proud to be a global supplier of high-quality, high-purity gallium acetylacetonate, also known as Ga(acac)3. Ga(acac)3 is an organometallic coordination complex, with gallium at the center surrounded by three acetylacetonate ligands, which has several applications in materials science, organic chemistry, and catalysis due to its versatility and stability.

From Indium Corporation 10 Aug 2023