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Gold Nanotubes Could be Used to Treat Asbestos-Related Cancers

Gold nanotubes - tiny hollow cylinders one thousandth the width of a human hair - could be used to treat mesothelioma, a type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, according to a team of researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Leeds.

27 Oct 2020

New Protocol to Accurately Assess Immune Properties of Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles

Therapeutic nucleic acids - lab-created segments of DNA or RNA, designed be used to block or modify genes, control gene expression or regulate other cellular processes - are a promising but still emerging area of biomedical treatment, with several drugs already in use and many more in trials.

27 Oct 2020

Scientists Synthesize Graphene Nanoribbons that Could Advance Quantum Devices

An international multi-institution team of scientists has synthesized graphene nanoribbons - ultrathin strips of carbon atoms - on a titanium dioxide surface using an atomically precise method that removes a barrier for custom-designed carbon nanostructures required for quantum information sciences.

27 Oct 2020

New Nanocatalyst can Convert Greenhouse Gases into Hydrogen

Researchers have created a new nanocatalyst that can be used to recycle major greenhouse gases, such as methane and carbon dioxide, into extremely valuable hydrogen gas.

27 Oct 2020

Kitchen-Temperature Supercurrents From Stacked 2D Materials

Could a stack of 2D materials allow for supercurrents at ground-breakingly warm temperatures, easily achievable in the household kitchen?

22 Oct 2020

New Nanocrystal-Based Smart Skin Changes Color upon Stretching

Chameleons are well known for their abilities to change colors to camouflage themselves, communicate, and control their temperature.

22 Oct 2020

Gold Nanorod Scattering Used to Detect Macrophage Subtypes

Every biological system is naturally equipped with a defense mechanism to protect against abnormal changes caused by either local, environmental, or biochemical alteration.

21 Oct 2020

Researchers Develop Antibacterial Nano-Coatings Based on Boron Nitride

NUST MISIS material scientists have presented antibacterial nano-coatings based on boron nitride, which are highly effective against microbial pathogens.

21 Oct 2020

Researchers Detect Nanodiamonds in Fluid Inclusions of Oceanic Rock Samples

According to an article published in the Geochemical Perspectives Letters journal, low pressure and temperature geological processes that occur on Earth can promote the formation of natural diamonds.

19 Oct 2020

Study Offers New Strategy to Synthesize Crystalline Bulk Graphene Nanoribbons

New work from a team of scientists led by Drs. Kuo Li and Haiyan Zheng from the Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research collaborated with Dr. Jing Ju from Peking University found pressure-induced polymerization of 1,4-diphenylbutadiyne produces crystalline graphitic nanoribbons.

14 Oct 2020