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Researchers Mimic the Functioning of Brain Neurons Using Nanomaterials

Especially activities in the field of artificial intelligence, like teaching robots to walk or precise automatic image recognition, demand ever more powerful, yet at the same time more economical computer chips.

15 Jul 2020

New Nanoscale Interface Helps Trap CO2 from Industrial Emissions

Climate breakdown caused by the emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is a major existential problem faced by humanity right now.

14 Jul 2020

Nanocage Captures and Straightens Out Molecule-Sized Tangles of Polymers

A team of scientists at the University of Vermont have invented a new tool--they call it a "nanocage"--that can catch and straighten out molecule-sized tangles of polymers.

13 Jul 2020

Forge Nano and Brookhaven Lab to Develop Nanocages for Nuclear Power Production

A research proposal submitted by the Center for Functional Nanomaterials and Nuclear Science and Technology Department at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, with the startup Forge Nano as a partner, has been selected as a 2020 Technology Commercialization Fund project.

10 Jul 2020

Scientists Develop First-Ever Nitrogen-Containing Graphene Ribbons

The first-ever porous graphene ribbons have been produced by a group of chemists and physicists with certain carbon atoms present in the crystal lattice replaced with nitrogen atoms.

9 Jul 2020

Fluorescent Nanoparticles Could Help Advance Biomedical Applications

The discovery of green fluorescent protein, which is made by a jellyfish, transformed cell biology. It allowed scientists to stitch the GFP sequence to proteins from other organisms to trace their movements and interactions in living cells.

9 Jul 2020

Unique Nanoparticle Increases Effectiveness of Cancer Treatment

According to Penn State scientists, a special nanoparticle used to provide a localized cancer treatment suppresses the growth of tumors.

8 Jul 2020

Nanoparticles Used to Deliver Gene Therapy for Macular Degeneration

Two researchers from Johns Hopkins University—an ophthalmologist and an engineer—have successfully used nanoparticles to deliver gene therapy for blinding eye disease.

8 Jul 2020

Researchers Use Graphene to Improve Performance and Stability of Solar Cells

A research team, affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has developed an innovative electrode that is expected to considerably enhance the stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs).

6 Jul 2020

Nanoparticles Offer a Promising Way for Treating Cancer, Liver Disorders

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have developed a safer and more efficient way to deliver a promising new method for treating cancer and liver disorders and for vaccination -- including a COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Therapeutics that has advanced to clinical trials with humans.

3 Jul 2020