Scientists have found unusual properties of silicon nanoparticles. They have shown that at normal conditions silica nanoparticles are enriched in oxygen. Such nanoparticles are magnetic and contain reactive oxygen species. This may explain the known high toxicity and carcinogenicity of silica dust.
Nov 9th, 2016
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Physicists conducted a current through gold-plated nanowires, which independently assembled themselves from single DNA strands.
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StartupNano opens its doors to entrepreneurs around the world working with nanotechnology based solutions.
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Researchers pioneer technique to grow monolayer tungsten disulfide for next-generation transistors, wearable electronics, and biomedical devices.
Nov 9th, 2016
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A multi-institutional research team has developed a new electroactive polymer material that can change shape and size when exposed to a relatively small electric field. The advance overcomes two longstanding challenges regarding the use of electroactive polymers to develop new devices, opening the door to a suite of applications ranging from microrobotics to designer haptic, optic, microfluidic and wearable technologies.
Nov 9th, 2016
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A new type of sensor has the potential to replace sniffer dogs when it comes to detecting explosives such as TNT.
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Engineers have developed a cloaking device for microscopic photonic integrated devices - the building blocks of photonic computer chips that run on light instead of electrical current - in an effort to make future chips smaller, faster and consume much less power.
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Researchers succeeded in quantifying the effects of radiation on individual cancer cells. This means that radiation therapies can now be tailored to individual tumours and thus be more effective.
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With a thickness of just 1.3 nanometers - 10 times smaller than the current standard silicon diodes - this device could be used in the Internet of Things, smart devices, wearable electronics and photoelectronics.
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The risk of catching fatal Legionnaires' disease from air conditioning units has been dramatically reduced, thanks to a new biophotonic light sensor that spots Legionella bacteria 240 times quicker than methods used today.
Nov 9th, 2016
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A team of researchers uses laser light in two different ways to understand the dynamics of polar organic liquids, dissolved in water.
Nov 8th, 2016
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Researchers simplified a synthesis process to make large-surface-area materials possible.
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Researchers are running structural studies using extensive numerical simulations on a supercomputer to study the motion of more than 500 atoms - in an effort to determine the forces on each atom and the total energy via density functional calculations.
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Physicists boost efficiency of material that holds promise as base for next-generation solar cells.
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With size comparable to a blood cell, those tiny robots have the potential to be injected into patients' bodies, helping surgeons to remove tumors and enabling more precise engineering of targeted medications.
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A group of scientists shows that it is possible, and even necessary for a sustainable future, to drive chemical reactions using solar energy.
Nov 8th, 2016
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