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New Platform can Detect Biomarker of Radiation-Resistant Malignant Cancer Using TpTta-COF Nanosheet

In a paper published in NANO, a team of researchers from Jiangnan University, China have prepared a convenient sensing platform which can detect microRNA-205 with high sensitivity and excellent selectivity using TpTta-COF nanosheet and fluorescent oligonucleotide probes.

18 Jun 2021

Breaking 2D Material's Symmetry can Create a Novel Optoelectronic Phenomenon

Optoelectronic materials that are capable of converting the energy of light into electricity, and electricity into light, have promising applications as light-emitting, energy-harvesting, and sensing technologies.

18 Jun 2021

Nanodecoy Therapy is an Effective Alternative to Neutralize SARS-CoV-2 Virus

Nanodecoys are made from human lung spheroid cells (LSCs). They bind and neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus, promoting viral clearance and reducing injury to the lungs in a COVID-19 macaque model.

18 Jun 2021

Urban Waste Being Used to Create Graphene

Graphenea is part of a flagship project CIRCULAR BIOCARBON, which kicked off this week, and which has been awarded over 23 M€ to develop a first-of-its kind flagship biorefinery, designed to turn the organic fractio...

18 Jun 2021

Oxford Instruments plc Reaches Agreement to Buy WITec GmbH

Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high-technology solutions, information and services for industry and research, today announces the acquisition of WITec Wissenschaftliche Instrumente und Technologie GmbH, a leading provider of Raman microscopy imaging solutions, based in Ulm, Germany, for a cash-free, debt-free consideration of €42m, of which €5m is conditional on trading performance over a period of 12 months following completion.

From Oxford Instruments plc 18 Jun 2021

WITec GmbH Joins Oxford Instruments plc

The management team of WITec GmbH is proud to announce that WITec was acquired by Oxford Instruments plc, a UK based company that has a great reputation in the scientific community, and in the future will be part of their Materials Analysis Group.

From Oxford Instruments WITec 18 Jun 2021

Study Reveals Effect of Environmental Factors on the Nanostructure of Bioplastics

A biologist from RUDN University has investigated the aggressive effect of environmental factors, such as ozone, salts and water, on ultrathin nanofibers of biopolymers.

17 Jun 2021

Researchers Use Graphene to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Lab Experiments

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have successfully used graphene -- one of the strongest, thinnest known materials -- to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory experiments.

17 Jun 2021

Graphene Sheet Acts Like Video Camera to Record Electrical Activity of a Beating Heart

Bay Area scientists have captured the real-time electrical activity of a beating heart, using a sheet of graphene to record an optical image -- almost like a video camera -- of the faint electric fields generated by the rhythmic firing of the heart's muscle cells.

17 Jun 2021

Cell Membrane-Coated Nanoparticles Deliver Drugs Directly to Inflamed Lungs

Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed immune cell-mimicking nanoparticles that target inflammation in the lungs and deliver drugs directly where they're needed.

17 Jun 2021

Infrared Imaging Using Ultrathin and Transparent Semiconductor Nanocrystals

The demand for detecting infrared light, invisible to human eyes, is constantly growing, due to a wide variety of applications ranging from food quality control and remote sensing to night vision devices and lidar.

16 Jun 2021

Microlight3D Selected for FET-Open European Project Aiming to Combat ‘Urban Heat Islands’ with Nanotechnology

Microlight3D, a specialty manufacturer of high-resolution micro-scale 2D & 3D printing systems for industrial and scientific applications, today announces the award of FET-Open European funding to develop microstructured concrete that will transform a buildings capacity to cool down, naturally.

From Microlight3D 16 Jun 2021