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Study Could Pave Way to Extremely Efficient Means of Data Storage

Atomically thin van der Waals magnets are broadly perceived as the ubiquitously compact media for rapid data processing and next-generation magnetic data storage.

3 Jun 2021

US Patent Granted to Graphene-Based Environmental Remediation Technology

A graphene-based material that could filter heavy metals and other contaminants from water and air has been patented in the US.

By Robert Lea 2 Jun 2021

Graphene-Based Nanozymes can be Used to Identify L-Cysteine in Serum

Graphene-based materials can be obtained using various reducing agents, many of which are dangerous and toxic chemicals, and the obtained graphene-based materials are prone to aggregation, limiting their practical applications.

2 Jun 2021

Polymeric Nanoparticles Deliver Dopamine to Parkinson’s-Affected Rat Brain

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a general neurodegenerative disorder that occurs due to the death of dopaminergic neurons in a part of the brain (called substantia nigra pars compacta), which results in a lack of dopamine (DA), one of the principal neurotransmitters active in the central nervous system.

2 Jun 2021

Dolomite Microfluidics and Phosphorex Partner to Accelerate Lipid Nanoparticle Development in the Fields of Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine

Dolomite Microfluidics, a leading developer of particle systems for drug delivery, and Phosphorex, Inc., a leading contract development and manufacturing organization specializing in particle-based formulation of drug products, are pleased to announce their partnership to establish unique capabilities in drug and vaccine development.

From Phosphorex, Inc. 2 Jun 2021

New Laser-Driven Method to Create Nanoparticles

For the first time, an interdisciplinary group from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces has developed a laser-driven technology that allows them to make nanoparticles like nickel oxides, cobalt, and copper.

1 Jun 2021

Study Shows Peptide Nanoparticles can be Used for In Vitro Visualization

A collaborative study by Kazan Federal University and Chinese Academy Sciences has been reported in Chemical Engineering Journal.

31 May 2021

Review: Nanofibrous Filters for Improving Air Purification

In a paper published in NANO, the author reviewed many kinds of nanofibrous filters including the component, preparation process, and application performances to provide directional guidance for improvement of the air purification field.

31 May 2021

Researchers Develop Perovskite Nanocrystal Superlattices with Superfluorescent Properties

Researchers have developed new types of materials that combines two or three types of nanoparticles into structures that display fundamental new properties such as superfluorescence.

31 May 2021

Optical Forging Can Make Graphene Ultrastiff

Graphene is an ultrathin material characterized by its ultrasmall bending modulus, superflimsiness.

28 May 2021

Combined Presence of Nanoplastics and Arsenic Affects Biological Functions of Oysters

Oysters' exposure to plastics is concerning, particularly because these materials can accumulate and release metals which are then absorbed by the molluscs.

28 May 2021

Microscopic Diamond Tracers can Provide Information via MRI and Optical Microscopy

When doctors or scientists want to peer into living tissue, there's always a trade-off between how deep they can probe and how clear a picture they can get.

27 May 2021

Inhalable Nanobodies can Treat Severe COVID-19 Infection

Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have demonstrated that inhalable nanobodies can prevent and cure severe COVID-19 in hamsters by targeting the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

27 May 2021

International Research Team Discovers that it Takes some Heat to form Ice on Graphene

A new study from the University of Surrey, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and Graz University of Technology (Austria), reveals that energy is needed for water to proceed through the first step of ice formation on graphene.

27 May 2021