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Nanoparticle-Loaded Cells Could Help Improve Heart Function Following Myocardial Infarction

What is the best way to treat damaged cardiac tissue with replacement muscle cells following a heart attack? A team of researchers under the guidance of the University of Bonn is now presenting a novel approach on mice: muscle replacement cells loaded with magnetic nanoparticles will take over the function of the damaged tissue.

4 Dec 2017

Biotemplates Innovation Opens Path for Cost-Effective Nanobots

Although nanorobots have been a feature of science fiction stories for several years, its potential ranges from drug delivery and cancer diagnosis to tissue repair and more.

1 Dec 2017

Researchers Discover Nanomaterial’s Huge Cryptographic Potential

Researchers at New York University Tandon School of Engineering report a new group of unclonable cyber security primitives composed of an economical nanomaterial with the maximum possible level of structural randomness.

30 Nov 2017

Researchers Move Closer to Making Nanotransistors by Using Graphene

Although transistors developed by using carbon nanostructures seem to be a distant dream, they can become actuality in the near future. An international team of scientists in collaboration with Empa has at present been successful in developing nanotransistors by using graphene ribbons with a width of just few atoms.

30 Nov 2017

Adding Tin to Nanoparticle’s Germanium Core Allows Particles to Absorb More Light

Germanium nanoparticles with enhanced photoluminescence have been developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, making them potentially promising materials for solar cells and imaging probes.

30 Nov 2017

New Method for Delivering Chemotherapy Nanodrugs Reduces Side-Effects

A new method for delivering chemotherapy nanodrugs capable of increasing the drugs’ bioavailability and reducing side-effects has been developed by Carnegie Mellon University researchers.

29 Nov 2017

Researchers Manage to Increase Surface Area of Nickel Nanoparticles for Catalysis

A team of researchers from North Carolina State University and the Air Force Research Laboratory have found out that a method meant to coat nickel nanoparticles with silica shells in reality fragments the material – forming a small core of oxidized nickel surrounded by smaller satellites embedded in a silica shell.

29 Nov 2017

Tiny Drug-Laden Nanoparticles Delivered to Seek and Destroy Cancer Stem Cells

University of Illinois researchers are now sending small drug-laden nanoparticles on a mission that aims at seeking and destroying cancer stem cells, the rare and elusive cells that can cause cancer to come back even after years have passed since the treatment of the first tumor.

28 Nov 2017

Scientists Develop Flat, Extremely Thin Graphene Metalenses with Tunable Features

In the pursuit of miniaturization, researchers from the Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics of the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), in South Korea, have partnered with researchers at the University of Birmingham and at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) to create flat lenses with the thickness of a credit card and with adjustable features.

28 Nov 2017

In Three Minutes Learn to Make Straight Nanowires

Thanks to Lucas Güniat, the secrets of nanowires—the building blocks of quantum computers— have now been revealed. This accomplished speaker reported the results of his PhD research on nanowires in EPFL’s “My Thesis in 180 Seconds” contest.

24 Nov 2017

NanoSummit in Luxembourg: single wall carbon nanotubes have entered our lives as we approach a nanoaugmented future

Single wall carbon nanotubes are on the fast track to displacing carbon black, multi wall carbon nanotubes, carbon fibers and other conventional additives from their dominant position in the additives market. In Luxembou...

From OCSIAL Group 24 Nov 2017

Nanosponges Could be Used to Protect Eyes from Potentially Blinding Eye Infections

In the last few years, the number of eye surgeries for conditions including glaucoma and cataracts has greatly increased and with it, so has the number of potentially blinding intraocular infections.

23 Nov 2017

Process for Retaining Inherent Properties of Carbon Nanotubes in Various Applications

Distinctive and attractive characteristics of carbon nanotubes such as high electrical conductivity, exceptionally lighter weight, and greater stability than steel will be suitable for a number of applications such as high-performance plastics, ultra-lightweight batteries, and medical implants.

23 Nov 2017

Infrared and Terahertz Spectroscopy Used to Investigate Metallic Conductivity of SWNT Films

The dielectric and optical characteristics of thin macroscopic films have been investigated by a team of international researchers—from MIPT; Lebedev Physical Institute, RAS; Prokhorov General Physics Institute, RAS; Skoltech; and Aalto University (Finland)—depending upon single-walled carbon nanotubes.

22 Nov 2017

Innovative Applications of Nanotechnology Coupled with Fiber Science

If chances are that one has used a bandage to cover a wound, treated an infection by consuming antibiotics, or used natural gas for heating the home, then possibilities are that various advancements in the field of research in nanotechnology at Colorado State University (CSU) might ultimately be advantageous.

22 Nov 2017

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Nanoparticle-Loaded Cells Could Help Improve Heart Function Following Myocardial Infarction

Biotemplates Innovation Opens Path for Cost-Effective Nanobots

Researchers Discover Nanomaterial’s Huge Cryptographic Potential

Researchers Move Closer to Making Nanotransistors by Using Graphene

Adding Tin to Nanoparticle’s Germanium Core Allows Particles to Absorb More Light

New Method for Delivering Chemotherapy Nanodrugs Reduces Side-Effects

Researchers Manage to Increase Surface Area of Nickel Nanoparticles for Catalysis

Tiny Drug-Laden Nanoparticles Delivered to Seek and Destroy Cancer Stem Cells

Scientists Develop Flat, Extremely Thin Graphene Metalenses with Tunable Features

In Three Minutes Learn to Make Straight Nanowires

NanoSummit in Luxembourg: single wall carbon nanotubes have entered our lives as we approach a nanoaugmented future

Nanosponges Could be Used to Protect Eyes from Potentially Blinding Eye Infections

Process for Retaining Inherent Properties of Carbon Nanotubes in Various Applications

Infrared and Terahertz Spectroscopy Used to Investigate Metallic Conductivity of SWNT Films

Innovative Applications of Nanotechnology Coupled with Fiber Science

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