Even with pre-operative imaging methods, surgeons still depend on visual inspection in order to located malignant tissues during surgery.
Micro- and nanostructures found in the wings of a jet black butterfly native to Asia help optimize light absorption, a principle which German scientists have applied to photovoltaics to boost their light harvesting ability and increase solar cell efficiency.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
15 Nov 2017
At the end of a long time spent in working hard in the labs, this week, scientists from the Graphene Flagship are gearing up for conducting two experiments for investigating the use of graphene technologies for space-related applications in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA).
Researchers from RUDN University (Russia) have invented a new method for converting titanium nanoparticles into an efficient substance capable of removing toxic phenol present in water, even in visible light. The results of the study have been reported in the Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics.
In certain patients, castrate-resistant or metastatic prostate cancer can spread to the bone. Although many new treatments are available, they can have a hard time reaching the bone and frequently result in missing the metastatic lesions.
As part of an innovative research, scientists from MIT have created nanoparticles with the ability to deliver the CRISPR genome-editing system for particularly modifying the genes in mice. The researchers used the nanoparticles to deliver the CRISPR components, thereby avoiding the necessity of using viruses for carrying the components.
Ultrathin graphene-oxide membranes capable of filtering whisky to make it as clear as water have been developed by researchers at the University of Manchester.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
14 Nov 2017
2D-materials are made up of special lattice structures. Generally, atoms in the same layer were bound by the covalent bond, while the force present between layers is van der Waals coupling. These materials comprise of super clean surfaces without any dangling bonds.
Researchers at The University of Manchester have created highly-miniaturized force sensors using graphene membranes. The state-of-the-art sensors can recognize tiny variations in pressure across a wide variety of miniscule pressures.
By Brett Smith
10 Nov 2017
Polymer nanoagents capable of ‘lighting up’ small areas of diseased tissues that standard methods fail to detect, have been developed by a research team headed by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).
While the simplest definition of a “theranostic” nanoparticle is a nanoparticle that merely has a therapeutic moiety and imaging or diagnostic moiety on the same particle, the authors of a review article published in SLAS Technology pay more attention to and highlight the platforms where disease monitoring and self-reporting is possible in real-time because of the synergistic nature of the components present on the theranostic particles.
People coming in from the heat experience a comfortable feeling in air-conditioned buildings. However, this comfort can be created only if an increased amount of money is spent, and the environment also experiences greenhouse gas emissions along with increased energy bills.
Scientists have achieved the successful integration of stretchable, washable, and breathable electronic circuits into fabric. This achievement paves the way for innovative probabilities in the fields of wearable electronics and smart textiles.
Printed items, from textbooks to artwork to newspapers, are a part of everyday life. However, the ink used in printers today is limited in resolution and colors.
Highly miniaturized pressure sensors have been fabricated by scientists at The University of Manchester with the help of graphene membranes capable of detecting small changes in pressure with high sensitivity, over an extensive range of operating pressures.