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Nanoparticles Affect the Immune System of Digestive Tract

Over the past 50 years, the anticaking agent E551 silicon dioxide, or silica, has been extensively used in the food industry, and was believed to be safe for a long time.

28 Jun 2017

Wastewater Treatment by Using PEDOT-Coated Carbon Nanofiber Electrodes

Bioelectrochemical Engineers and Materials Scientists from the Cornell University might have developed what seems to be a new, cost-effective electrode material for eliminating pollutants from wastewater.

28 Jun 2017

Physicists Develop Diagnostic Method to Understand Life's Nanoscale Machinery

A diagnostic method capable of detecting very small molecules that indicate the presence of cancer could soon become a reality.

28 Jun 2017

Oxford Instruments Congratulates Lancaster University for Inaugurating the IsoLab, Built for Studying Quantum Systems

One of the most advanced facilities in the world for quantum technology, Lancaster University’s IsoLab has been inaugurated by the Chief Executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

28 Jun 2017

CCMR Symposium Explores Use of Origami to Create Nanoscale Machines

On hearing the term origami, folded paper cranes are what normally come to our mind. However, recently, researchers from the Cornell University have observed the prospects for nanoscale machinery in origami.

27 Jun 2017

New Phase Modulator Based on Graphene has Footprint 30 Times Smaller than the Light Wavelength

Modulating the amplitude and phase of light is considered to be a vital ingredient for a number of applications that include transformation optics, wavefront shaping, phased arrays, sensors and modulators.

27 Jun 2017

Novel Nanoparticle-Based System Detects Peanut Allergies

A novel system has been developed by Researchers to detect and identify the presence and severity of peanut allergies more accurately, without openly exposing patients to the allergen. This new study was published in the Scientific Reports journal.

27 Jun 2017

Neuron-Integrated Carbon Nanotubes to Repair Neuronal Damages

Carbon nanotubes display fascinating characteristics making them especially suited for the manufacture of special hybrid devices – comprising of biological issue and synthetic material – aiming to re-establish connections between nerve cells, for example at spinal level, lost due to trauma or lesions.

27 Jun 2017

Sticky Nanoparticles Enhance the Immune System’s Detection of Cancer Proteins

Dying cancer cells spit out mutated proteins into the body after radiation treatment. Scientists are currently aware of the fact that the immune system is capable of detecting these proteins and killing cancer in other parts of the body by employing these protein markers as a guide.

27 Jun 2017

New TriboLab CMP Provides Cost-Effective Characterization of Chemical Mechanical Wafer Polishing Processes

Bruker’s Nano Surfaces Division today announced the introduction of the TriboLab CMP Process and Material Characterization System, which provides a unique characterization capability for the development of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) processes on the proven robust UMT TriboLab™ mechanical testing platform.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 27 Jun 2017

Exosomes Offer Enormous Potential as a Basis for Detecting and Treating Disease

A new review highlights that tiny nanoparticles provide major potential in detecting and treating disease.

23 Jun 2017

Switchable DNA Machines for Storing Information

Biomedical Engineers have developed simple machines out of DNA, comprising of arrays whose units switch reversibly between two types of shapes.

23 Jun 2017

Self-Assembling Reagents Enable Highly Multiplexed Tagging and Microscopic Imaging of Complex Samples

Biomedical researchers have increased the resolution of their microscopes in order to obtain an in depth understanding of the functions of molecules within the body’s cells.

22 Jun 2017

Use of 3D Laser Printing Technique to Synthesize 3D-Printed Rebar Graphene

Centimeter-sized objects made of atomically thin graphene have been developed by nanotechnologists from Rice University and Tianjin University, China. They achieved this by using 3D laser printing technique.

22 Jun 2017

Dual-Cell Targeting Immunotherapy Nanoparticle Stimulates the Immune System to Hamper Tumor Growth

Cancer immunotherapy is considered to be one of the most exciting directions in cancer treatment. However, this approach can lead to severe side effects and only works in a small percentage of patients.

22 Jun 2017

Nanotechnology News

Nanoparticles Affect the Immune System of Digestive Tract

Wastewater Treatment by Using PEDOT-Coated Carbon Nanofiber Electrodes

Physicists Develop Diagnostic Method to Understand Life's Nanoscale Machinery

Oxford Instruments Congratulates Lancaster University for Inaugurating the IsoLab, Built for Studying Quantum Systems

CCMR Symposium Explores Use of Origami to Create Nanoscale Machines

New Phase Modulator Based on Graphene has Footprint 30 Times Smaller than the Light Wavelength

Novel Nanoparticle-Based System Detects Peanut Allergies

Neuron-Integrated Carbon Nanotubes to Repair Neuronal Damages

Sticky Nanoparticles Enhance the Immune System’s Detection of Cancer Proteins

New TriboLab CMP Provides Cost-Effective Characterization of Chemical Mechanical Wafer Polishing Processes

Exosomes Offer Enormous Potential as a Basis for Detecting and Treating Disease

Switchable DNA Machines for Storing Information

Self-Assembling Reagents Enable Highly Multiplexed Tagging and Microscopic Imaging of Complex Samples

Use of 3D Laser Printing Technique to Synthesize 3D-Printed Rebar Graphene

Dual-Cell Targeting Immunotherapy Nanoparticle Stimulates the Immune System to Hamper Tumor Growth

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