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Researchers Suggest New Approach to Develop Better Nanopore Sensors

Researchers have spent more than three decades developing and studying miniature biosensors that can identify single molecules.

28 Apr 2021

Z-Tip-Tilt Nanopositioning Stage for Precision Alignment is Ultra-Low Profile, Fast, Precise, and Maintenance-Free with Air Bearings

PI’s air bearing motion product line is expanding. The new A-523 Z-Tip-Tilt low profile nano-positioning and alignment stage is based on a frictionless motion concept with air bearings and ironless 3-phase linear motors.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 9 Apr 2021

Trackable and Guided ‘nanomissiles’ Deliver Cancer-Fighting Drug Straight to the Tumor

Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from Hadassah Medical Center have developed hybrid nanostructured particles that can be magnetically guided to the tumor, tracked by their fluorescence and pushed to release the drug on demand by ultrasound.

17 Mar 2021

New Voltage-Controlled Nanopores Could Help Create Single-Molecule Sensors

At the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research of Osaka University, researchers have fabricated nanopores in silicon dioxide with a diameter of just 300 nm and encapsulated by electrodes.

15 Mar 2021

High Pressure Flowmeter for Offshore Oil and Gas Industry

Titan Enterprises reports that its High Pressure Oval Gear (OG4) flowmeters provide an ideal solution for applications, within the oil and gas industry, that require a highly accurate and chemically resistant flow measurement device, such as metering high pressure additive injection.

16 Feb 2021

Novel "Nano-Popcorn" Assay can Help Fight Respiratory Virus Outbreaks

Viral respiratory diseases are easily transmissible and can spread rapidly across the globe, causing significant damage. The ongoing covid-19 pandemic is a testament to this.

25 Jan 2021

Air Purification Devices Distributed by UK Company, KSG Health, are Proven to be 99.999% Effective Against COVID

KSG Health, a UK importer and distributor of Genano air purification units, are delighted to share the fact that the systems have been independently proven to be 99.999% effective against viruses, including Coronavirus.

20 Jan 2021

Carbon Nanotubes-Based Self-Perceptive Soft Actuator for Underwater Sensing

In fishes, the swim bladder acts as a resonator to sense the ambient environment, while also enabling the fish to realize a manageable vertical motion via the deflation and reversible inflation of the bladder in water.

8 Jan 2021

Using Fluorescent Nanosensors to Detect Bacteria

Researchers from Bochum, Göttingen, Duisburg and Cologne have developed a new method for detecting bacteria and infections. They use fluorescent nanosensors to track down pathogens faster and more easily than with established methods.

1 Dec 2020

Quantum Nanodiamonds Could be Used for Ultrasensitive Diagnostics

The quantum sensing abilities of nanodiamonds can be used to improve the sensitivity of paper-based diagnostic tests, potentially allowing for earlier detection of diseases such as HIV, according to a study led by UCL researchers in the i-sense McKendry group.

26 Nov 2020