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Light-guided algae microrobots deliver cancer drugs with precision and innovation

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The precise delivery of cancer drugs to tumors has remained one of medicine's most difficult challenges. Traditional chemotherapy affects the entire body indiscriminately, while newer targeted therapies often fail to penetrate deep into tumor...

Dec 27, 2024

Light enables an 'impossibile' molecular fit

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Exploiting an ingenious combination of photochemical (i.e., light-induced) reactions and self-assembly processes, a team led by Prof. Alberto Credi of the University of Bologna has succeeded in inserting a filiform molecule into the cavity of a ri...

Dec 27, 2024

Materials with a 'twist' show unexpected electronic behavior

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In the search for new materials that can enable more efficient electronics, scientists are exploring so-called 2-D materials. These are sheets of just one atom thick, that may have all kinds of interesting electronic properties. If two sheets are ...

Dec 27, 2024

Clean TeQ Water awarded Commonwealth Funding for Graphene Membrane feasibility study

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Clean TeQ Water has announced it has received the Commonwealth Simple Grant under the BRII: Renewables and Low Emissions Round – Feasibility program. This grant, facilitated by the Department of Industry, Science, and Resources, provides AU$80,000...

Dec 24, 2024

Special delivery nanoparticle can program stem cells while inside the body

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Middlemen get a bad rap for adding cost and complications to an operation. So, eliminating the go-betweens can reduce expense and simplify a process, increasing efficiency and consumer happiness.

Dec 23, 2024

Ultrasound-activated nanoparticles deliver drugs to targeted brain regions

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While ultrasound has been widely used for medical imaging, it also has a variety of therapeutic applications. The technology could potentially facilitate the release of medication in precise locations for disorders and conditions that require drug...

Dec 23, 2024

Biodegradable nanoparticles enable simultaneous delivery of two drugs to attack tumors

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Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a new platform using polymeric nanoparticles to deliver drug pairs to specific cancer types, including skin cancer and breast cancer. The researchers explain that having both drugs arrive at the tu...

Dec 23, 2024

High-quality nanodiamonds offer new bioimaging and quantum sensing potential

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Quantum sensing is a rapidly developing field that utilizes the quantum states of particles, such as superposition, entanglement, and spin states, to detect changes in physical, chemical, or biological systems. A promising type of quantum nanosens...

Dec 23, 2024

High-quality nanodiamonds for bioimaging and quantum sensing applications

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Quantum sensing is a rapidly developing field that utilizes the quantum states of particles, such as superposition, entanglement, and spin states, to detect changes in physical, chemical, or biological systems.

Dec 23, 2024

Laser printing improves stability of perovskite electronics in extreme environments

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Metal halide perovskites have attracted substantial research interest since 2009 when their potential for solar cell applications was first demonstrated. These semiconductor materials combine effective light absorption with good electrical conduct...

Dec 23, 2024

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