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Prototype sunscreen uses TiO₂ nanoparticles to cool skin while blocking UV rays

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Wearing sunscreen is important to protect your skin from the harmful effects of UV radiation but doesn't cool people off. However, a new formula, described in Nano Letters, protects against both UV light and heat from the sun using radiative ...

Dec 19, 2024

Tech used by WWI flying aces inspires new cellular behavior discovery

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Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have designed a new technology that takes inspiration from WWI fighter aircraft machine gun and propeller synchronization to manipulate cell behavior by precisely modulating the pH of the cell...

Dec 19, 2024

New strategies enhance stability of metal nanoparticles in green hydrogen production

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Efficient and durable low-cost catalysts are essential for green hydrogen production and related chemical fuel production, both vital technologies for the transition to renewable energy. Research in this field increasingly focuses on metal exsolut...

Dec 19, 2024

Nanoliposomes pave way for treatment of rare genetic disorder

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An international research team has developed a new therapy based on nanotechnology called nanoGLA for the treatment of Fabry disease. The new therapeutic solution has shown remarkable efficacy in preclinical studies. The study was published this D...

Dec 19, 2024

Scientists recreate molecular timers to control nanomachine activation rates

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Living organisms monitor time—and react to it—in many different ways, from detecting light and sound in microseconds to responding physiologically in pre-programmed ways, via their daily sleep cycle, monthly menstrual cycle, or to changes in the s...

Dec 19, 2024

This prototype sunscreen protects your skin and cools you off, too

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Wearing sunscreen is important to protect your skin from the harmful effects of UV radiation but doesn't cool people off. However, a new formula protects against both UV light and heat from the sun using radiative cooling. The prototype sunbl...

Dec 19, 2024

Tinkering with the 'clockwork' mechanisms of life

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Opening new doors for the development of nanotechnologies in medicine and other fields, scientists recreate and compare two natural mechanisms to better program the timescale of molecular communication and functionality.

Dec 19, 2024

This prototype sunscreen protects your skin and cools you off, too

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Wearing sunscreen is important to protect your skin from the harmful effects of UV radiation but doesn’t cool people off. However, a new formula, described in Nano Letters ("High-Performance Radiative Cooling Sunscreen"), protects agains...

Dec 19, 2024

Tinkering with the 'clockwork' mechanisms of life

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Living organisms monitor time – and react to it – in many different ways, from detecting light and sound in microseconds to responding physiologically in pre-programmed ways, via their daily sleep cycle, monthly menstrual cycle, or to changes in t...

Dec 19, 2024

Photons dance like pieces on a Go board

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In everyday life, light is a wave as is apparent from the colorful iridescence of opal gemstones, or from oil films on water puddles. We also take it for granted that light travels in all directions. Recently, however, scientists from the Universi...

Dec 19, 2024

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