Image Credits: PixabayInserting highly sensitive quantum sensors into living cells offers a promising approach for monitoring cell growth and detecting diseases—including cancer—at early stages.Diamond Nanocrystals as Quantum Biosensors: Integration ChallengesMany of the most advanced and powerful quantum sensors can be built using tiny pieces of diamond, but this presents a challenge: inserting diamond into...
Credit: Lunghammer—TU GrazMicroplastics and even tinier nanoplastics can enter the human body through different pathways, such as consumption of food or inhalation. While a significant portion is expelled from the body, some particles persist in organs, the bloodstream, and other bodily fluids.The Nano-VISION project, launched two years ago with BRAVE Analytics, explored the potential...
Credit: ACS Nano (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c11197A collaborative effort between material scientists from Sun Yat-sen University and Dalian University of Technology in China has demonstrated the ability to manipulate the movement of a single water droplet by incorporating a magnetic particle inside it and controlling an electromagnet's activation. This research was published in the journal ACS Nano.The...
Credit: StatNanoTop Olympic performers receive the esteemed gold medal, symbolizing wealth and honor both in Eastern and Western cultures. This metal, prized for its stability in air, excellent electrical conductivity, and compatibility with living organisms, plays a pivotal role across various domains. It holds significant favor in medical and energy sectors as a 'preferred...
Interfacial nonlinear susceptibility in twisted bilayer WS2. Credit: Nature Photonics (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41566-023-01318-6Physics and materials science comprehensively understand the interaction of light with naturally occurring materials. However, over the last few decades, scientists have engineered metamaterials capable of interacting with light in unconventional ways, surpassing the inherent physical limitations of naturally occurring materials.A metamaterial typically consists...
Liquid gallium in a Petri dish. Credit: University of Sydney/Philip RitchieResearchers have unveiled a groundbreaking approach that leverages liquid metals to transform and "green" the chemical industry. This innovative technique could replace the energy-intensive methods rooted in the early 20th century, offering a much-needed shift away from solid catalysts.Reducing Greenhouse Gas EmissionsChemical production contributes...
Engineers at Macquarie University have introduced an innovative method to drastically reduce the carbon footprint, cost, and time associated with manufacturing nanosensors. This advancement enhances efficiency and adaptability in the trillion-dollar global nanosensor industry.The team's breakthrough involves using a mere droplet of ethanol to treat individual sensors, departing from the traditional high-temperature heating process....
Credit: Pexels.A group of scientists comprising chemists and engineers from multiple institutions in China has discovered a promising alternative method for synthesizing high-entropy alloy nanoparticles (HEA-NPs) by utilizing liquid metal. The team's study, published in the prestigious journal Nature, focused on creating various HEA-NPs using liquid metals. Nature's editors have also published a Research...
Credit: Lung Disease NewsA current advancement publication by researchers at the Masonic Medical Research Institute has discovered a novel way of treating pulmonary fibrosis. This progressive, incurable disease leads to the stiffening of the lungs through scarring, using nanoparticles.However, nano drug delivery is a promising field that offers significant possibilities for the treatment of...
Microscopic image of nanowires. Credit: Dr Takao YasuiAt Nagoya University in Japan, researchers have used a new device to spot an essential membrane protein in the urine, indicating whether the patient has a brain tumors.This protein could be utilized to spot brain cancer, preventing the need for invasive tests and enhancing the probability of...
