Nano.gov - National Nanotechnology Initiative
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The NNI is a U.S. Government research and development (R&D) initiative involving the nanotechnology-related activities of 20 departments and independent agencies.
Nano.gov - National Nanotechnology Initiative
2y ago
Soft pressure sensor addresses tradeoff between pressure and sensitivity
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Researchers have created the first-ever pressure sensor that addresses the tradeoff between pressure and sensitivity. This new type of sensor uses an electrically conductive and highly porous nanocomposite as the sensing layer.
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kroy Fri, 10/01/2021 - 10:12
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https://cockrell.utexas.edu/news/archive/9351-soft-pressure-sensor-breakthrough-solves-field-s-most-challenging-bottleneck
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2y ago
Celebrating International Podcast Day (September 30)
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To celebrate International Podcast Day, we highlight the three NNI podcasts: "Stories from the NNI," "Nano Matters," and the Nanotechnology Entrepreneurship Network podcast.
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kroy Thu, 09/30/2021 - 09:26
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https://nano.gov/podcasts
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2y ago
Enclosing radioactive isotopes in nanoparticles to better seek and destroy cancer
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Researchers are testing a way to enclose radioactive isotopes in nanoparticles made with a biodegradable material so that the isotopes are close to diseased cells or other treatment target sites.
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kroy Tue, 09/28/2021 - 11:28
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https://www.energy.gov/science/ip/articles/enclosing-radiation-loaded-particles-better-seek-and-destroy-cancer
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2y ago
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15–October 15)
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To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor Hispanic American scientists and engineers who are using nanotechnology to expand the boundaries of knowledge and improve people’s lives, such as Prof. Pedro Alvarez (Rice University).
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kroy Tue, 09/28/2021 - 10:12
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https://youtu.be/ANBFWXJMw7o
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2y ago
Researchers infuse bacteria with silver to improve power efficiency in fuel cells
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Engineers and chemists have taken a major step forward in the development of microbial fuel cells by adding nanoparticles of silver to electrodes that are composed of a type of graphene oxide.
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kroy Mon, 09/27/2021 - 09:50
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https://samueli.ucla.edu/researchers-infuse-bacteria-with-silver-to-improve-power-efficiency-in-fuel-cells/
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2y ago
How a plant virus could protect your lungs from metastatic cancer
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Researchers have developed a new treatment that could keep metastatic cancers at bay from the #lungs by using engineered nanoparticles made from the cowpea mosaic virus to target a protein in the lungs.
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kroy Wed, 09/22/2021 - 09:20
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https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/how-a-plant-virus-could-protect-and-save-your-lungs-from-metastatic-cancer
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2y ago
Patterning Silicon at the One-Nanometer Scale
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August 13, 2021
kroy Tue, 09/21/2021 - 14:35
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(Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy)
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed an innovative technique for creating nanomaterials. The new electron beam nanofabrication technique, plasmon engineering, achieves unprecedented near-atomic scale control of patterning in silicon. Structures built using this approach produce record-high tuning of electro-optical properties.
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2y ago
Researchers demonstrate new semiconductor device possibilities using black phosphorus
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August 13, 2021
kroy Tue, 09/21/2021 - 14:35
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(Funded in part by the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Energy)
A UC Berkeley-led team found that using nanometer-thin layers of black phosphorus in optoelectronic devices and subjecting them to varying degrees of strain results in reversibly tunable output wavelengths over an unexpectedly large range. The ability to use a broader range of the infrared spectrum, tunable within one device, could help meet the grow ..read more
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2y ago
Tunable “Metasurface’ is Akin to Optical Swiss Army Knife
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August 13, 2021
kroy Tue, 09/21/2021 - 14:35
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(Funded by the U.S. Department of Defense)
MIT engineers and colleagues report important new advances on a tunable metasurface, or flat optical device patterned with nanoscale structures, that they compare to a Swiss army knife while its passive predecessor can be thought of as just one tool, like a flat-bladed screwdriver. The new material, composed of germanium, selenium, antimony, and tellurium (GSST), is key to the new metasurface. The metasurface is a film ..read more
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2y ago
Novel nanotechnology found to enhance fight against colorectal cancer and melanoma
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August 13, 2021
kroy Tue, 09/21/2021 - 14:35
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(Funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health)
Immunotherapies help boost the immune system's ability to fight off cancer cells. Immune checkpoints are regulators of the immune system, but some types of cancer circumvent these checkpoints, allowing cancerous cells to avoid detection and continue to spread. Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) is a newer therapy that can essentially "release the brakes" on ..read more