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Cost-Effective Method Measures Industrial Water, Wastewater Pollutants Quickly, Accurately

The application of the sensor decreases the cost to detect toxic materials, including arsenic in test samples. In addition, the sensor analyzes the characteristics of chemicals faster than the conventional methods.

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Guided ultrasound plus nanoparticle chemotherapy cures tumors in mice

MRgFUS combines an ultrasound beam that heats and destroys tissue with a magnetic resonance imaging to guide the beam and monitor the effects of treatment. The effectiveness of the treatment can be limited by the need to spare normal tissue or...

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Tiny Amounts of Lysozyme Measurable by Using Nanobiosensors

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Measuring nanoscale features with fractions of light: Shows promise for next-gen semiconductor production

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Drawing illustrates how tiny changes in wavy images scattered from lines in a grid-like array can be reconstructed when paired with...

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IU chemists craft molecule that self-assembles into flower-shaped crystalline patterns:'Tricarb' research laid foundation for university's new $1.2 million materials science grant from National Science Foundation

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The ring-shaped macromolecule tricarbazolo triazolophane, or "tricarb," self-assembles into highly organized, multilayered patterns.

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UTA researcher to build internal nanotechnology device to simplify blood sugar testing: Medical technologies

That's the life-transforming medical technology that Kyungsuk Yum, an assistant professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington, is developing with support from a $100,000 Texas Medical Research...

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Researchers from Deakin and Drexel develop super-absorbent material to soak up oil spills

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This is a boron nitride nanosheet next to spike of a plant.

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New study reveals what's behind a tarantula's blue hue: Researchers uncover nanostructures in exoskeleton of blue-haired tarantulas

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This is a critically endangered gooty sapphire ornamental tarantula and its reflection.

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