Casimir effect creates ‘quantum trap’ for tiny objects
Trade-off between attractive and repulsive forces could be a boon from nanotechnology
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Targeting cancer with gold nanoparticles is just the start…
Understanding the interaction between biomolecules forming around gold nanoparticles and tumours could enable more efficient drug delivery
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Antimicrobial magnetic bots make short work of biofilms
Catalytic devices kill, degrade and remove bacterial colonies on teeth and other surfaces
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Nanotechnology is neither saviour nor destroyer of the world, it’s just very useful
Introducing the Physics World Focus on Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials
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Nanotechnology goes green(er)
Despite decades of research, definitive conclusions on the environmental impact of nanoparticles remain elusive, as Anna Demming reports
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Superconducting nanowires could shed light on dark matter
Prototype detector has already put meaningful bounds on dark matter
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Upconverting nanoparticles allow mice to see in infrared
The technique could help advance night vision technologies
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Plasmonics technologies take on global challenges
Naomi Halas gives a whistle stop tour of plasmonics “From Faraday to tomorrow”
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Textile gates infrared radiation to keep cool
A new fabric made from IR sensitive yarn with a carbon nanotube coating self-regulates its thermal properties depending on how hot or cold the wearer is
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Nanoplates tag neuroblastoma to guide tumour surgery
Nanoplates conjugated with RVG peptides that target neuroblastoma in vivo help guide surgical excision
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