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Nanosponges Could Soak up Toxins Released by Infections, Venom

Left: schematic structure of a toxin nanosponge. Right: zoomed-in view of a single toxin-absorbed nanosponge, scale bar - 20 nm (Che-Ming J. Hu et al / Zhang Research Lab)
Apr 19, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has created ‘nanosponges’ capable of removing a broad class of toxins from the bloodstream, including toxins produced by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), poisonous snakes and bees. Left: schematic structure of a toxin nanosponge. Right: zoomed-in view of a single toxin-absorbed nanosponge, scale bar – 20 nm (Che-Ming J. Hu et al / Zhang Research Lab) These...

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Diamond particles (Jason Nadler / Uic.edu / Sci-News.com)

Researchers Create ‘Water’ That Can Corrode Diamonds

Mar 15, 2013 by Natali Anderson

Scientists from Singapore and Belgium have successfully altered the properties of water, making it corrosive enough to etch diamonds. Diamond particles...

The blue pigment used in ancient Egyptian artwork may foster development of new materials for TV remote controls (Darrah Johnson-McDaniel et al)

Ancient Egyptian Pigment Points to New Telecommunications, Other Technologies

Feb 22, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

By studying a bright blue pigment used in Ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago, U.S. chemists have uncovered clues toward the development of new nanomaterials...

The newly developed material can be used as a water and dirt-resistant coating for screens of touch screen devices (Laihiu / CC BY 2.5). The box shows a microphotograph of the surface of the material (Susarrey-Arce A. et al)

Extremely Water- and Oil-Repellent Material Developed

Sep 18, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

Dutch nanotechnologists have developed a new material that is not only extremely water-repellent but also extremely oil-repellent. The newly developed...

Aerographite is water-repellent, jet-black and electrically conductive (Kiel University)

Aerographite: World’s Lightest Material Created in Germany

Jul 18, 2012 by Sci-News.com

A network of porous carbon tubes that is three-dimensionally interwoven at nano and micro level – this is the lightest material in the world. Aerographite...

Pomegranates at a market in Istanbul, Turkey (Jessica May H.)

21st Century Alchemy: Fruit Peel to Help Produce Silver Nanoparticles

Jun 20, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

Researchers from two institutions in Patna, India, have developed an environmentally friendly approach to making silver nanoparticles. Pomegranates at...

New Metal on Dandelion (Dan Little/HRL Laboratories LLC)

World’s Lightest Material Developed

Nov 18, 2011 by Sci-News.com

Researchers from University of California Irvine, HRL Laboratories and the California Institute of Technology have developed the world’s lightest material...

Nanowire-alginate composite scaffolds (Disease Biophysics Group, Harvard University)

A Heart Made of Gold

Sep 26, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Researchers from MIT and Children’s Hospital Boston have built cardiac patches studded with tiny gold wires that could be used to create pieces of tissue...

Pitcher plant (Chi Man Yung)

Carnivorous Plant Offers New Nanotechnology

Sep 22, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Scientists at Harvard University have created a material that repels just about any type of liquid, including blood and oil, and does so even under harsh...

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