nanoparticles

Researchers achieve high vacuum levitation of silica nanoparticles, paving the way for future levitation technologies – The Debrief

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Vacuum Levitation

Researchers at ETH Zurich have successfully demonstrated high-vacuum levitation of a silica nanoparticle on a hybrid photonic-electric chip. This major achievement, detailed in their latest study published in Nature Nanotechnologyrepresents a major step forward in the field of nanotechnology and opens up new possibilities for future technological applications. The breakthrough is the latest in a … Read more

Gold nanoparticles kill cancer, but not as thought

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Spherical and star-shaped gold nanoparticles (top) and colon cancer cells after approximately five hours of exposure to them (bottom respectively). The photo at the bottom left proves that the cancer cells survived despite the small size of the spherical nanoparticles. False colors. Credit: IFJ PAN Gold particles the size of billionths of a meter are … Read more