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Nanotechnology, messenger RNA combined in possible new 'universal' COVID-19 treatment

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new study has produced a proof of principle for a new 'universal' means of treating COVID-19. Researchers demonstrated in a mouse model that it's possible to prompt the production of a protein that can block multiple variants of t...

Oct 18, 2022

Intermetallic palladium-zinc alloy: a corrosion-resistant, highly active, low-cost electrocatalyst

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have created intermetallic alloy nanoparticles of palladium and zinc with an alternating arrangement of zinc and palladium atoms. The intermetallic alloy is more corrosion-resistant than substitutional alloys while retaining the electr...

Oct 18, 2022

First experimental observation of an elusive stacking order in tetralayer graphene

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using advanced spectroscopic techniques, researchers have been able to observe for the first-time domains of tetralayer graphene with ABCB stacking.

Oct 18, 2022

Mussel-inspired dynamic poly(disulfides) ultra-strong underwater adhesives

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Inspired by mussels' unique underwater adhesion ability, DOPA chemistry, which plays a key role in adhesive proteins, has become a typical supramolecular toolbox for designing water-resistant adhesive materials, resulting in elegant progress ...

Oct 18, 2022

Potential of nanomedicine to cure conditions that are currently incurable

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at RMIT University say their new research advances the potential of nanomedicine to cure conditions that are currently incurable, such as dementia and motor neuron disease.

Oct 18, 2022

Nanoporous intermetallic compounds that boost hydrogen production

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Hydrogen has the highest energy density (120 MJ/kg) of all known substances, approximately three times more than diesel or gasoline, meaning it could play a pivotal role in sustainable energy systems. But the efficient production of hydrogen by si...

Oct 18, 2022

Infrared implant between skin and skull helps kill brain cancer

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Brain cancer is one of the most insidious forms of the disease, but researchers at Stanford have now developed a wireless device that could help improve survival times. When implanted between the skin and skull, the remotely activated device heats...

Oct 18, 2022

Researchers use graphene FET biosensor for simultaneous detection of influenza and SARS-CoV-2

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers from University of Texas at Austin have developed an antibody (Ab)-modified graphene field effect transistor (GFET)-based biosensor for precise and rapid influenza A virus (IAV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS...

Oct 18, 2022

Nanoporous intermetallic compounds that boost hydrogen production

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Hydrogen's ability to power a sustainable future has been hindered by a lack of high performing catalysts. Now, scientists have developed nanoporous molybdenum-based intermetallic compounds that could address this conundrum.

Oct 18, 2022

Nanotechnology, messenger RNA combined in possible new 'universal' COVID-19 treatment

Medical Xpress   -   Scientific News Websites

A study led by an Oregon State University pharmaceutical sciences researcher has produced a proof of principle for a new "universal" means of treating COVID-19.

Oct 18, 2022

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