The ground beneath our feet and under the ocean floor is an electrically-charged grid, the product of bacteria "exhaling" excess electrons through tiny nanowires in an environment lacking oxygen.
May 11, 2022
CRISPR-Cas9 is considered a revolutionary gene editing tool, but its applications are limited by a lack of methods by which it can be safely and efficiently delivered into cells. Recently, a research team has constructed a highly flexible CRISPR-C...
May 11, 2022
CRISPR-Cas9 is considered a revolutionary gene editing tool, but its applications are limited by a lack of methods by which it can be safely and efficiently delivered into cells. Recently, a research team from Kumamoto University, Japan, have cons...
May 11, 2022
The protein collagen forms an integral part of our body's structures. However, there are gaps in our understanding of how the body produces collagen fibers. Looking to plug these gaps, Tokyo Tech researchers have developed a way to image the...
May 11, 2022
A research group led by Prof. Wu Aiguo at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in cooperation with Prof. Dan Larhammar's group at Uppsala University, has proposed a D-p...
May 11, 2022
3 Questions: MIT’s Ariel Ekblaw on Building Beautiful Architecture in Space The TESSERAE project, a design for self-assembling space structures and habitats, has sent prototypes... The post MIT TESSERAE Project: Building Beautiful Architecture in...
May 11, 2022
Ever smaller and more intricate -- without miniaturization, we wouldn't have the components today that are required for high-performance laptops, compact smartphones or high-resolution endoscopes. Research is now being carried out in the nano...
May 11, 2022
Researchers at the Harvey Mudd College in the U.S have made an unexpected discovery that holds exciting potential for creating robust water-repellent coatings using gas-phase-synthesized graphene (GSG) and other nanomaterials. Last summer, the res...
May 11, 2022
A group of engineers incorporated a common form of industrial plastic with carbon nanotubes to make tougher and stronger materials. Find out more about it.
May 11, 2022
Enhancing thermal transmittance, increasing moisture management and providing rapid drying....
May 11, 2022
