A self-assembling gel that stimulates nerve regeneration has shown promise as a treatment for paralysis in mice
Nov 11, 2021
Velcro. Airplanes. Sonar. What do these have in common? The invention of each was inspired by nature. Velcro mimics burdock burr's ability to attach to clothing. Birds in flight motivated the eventual development of airplanes. Bats use echolo...
Nov 11, 2021
Nanoscale machinery has many uses, including drug delivery, single-atom transistor technology, or memory storage. However, the machinery must be assembled at the nanoscale which is a considerable challenge for researchers.
Nov 11, 2021
Researchers have developed an injectable therapy based on nanofibers that has enabled paralyzed mice with severe spinal cord injuries to regain the ability to walk.
Nov 11, 2021
Researchers performed the first-ever simulation of baryons -- fundamental quantum particles -- on a quantum computer.
Nov 11, 2021
Nanoparticles are omnipresent in our environment: Viruses in ambient air, proteins in the body, as building blocks of new materials for electronics, or in surface coatings. Visualizing these smallest particles is a problem: They are so small that ...
Nov 11, 2021
Molecular self-assembly expert Chun-Long Chen describes the challenges and opportunities ahead in bio-inspired materials design.
Nov 11, 2021
Quick bursts of laser light, lasting less than a trillionth of a second, are used in a range of applications today. These ultrashort laser pulses have allowed scientists to observe chemical reactions in real-time, image delicate biological samples...
Nov 11, 2021
A team of researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology has developed a high-performance Scanning Ion Conductance Microscope (SICM) using the latest advances in nanopositioning, nanopore fabrication, microelectronics and controls engine...
Nov 11, 2021
Nanotechnology is changing the world: manipulating matter on a near-atomic scale to produce nanomaterials, nanostructures and nanomachinery that have a widespread application in everything from biomedicine to quantum computing.
Nov 11, 2021
