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Tiny bubbles: Treating asthma with gene silencing nanocapsules: Searching for a treatment to help asthma sufferers who don't benefit from existing therapies

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers are developing novel asthma therapeutics using gene-silencing nanocapsules in a bid to help patients who aren't benefiting from existing treatments.

Aug 11, 2021

Breakthrough findings on nanoparticle delivery of HIV/AIDS medications to brain

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A University of Miami Miller School of Medicine biochemistry researcher has found that a nanoparticle drug delivery system can reduce HIV/AIDS viral reservoirs in the brain that normally contribute to neurological problems.

Aug 11, 2021

A pathway to stable, high-activity catalysts from gold nanoclusters

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Catalysts are ubiquitous, whether in the form of an enzyme in the body that digests food or the catalytic converter in the car that breaks down pollutants. Catalysts play an important role in making chemical reactions more efficient. Recently, ato...

Aug 11, 2021

Tiny bubbles: Treating asthma with gene-silencing nanocapsules

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Steroid-based inhalers deliver life-saving medication for millions of asthma sufferers, providing relief and the ability to simply breathe. Unfortunately, inhalers do not work for all patients, and with rates on the rise for a disease that leads t...

Aug 11, 2021

Striking Gold: A Pathway to Stable, High-Activity Catalysts from Gold Nanoclusters

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) are ideal for developing practical catalysts for chemical reactions. However, their catalytic activity is reduced either due to protective molecules called “ligands” surrounding them or aggregation resulting from l...

Aug 11, 2021

Striking gold: A pathway to stable, high-activity catalysts from gold nanoclusters: Researchers design a stable, high-performance photocatalyst from gold nanoclusters by removing the protective molecules around them

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) are ideal for developing practical catalysts for chemical reactions. However, their catalytic activity is reduced either due to protective molecules called 'ligands' surrounding them or aggregation result...

Aug 10, 2021

Xiaomi's Mi Mix 4 packs an under-screen camera in a ceramic body

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Just days after Oppo unveiled its latest under-screen camera solution, Xiaomi is now launching a new flagship phone with a similar, if not the same, feature. The Mi Mix 4 is the Chinese company's slimmest ceramic unibody smartphone yet, featu...

Aug 10, 2021

Simple Method Developed Using Graphene Paves Way for Future Therapeutics

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Worldwide, bacterial infections associated with medical implants place a heavy burden on healthcare and lead to great suffering in patients.

Aug 10, 2021

Invisible barrier breakthrough a boon for electronics, artwork and more

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Curtin University researchers have found applying a thin invisible layer of graphene oxide to silicon forms an impermeable barrier, which could be used to protect artwork, prevent corrosion of metals, and produce higher efficiency solar cells.

Aug 10, 2021

Black Phosphorus (BP) Nanomaterials With Mitosis-Targeting Mechanism Found to Have Anticancer Properties

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

New research from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed that black phosphorus (BP) nanomaterials with an innate mitosis-targeting mechanism also have anticancer properties.

Aug 10, 2021

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