The genetic material of most organisms is carried by DNA, a complex organic molecule. DNA is very long—for humans, the molecule is estimated to be about 2 m in length. In cells, DNA occurs in a densely packed form, with strands of the molecule coi...
Jun 1, 2021
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder caused by the death of dopaminergic neurons in a part of the brain (known as substantia nigra pars compacta), which leads to a deficit of dopamine (DA), one of the main neurotran...
Jun 1, 2021
For the first time, an interdisciplinary group from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces has developed a laser-driven technology that allows them to make nanoparticles like nickel...
Jun 1, 2021
Researchers at the University of South Florida have developed a novel approach to mitigating electromigration in nanoscale electronic interconnects that are ubiquitous in state-of-the-art integrated circuits. This was achieved by coating copper me...
Jun 1, 2021
New research, recently published in Nano Energy, describes a new metamaterial system that acts as its own sensor, recording and relaying important information about the pressure and stresses on its structure. The so-called "self-aware metamat...
Jun 1, 2021
Using home-made aggregation-induced-emission-visualized nanoliposomes TR4@Lipo as a mode, prof. Liang and colleagues from NCNST reported that the protein corona can switch the interaction of cationic liposomes with cells from energy-independent me...
Jun 1, 2021
Creating and manipulating multiple charge states of a single atomic defect in semiconductors is of essential importance to "qubits" of solid-state quantum computation, but fundamentally limited by Coulomb's law. The object is challe...
Jun 1, 2021
In a study just published in the American Chemical Society's Journal "ACS Nano", polymeric nanoparticles inspired by natural neuromelanin were used to encapsulate dopamine and to be administered via intranasal to reach the brain for...
Jun 1, 2021
Researchers have created a new nanometer-scale proximity labeling system that targets histidine residues quickly, providing a new chemical tool in protein chemical modification.
Jun 1, 2021
Scientists have taken a step towards the creation of powerful devices that harness magnetic charge by creating the first ever three-dimensional replica of a material known as a ‘spin-ice.’
May 31, 2021
