A light-harvesting nanomaterial inspired by the hierarchically structured biominerals in nature could be used to build artificial light-harvesting systems for bioimaging, photovoltaics, and other applications. Created by researchers at Pacific N...
May 27, 2021
Currently researchers have to rely on attaching fluorescent dyes or heavy metals to label parts of organic nanocarrier structures for investigation, often changing them in the process. A new technique using chemically-sensitive "soft" X...
May 27, 2021
Empa and ETH Zurich researchers are playing with shape-engineered nanoscale building blocks that are up to 100-times larger than atoms and ions. Although these nano "Lego bricks" interact with each other with forces vastly different and ...
May 27, 2021
Oysters' exposure to plastics is concerning, particularly because these materials can accumulate and release metals which are then absorbed by the molluscs. According to a recent study published in the journal Chemosphere, the combined presen...
May 27, 2021
They say data is the new oil. If so, maybe advanced chip foundries are the new nukes. Ten years from now, “superpower status is going to be defined by the ability to make semiconductors,” says Bharat Kapoor, lead partner, Americas, in the high-te...
May 26, 2021
In a paper published today (May 26, 2021) in Science Advances, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine showed that inhalable nanobodies targeting... The post Ultra-Low Doses of Inhaled Nanobodies Prevents and Treats Sever...
May 26, 2021
Inhalable nanobodies targeting the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 can prevent and treat severe COVID-19 in hamsters, according to new research.
May 26, 2021
It took a global pandemic to accomplish one of the most significant advances in the history of vaccinology: widespread, commercial deployment of vaccines derived from nucleic acids. As of this writing, hundreds of millions of people have been vac...
May 26, 2021
A new study shows that mathematical topology can reveal how human cells organize into complex spatial patterns, helping
May 26, 2021
The CELLINK Group, a bioconvergence company focused on the application areas of bioprinting, multiomics, cell line development, and diagnostics, strengthened its position in the biophotonics space with a pair of acquisitions totaling up to $78 mil...
May 26, 2021
