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Programmable 2D Nanomaterial Captures Artificial Light for Bioimaging

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

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

Soft X-ray method promises nanocarrier breakthroughs

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

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

Shiny mega-crystals that build themselves

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

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

Effects of nanoplastics on Canadian and Guadeloupean oysters

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

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

South Korea’s $450-Billion Investment Latest in Chip Making Push

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

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

Ultra-Low Doses of Inhaled Nanobodies Prevents and Treats Severe COVID-19 in Hamsters

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

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

Inhaled nanobodies protect hamsters from COVID-19, study finds

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

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

Inovio’s Electrical Device Zaps a COVID-19 Vaccine Into the Body

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

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

Researchers use ‘hole-y’ math and machine learning to study cellular self-assembly

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new study shows that mathematical topology can reveal how human cells organize into complex spatial patterns, helping

May 26, 2021

CELLINK Acquires Nanoscribe, Visikol

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

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

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