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NIST study suggests how to build a better 'nanopore' biosensor

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Researchers have spent more than three decades developing and studying miniature biosensors that can identify single molecules. To boost the accuracy and speed of these measurements, scientists must find ways to better understand how molecules int...

Apr 27, 2021

University of Chicago scientists design "Nanotraps" to catch, clear coronavirus

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Researchers at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) at the University of Chicago have designed a completely novel potential treatment for COVID-19: nanoparticles that capture SARS-CoV-2 viruses within the body and then use the body&#...

Apr 27, 2021

What Role Will At-Home COVID-19 Tests Play in an Increasingly Vaccinated World?

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One year ago, when the coronavirus pandemic was first tearing through the United States, experts bemoaned the lack of fast, accurate, and portable tests to diagnose COVID-19. Now, finally, rapid at-home tests have started appearing on drug store...

Apr 26, 2021

Electrifying Cement With Nanocarbon Black: Cement That Conducts Electricity and Generates Heat

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A collaboration between MIT and CNRS has yielded a cement that conducts electricity and generates heat. Since its invention several millennia ago, concrete has become... The post Electrifying Cement With Nanocarbon Black: Cement That Conducts Ele...

Apr 26, 2021

In-cell nano-3D printer: Synthesizing stable filaments from in-cell protein crystals

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Proteins are undoubtedly some of the most fascinating biomolecules, and they perform many of the functions that (in our eyes) separate life from inanimate matter. Multi-molecular protein assemblies even have large-scale structural functions, as ev...

Apr 26, 2021

Tiny nanotechnologies are poised to have a huge impact on agriculture

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Science is about big ideas that change the world. But sometimes, big impacts come from the tiniest of objects.

Apr 26, 2021

Nanobodies inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection, including emergent variants

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Australian researchers have identified neutralizing nanobodies that block the SARS-CoV-2 virus from entering cells in preclinical models.

Apr 26, 2021

New Nanocomposite Could Prevent Pollution by Arsenic, Copper Ions in Swine Urine

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The development of livestock husbandry has led to the discharge of a huge amount of arsenic (As) and copper (Cu) ions together with swine urine into water bodies and soil. As(III) and Cu(II) are...

Apr 26, 2021

Optical Device Tunes Light One Photon at a Time

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Stanford University researchers developed an optical device that enables the fine-tuning and changing of frequencies of individual photons in a stream of light, to virtually any mixture of colors. The new photonic architecture has potential applic...

Apr 26, 2021

Nanobodies inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Australian researchers have identified neutralising nanobodies that block the SARS-CoV-2 virus from entering cells in preclinical models. The discovery paves the way for further investigations into nanobody-based treatments for COVID-19. Publish...

Apr 26, 2021

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