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Using nanoparticles to transport microRNAs against Muscular Dystrophy to muscle stem cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The scientists demonstrate that it is possible to specifically deliver the treatment to the muscle stem cells, avoiding accumulation in other organs.

Feb 25, 2025

Bacteria encapsulated in microspheres create living, searchable DNA data storage system

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The exponential growth of global data is outpacing conventional storage technologies, driving interest in alternative approaches. DNA offers an exceptionally high theoretical storage density, surpassing silicon-based methods by several orders of m...

Feb 25, 2025

Mesoporous silicon: Semiconductor with new talents

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using a specially developed etching apparatus, researchers produced mesoporous silicon layers with countless tiny pores and investigated their electrical and thermal conductivity.

Feb 25, 2025

Material's 'incipient' property could jumpstart fast, low-power electronics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Combining ultra-thin molybdenum disulfide with flexible strontium titanate nanomembranes creates advanced materials that can be used in a variety of low-power, high-performance electronic and sensing devices.

Feb 25, 2025

New project to develop commercial perovskite solar modules with graphene electrodes

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Frontier IP, a specialist in commercializing intellectual property, has announced that its portfolio company GraphEnergyTech (Frontier IP holds a 23.97% equity stake in GraphEnergyTech) has entered into a collaboration with the Taiwan Perovskite S...

Feb 25, 2025

A sip instead of a shot: Breast milk nanoparticle permeability phenomena discovered

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Imagine if antibodies, proteins such as insulin, or even COVID-19 and flu vaccines could be consumed orally instead of via injection. This vision is closer than ever, according to a new study by Technion researchers published in the Journal of Con...

Feb 24, 2025

Lab study shows tumor-invading protein delivers therapy straight to the brain

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A unique protein designed by Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators can cross the protective blood–brain barrier safely and deliver therapy directly into cancerous tumor cells, a preclinical study shows. The findings, which could help clinicians target...

Feb 24, 2025

Nanoparticles offer enhanced treatment for root canal infection with fewer complications

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Apical periodontitis, a chronic and hard-to-treat dental infection, affects more than half of the population worldwide and is the leading cause of tooth loss. Root canal is the standard treatment, but existing approaches to treat the infection hav...

Feb 24, 2025

Superlubricity enables frictionless sliding in electronic devices only two atoms thick

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A technological advancement from Tel Aviv University has, for the first time, enabled the application of the scientific phenomenon of superlubricity in electronic components. As a result, the research team successfully harnessed frictionless slidi...

Feb 24, 2025

DNA origami suggests route to reusable, multifunctional biosensors

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Using an approach called DNA origami, scientists at Caltech have developed a technique that could lead to cheaper, reusable biomarker sensors for quickly detecting proteins in bodily fluids, eliminating the need to send samples out to lab centers ...

Feb 24, 2025

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