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COVID-19 replicating RNA vaccine has robust response in nonhuman primates

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A replicating RNA vaccine, formulated with a lipid-based nanoparticle emulsion, produces antibodies against the COVID-19 coronavirus in mice and primates with a single immunization. These antibodies potently neutralize the virus in young and old ...

Jul 20, 2020

How smart, ultrathin nanosheets go fishing for proteins

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An interdisciplinary team from Frankfurt and Jena has developed a kind of bait with which to fish protein complexes out of mixtures.

Jul 20, 2020

High-performance large area electrode system developed for artificial photosynthesis

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A research team of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST), working in cooperation with the Technische Universität Berlin, announced that they had developed a nano-sized, coral-shaped silver catalyst electrode and large-area, high-effi...

Jul 20, 2020

Scientists strengthen quantum building blocks in milestone critical for scale-up

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A team led by UNSW scientists have significantly increased the coherence time of a spin-orbit qubit in silicon, allowing them to preserve quantum information for longer. These results open up a new pathway to scale silicon quantum computers.

Jul 20, 2020

Exhaled biomarkers can reveal lung disease

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Using specialized nanoparticles, MIT engineers have developed a way to diagnose pneumonia or other lung diseases by analyzing the breath exhaled by the patient.

Jul 20, 2020

A plot twist in pharmaceuticals: Single nanoparticles could pave the way for medicines on demand

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For the first time, a single, twisted nanoparticle has been accurately measured and characterised in a lab, taking scientists one vital step closer to a time when medicines will be produced and blended on a microscopic scale.

Jul 20, 2020

A mechanical way to stimulate neurons

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Magnetic nanodiscs can be activated by an external magnetic field, providing a research tool for studying neural responses.

Jul 19, 2020

A mechanical way to stimulate neurons

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Magnetic nanodiscs can be activated by an external magnetic field, providing a research tool for studying neural responses.

Jul 19, 2020

Lasers Hold a Few Hundred Atoms to Create the Smallest Optical Mirror | NextBigFuture.com

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Physicists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) have made an optical mirror using only a few hundred identical atoms. They used a new metamaterial made of a single structured layer. few hundred identical atoms. Interfering laser bea...

Jul 19, 2020

Scientists suggest using gold nanoparticle metasurfaces to determine substance molecular composition

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A new method will make it possible to create compact devices that will accurately determine molecular composition of a liquid or gas, and help identify potentially dangerous chemical compounds. The results of the work carried out by researchers fr...

Jul 19, 2020

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