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Eleven human genomes in nine days

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

It's only been three years since UC Santa Cruz researchers proved that long-read human genome assembly using the same nanopore technology developed on campus could be done at all. At the time, it was a monumental effort, requiring 150,000 hou...

May 4, 2020

An Optical 'Nanomixer' for Mixing Liquids

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Every now and then, scientists need to control the process of mixing liquids in vessels so small that the thinnest needle or even a hair wouldn't fit in there.

May 4, 2020

Improved Understanding of Natural Nanomachines May Aid in the Design of Potent Drugs

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Many of the drugs and medicines that we rely on today are natural products taken from microbes like bacteria and fungi. Within these microbes, the drugs are made by tiny natural machines -...

May 4, 2020

Nanostimulators Boost Stem Cells' Regenerative Powers

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In regenerative medicine, an ideal treatment for patients whose muscles are damaged from lack of oxygen would be to invigorate them with an injection of their own stem cells. In a new study published...

May 4, 2020

Zapata Computing CEO Chris Savoie Interview on Making Real Quantum Solutions | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

Zapata Computing is the leader in applying quantum algorithms to the best quantum hardware in order to create improved solutions for the most important problems of the largest companies in the world. Nextbigfuture interviewed Zapata Computing CEO ...

May 2, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Nanostimulators boost stem cells for muscle repair

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In regenerative medicine, an ideal treatment for patients whose muscles are damaged from lack of oxygen would be to invigorate them with an injection of their own stem cells.

May 2, 2020

Path to quantum computing at room temperature

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers predict quantum computer circuits that will no longer need extremely cold temperatures to function could become a reality after about a decade.

May 1, 2020

Researchers see path to quantum computing at room temperature

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Army researchers predict quantum computer circuits that will no longer need extremely cold temperatures to function could become a reality after about a decade.

May 1, 2020

Photocatalysis Could Be Used to Inactivate Coronaviruses

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Rice University researchers plan to reconfigure their wastewater-treatment technology to capture and deactivate the virus that causes COVID-19. Their chemical-free nanotechnology, introduced earlier this year as a way to kill bacterial “superbugs”...

May 1, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: MOF material offers optical sensing of NO2 pollutant for air quality measurements

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A collaborative research led by IMDEA Nanociencia researchers reveals the modulation of lanthanide-MOFs luminescence upon NO2 adsorption using low energy requirement. The two lanthanide MOFs include a...

May 1, 2020

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