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Nanodevices could prevent plaque formation in the brain

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, affecting one in 10 people over the age of 65. Scientists are engineering nanodevices to disrupt processes in the brain that lead to the disease.

Apr 30, 2020

Light-Emitting Nanosensors Track Chemical Signals in Plants

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

An international research team led by Tedrick Lew and Michael Strano at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a new device for observing variations in waves of hydrogen peroxide as they pass through the tissues of different specie...

Apr 30, 2020

Better understanding of nature's nanomachines may help in design of future drugs

Phys.org   -   Scientific News 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—mega-enzymes known as nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPS...

Apr 30, 2020

Machine learning enhances light–Matter interactions in dielectric nanostructures

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A paper published in Advanced Photonics "Enhanced light–matter interactions in dielectric nanostructures via machine-learning approach," suggests that machine-learning techniques can be used to enhance metasurfaces, optimizing them for n...

Apr 30, 2020

Better understanding of nature's nanomachines may help in design of future drugs

Nanowerk   -   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 - mega-enzymes known as nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NR...

Apr 30, 2020

Better understanding of nature's nanomachines may help in design of future drugs

Nanowerk   -   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 - mega-enzymes known as nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NR...

Apr 30, 2020

Intricate magnetic configuration of 3D nanoscale gyroid networks revealed

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A multinational team of researchers has revealed the magnetic states of nanoscale gyroids, 3D chiral network-like nanostructures. The findings add a new candidate system for research into unconventional information processing and emergent phenomen...

Apr 30, 2020

Ultra-Precision Nanoscale Bio-Probe Could Detect Iron Disorders

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Chronic iron imbalances - having either too little or too much iron in the blood - can result in medical conditions ranging from anemia and hemochromatosis through to more severe diseases, such as...

Apr 30, 2020

Optical 'nanomixer': Scientists propose new method for mixing liquids

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists propose a method that can help solve problem of controlling over the mixing speed: they decided to use the so-called radiation pressure.

Apr 30, 2020

Optical 'nanomixer': Scientists propose new method for mixing liquids

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists propose a method that can help solve problem of controlling over the mixing speed: they decided to use the so-called radiation pressure.

Apr 30, 2020

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