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Dissecting the mechanism of protein unfolding by SDS

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A new study by the Aksimentiev group at the University of Illinois has used molecular dynamics simulations to understand how sodium dodecyl sulfate, a commonly used detergent in labs, induces protein folding. Their results were published in the jo...

Apr 17, 2020

Nanosensors can Track How Plants Respond to Stresses

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

MIT engineers have developed a way to closely track how plants respond to stresses such as injury, infection, and light damage, using sensors made of carbon nanotubes. These sensors can be embedded in...

Apr 16, 2020

Pushing the limits of 2-D supramolecules

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at the University of South Florida have reached a new milestone in the development of two-dimensional supramolecules—the building blocks that make areas of nanotechnology and nanomaterial advancement possible.

Apr 16, 2020

Pushing the limits of 2D supramolecules

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have reached a 'world record' in the development of two-dimensional supramolecules.

Apr 16, 2020

Designing peptide inhibitors for possible COVID-19 treatments

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Scientists across the globe are rushing to find inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic. Some are using computer simulations to identify promising compounds before conducting actual experiments in the lab. Now, r...

Apr 16, 2020

Nanosensor can alert a smartphone when plants are stressed

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

MIT engineers have developed a way to closely track how plants respond to stresses such as injury, infection,

Apr 16, 2020

Electronic Cooling Technology Enables Miniaturization of Quantum Computers

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have successfully demonstrated a new electronic refrigeration technology that can enable major leaps in the development of quantum computers. Current quantum computers require large, complica...

Apr 16, 2020

Using nano-scale spintronic devices, researchers aim to build novel artificial brain

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

New research project to develop AI hardware; a completely new kind of computer system that mimics how the

Apr 16, 2020

COVID-19 Test Detects Viral DNA in Minutes

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A new study published in ACS Nano shows a proof-of-concept study for a potentially more accurate COVID-19 diagnostic based on plasmonic photothermal sensing. Most COVID-19 testing kits rely on the sensitive method of polymerase chain reaction (P...

Apr 16, 2020

Graphene heterostructures with black phosphorus, arsenic enable new infrared detectors

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MIPT scientists and their colleagues from Japan and the U.S. have calculated the parameters of photodetectors comprised by layers of graphene and a combination of black phosphorus and black arsenic. These sensors are able to detect radiation with...

Apr 16, 2020

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