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Pushing the limits of 2D supramolecules

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists 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 17, 2020

Researchers achieve remote control of hormone release

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Using magnetic nanoparticles, scientists stimulate the adrenal gland in rodents to control release of hormones linked to stress.

Apr 17, 2020

RIT researchers build micro-device to detect bacteria, viruses

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Ke Du and Blanca Lapizco-Encinas, both faculty-researchers in RIT's Kate Gleason College of Engineering, worked with an international team to collaborate on the design of a next-generation miniature lab device that uses magnetic nano-beads to...

Apr 17, 2020

Nanoparticles: Acidic alert

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have synthesized nanoparticles that can be induced by a change in pH to release a deadly dose of ionized iron within cells. This mechanism could potentially open up new approaches to t...

Apr 17, 2020

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

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

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

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