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Insect wings hold antimicrobial clues for improved medical implants

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Some insect wings such as cicada and dragonfly possess nanopillar structures that kill bacteria upon contact. However, to

Apr 7, 2020

New nanophotonic saliva/nasal swab test to instantly detect coronavirus with lasers

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

European photonics scientists are developing an ultrasensitive laser sensor that detects coronavirus at the earliest point of infection from a saliva or nasal swab in minutes.

Apr 7, 2020

Using nanotechnology to develop new treatment for painful gynecological condition

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed a precise, nanotechnology-based treatment to alleviate the pain and fertility problems associated with endometriosis, a common gynecological condition in women of childbearing age.

Apr 7, 2020

Nanotechnology-based treatment can help alleviate fertility problems linked to endometriosis

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists have developed a precise, nanotechnology-based treatment to alleviate the pain and fertility problems associated with endometriosis, a common gynecological condition in women of childbearing age.

Apr 7, 2020

Personalized microrobots swim through biological barriers, deliver drugs to cells

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Biohybrid robots on the micrometer scale can swim through the body and deliver drugs to tumors or provide other cargo-carrying functions. To be successful, they must consist of materials that can pass through the body's immune response, swim ...

Apr 7, 2020

Atomic force microscopy reveals high heterogeneity in bacterial membrane vesicles

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Kanazawa University and Tsukuba University report in Nanoscale that the physical properties of extracellular bacterial membrane vesicles are significantly diverse. The properties for a single type of bacterium as well as for differ...

Apr 7, 2020

Researchers use nanotechnology to develop new treatment for endometriosis

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have developed a precise, nanotechnology-based treatment to alleviate the pain and fertility problems associated with endometriosis, a common gynecological condition in women of childbearing age.

Apr 6, 2020

Researchers use nanotechnology to develop new treatment for endometriosis

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists have developed a precise, nanotechnology-based treatment to alleviate the pain and fertility problems associated with endometriosis, a common gynecological condition in women of childbearing age.

Apr 6, 2020

Mysterious New State of Matter – Quantum Spin Liquids – Could Enable Next-Generation Quantum Computing

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

A recent discovery by University of Arkansas physicists could help researchers establish the existence of quantum spin liquids, a new state of matter. They’ve been... The post Mysterious New State of Matter – Quantum Spin Liquids – Could Enable N...

Apr 6, 2020

Coffee grounds show promise as wood substitute in producing cellulose nanofibers

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The world generates over six million tons of coffee grounds, according to the International Coffee Organization. The journal Agriculture and Food Chemistry reported in 2012 that over half of spent coffee grounds end up in landfills. Cellulose nano...

Apr 6, 2020

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