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Biodegradable nanoparticle can deliver 'suicide gene' to pediatric brain tumor cells in mice

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Johns Hopkins researchers report that a type of biodegradable, lab-engineered nanoparticle they fashioned can successfully deliver a "suicide gene" to pediatric brain tumor cells implanted in the brains of mice.

Jan 8, 2020

Nano Antennas for Data Transfer – Could Allow Processor Cores to Exchange Data at Speed of Light

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For the first time, physicists from the University of Würzburg have successfully converted electrical signals into photons and radiated them in specific directions using a... The post Nano Antennas for Data Transfer – Could Allow Processor Cores ...

Jan 8, 2020

Nanoparticles deliver 'suicide gene' therapy to pediatric brain tumors growing in mice

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Johns Hopkins researchers report that a type of biodegradable, lab-engineered nanoparticle they fashioned can successfully deliver a "suicide gene" to pediatric brain tumor cells implanted in the brains of mice. The poly(beta-amino ester...

Jan 8, 2020

New nanotech technique fights advanced-stage sepsis

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Scientists have found a novel approach using nanotechnology that can fight late-stage sepsis.

Jan 8, 2020

Georgia Tech Collaborates with IBM to Develop Software Stacks for Quantum Computers | Research Horizons

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The Georgia Institute of Technology has announced its agreement to join the IBM Q Hub at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to advance the fundamental research and use of quantum computing in building software infrastructure and dev...

Jan 8, 2020

Intrinsic quantized anomalous Hall effect in a moiré heterostructure

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The quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect can combine topology and magnetism to produce precisely quantized Hall resistance at zero magnetic field (an environment carefully screened from magnetic fields). In a recent report on Science, M. Serlin and...

Jan 8, 2020

Complete filling of batches of nanopipettes

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Researchers report an efficient method for filling a batch of nanopipettes with a pore opening below 10 nanometer. The method is based on the application of a temperature gradient to the nanopipette tips so that residual air bubbles are driven out.

Jan 8, 2020

Nanoparticles deliver 'suicide gene' therapy to pediatric brain tumors growing in mice

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Researchers report that a type of biodegradable, lab-engineered nanoparticle they fashioned can successfully deliver a ''suicide gene'' to pediatric brain tumor cells implanted in the brains of mice. The poly(beta-amino ester) ...

Jan 8, 2020

Bright eyes makes better bactericide

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An aqueous extract from the root of Catharanthus roseus, a plant commonly known as bright eyes, can be used as both a reducing agent as well as a capping agent for the synthesis of bactericidal silver nanoparticles, according to research published...

Jan 8, 2020

Study finds salt nanoparticles are toxic to cancer cells

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A new study at the University of Georgia has found a way to attack cancer cells that is potentially less harmful to the patient. Sodium chloride nanoparticles—more commonly known as salt—are toxic to cancer cells and offer the potential for therap...

Jan 8, 2020

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