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Multiplexed C dots track different cancer targets to improve treatment

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

For more than a decade, researchers have used glowing nanoparticles called Cornell dots, or C dots, to illuminate cancer cells, target tumors and even induce cell death.

Dec 6, 2019

Nanocontainer ships titan-size gene therapies and drugs into cells

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists report they have created a tiny, nanosize container that can slip inside cells and deliver protein-based medicines and gene therapies of any size -- even hefty ones attached to the gene-editing tool called CRISPR.

Dec 6, 2019

Nontoxic Material Used to Upconvert Low-energy Photons

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) and the University of Texas at Austin demonstrated the use of nontoxic silicon nanocrystals to convert low-energy photons into high-energy ones. The use of nontoxic materials fo...

Dec 6, 2019

Novel nanopipette pH biosensor could help with cancer diagnosis and treatment

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Nanopipettes with zwitterionic membranes may offer improved monitoring of changes in pH surrounding living cells, which can indicate traits of invasive cancer cells and their response to treatment, report researchers at Kanazawa University in Natu...

Dec 6, 2019

A Playground for Exotic Physics, A Platform for Stable Quantum Computing

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Recent research settles a long-standing debate. Move over Godzilla vs. King Kong — this is the crossover event you’ve been waiting for. Well, at least... The post A Playground for Exotic Physics, A Platform for Stable Quantum Computing appeared f...

Dec 6, 2019

Nanocontainer ships titan-size gene therapies and drugs into cells

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report they have created a tiny, nanosize container that can slip inside cells and deliver protein-based medicines and gene therapies of any size—even hefty ones attached to the gene-editing tool called CRISPR....

Dec 6, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Graphene takes off in composites for planes and cars: The Graphene Flagship identified the strategic advantages of integrating graphene into fibre composites, used to build planes and cars

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The Graphene Flagship brought together top European researchers and companies to discuss the most disruptive ways graphene could enhance composites used in the aerospace, automotive and energy industr...

Dec 6, 2019

Empowering mucosal healing with an engineered probiotic

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers developed a living material approach that uses a strain of genetically engineered E.coli Nissle bacteria as a locally acting probiotic. The engineered bacteria produce a network of nanofibers that directly binds to mucus to fill inflam...

Dec 6, 2019

Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

An international group of scientists, including from the University of Cambridge, have developed a graphene composite that can

Dec 6, 2019

Weebit Nano and Leti File Three New Patents for Improved Yield and Reliability of Advanced ReRAM Products

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Weebit Nano, the next generation memory technology for the global semiconductor industry, and its development partner Leti, the French research institute recognised as a global leader in the field of...

Dec 6, 2019

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