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Scientists develop electrochemical platform for cell-free synthetic biology

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Scientists at the University of Toronto (U of T) and Arizona State University (ASU) have developed the first direct gene circuit to electrode interface by combining cell-free synthetic biology with state-of-the-art nanostructured electrodes.

Nov 25, 2019

Structurally designed DNA star creates ultra-sensitive test for dengue virus

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By folding snippets of DNA into the shape of a five-pointed star using structural DNA nanotechnology, researchers have created a trap that captures Dengue virus as it floats in the bloodstream. Once sprung, the trap—which is non-toxic and is natur...

Nov 25, 2019

Structurally designed DNA star creates ultra-sensitive test for dengue virus

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By folding snippets of DNA into the shape of a five-pointed star using structural DNA nanotechnology, researchers have created a trap that captures Dengue virus as it floats in the bloodstream. Once sprung, the trap - which is non-toxic and is nat...

Nov 25, 2019

Determining topographical radiation dose profiles using gel nanosensors

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The routine measurement of radiation doses can be clinically challenging due to limitations with conventional dosimeters used to measure the dose uptake of external ionizing radiation. In a new study, Karthik Pushpavanam and an interdisciplinary t...

Nov 25, 2019

The Potential Role Nanotechnology Could Play in The Breakthrough for Pre-eclampsia

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Image Credit: Sohel Parvez Haque/Shutterstock.com The world’s largest private foundation supported research into pre-eclampsia has awarded Dr Marnie Winter, a biomedical engineer at the...

Nov 25, 2019

Air Pollution Nanoparticles and Their Link to Brain Cancer

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Image Credit: Kateryna Kon/ Shutterstock.com Researchers have determined that nanoparticles in air pollution have a direct link to the development of malignant brain tumors, according to a recent...

Nov 25, 2019

New Set of Properties for Composites and Coatings: Graphene Nanotubes Discussed at NAUM’19

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At the 2019 Nanoaugmented Materials Industry Summit (NAUM’19) held on November 5–6, experts concurred that graphene nanotubes, also known as single wall carbon nanotubes, are currently the...

Nov 25, 2019

Liquid Crystal Microlenses Enable 4D Imaging

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Researchers from Nanjing University have developed a portable, inexpensive, and easy-to-use microlens to acquire 4D images. 4D imaging provides 3D resolution as well as polarization information. Wei Hu, Yan Qing Lu, and colleagues used liquid cr...

Nov 25, 2019

NanoEDGE: Nano-based wearable electronics for mental disorder diagnosis and functional restoration

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NanoEDGE is an interdisciplinary research project aiming at converging production techniques for functionalized electrodes with expertise in nanomaterial fabrication and characterization, state-of-the-art engineering, and neuroscience to pave the ...

Nov 25, 2019

Nanotechnology could provide the breakthrough for pre-eclampsia which kills 500,000 babies each year

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New funding will allow bioengineers to better understand and tackle a condition which kills 76,000 women and 500,000 babies each year.

Nov 25, 2019

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