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Nanotubes enable travel of Huntington's protein

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanotube tunnels extend like bridges for the toxic Huntington's disease protein, and spring back after delivery, a new study finds.

May 10, 2019

New efficient way to engineer nanostructures mimicking natural immune response complexes

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Collaboration between Novo Nordisk and Professor Kurt Gothelf's laboratory at Aarhus University yields novel method to engineer large multi-antibody-like nanostructures using DNA nanotechnology. The results demonstrate the potential for assem...

May 10, 2019

A new system for treating type 1 diabetes mellitus

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Thanks to an innovative system of magnetic microcapsule separation, the Nanobiocel-CIBER BNN research group of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country in collaboration with the BIOMICS group, also of the UPV/EHU, has managed to reduce the vol...

May 10, 2019

Computing faster with quasi-particles

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In collaboration with researchers from Harvard University, researchers from the University of Würzburg have made an important step on the road to topological quantum computers. Now, they present their findings in the renowned scientific journal Na...

May 10, 2019

New Nanodevice Generates 3× More Voltage than Classic Nanoantennas

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A nanodevice for harvesting solar energy, called an evolutive dipole nanoantenna (EDN), has demonstrated the ability to generate a thermoelectric voltage up to 3× larger than a classic dipole nanoantenna (CDN). The EDN could be used in application...

May 9, 2019

DNA nanostructures designed for drug delivery remain a technical challenge

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Many studies indicating that DNA nanostructures can enter cells more readily than simple DNA strands are flawed, according to researchers at McGill University.

May 9, 2019

A cautionary tale for researchers working on selective drug delivery

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Many studies indicating that DNA nanostructures can enter cells more readily than simple DNA strands are flawed, according to new research.

May 9, 2019

A cautionary tale for researchers working on selective DNA nanostructures drug delivery

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

DNA nanostructures designed for drug delivery remain a technical challenge.

May 9, 2019

Light could drive ions in graphene oxide membranes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed layered graphene oxide membranes that show exceptional ionic and molecular transport.

May 9, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Self-powered wearable tech

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

For emerging wearable tech to advance, it needs improved power sources. Now researchers from Michigan State University have provided a potential solution via crumpled carbon nanotube forests, or CNT f...

May 9, 2019

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