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Sound of the future: A new analog to quantum computing: Engineers are using soundwaves to search through big data with more stability and ease

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have demonstrated the possibility for acoustic waves in a classical environment to do the work of quantum information processing without the time limitations and fragility.

Sep 19, 2019

Metal-organic frameworks used to transport anti-cancer agent to cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have developed a platform that uses nanoparticles known as metal-organic frameworks to deliver a promising anti-cancer agent to cells.

Sep 19, 2019

'Nanochains' could increase battery capacity, cut charging time

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Engineers have created a net-like structure, called a 'nanochain', of antimony, a metalloid known to enhance lithium ion charge capacity in batteries.

Sep 19, 2019

A revolutionary technology to study cell nanomechanics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and MIT's Laser Biomedical Research Center (LBRC) have developed a new way to study cells, paving the way for a better understanding of how cancers spread and become ki...

Sep 19, 2019

Nanoparticles Used in the Transportation of Anti-cancer Agents to Cells

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Research into strategies for trying to find ways to prevent, treat, and even cure cancer have been ongoing for centuries, for example, chimney soot was identified as a cause back in the 18th...

Sep 19, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Tiny bubbles in our body could fight cancer better than chemo

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Healthy cells in our body release nano-sized bubbles that transfer genetic material such as DNA and RNA to other cells. It's your DNA that stores the important information necessary for RNA to produce...

Sep 19, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Keystone Nano Announces FDA Approval of Investigational New Drug Application for Ceraxa for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Keystone Nano, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on improving cancer treatments through the application of novel treatments and nanotechnology, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Admi...

Sep 19, 2019

The design, construction and characterization of new nanovibrational bioreactors for osteogenesis

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In regenerative medicine, scientists aim to significantly advance techniques that can control stem cell lineage commitment. For example, mechanical stimulation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) at the nanoscale can activate mechanotransduction path...

Sep 19, 2019

Researchers use nanoparticles made by bacteria to fight antibiotic-resistant infections like MRSA

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An estimated 700,000 people worldwide die from antibiotic-resistant infections every year, including strains of E. coli, Staphylococcus, and pneumonia. And if current trends continue, some predictions say the annual death toll could rise to 10 mil...

Sep 19, 2019

Suntanner, heal thyself: Exosome therapy may enable better repair of sun, age-damaged skin

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

In a proof-of-concept study, researchers have shown that exosomes harvested from human skin cells are more effective at repairing sun-damaged skin cells in mice than popular retinol or stem cell-based treatments currently in use. Additionally, the...

Sep 19, 2019

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