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Nanoscale Silica Bottles Show Promise for Targeted Drug Delivery

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

According to a new study, small silica bottles filled with a unique temperature-sensitive material and medicine may be used for drug delivery to destroy malignant cells only in specific parts of the...

Aug 19, 2019

New cellular process can engulf nanomaterial without direct peptide functionalization

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Nanometers are one billionth of a meter, a metric typically used to measure molecules and scientific building blocks not visible to the human eye.

Aug 19, 2019

Molecular mechanism of enterovirus infection uncovered

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Researchers from the Nanoscience Center at the University of Jyväskylä in collaboration with those at the University of Helsinki have found that body proteins called albumin and certain ions within the attacked host cells can affect the genetic wo...

Aug 19, 2019

Graphene nanoflakes: a new tool for precision medicine

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Chemists have created a new compound for flexible drug delivery that specifically targets prostate cancer cells. Incorporating four different molecules, the compound prevents tumour cells from multiplying, can be detected by medical imaging and ha...

Aug 19, 2019

Applying Quantum Computing to Optimize Pokémon Fighting Teams | NextBigFuture.com

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D-Wave Systems has a webinar in which they explain how to apply the power of quantum computing to gaming optimization using data from one of the world’s most popular fighting games: Pokémon. They explore a classic example of a combinatorial proble...

Aug 18, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: uSEE breakthrough unlocks the nanoscale world on standard biology lab equipment

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The ability to observe how life works at a nanoscale level is a grand challenge of our time.

Aug 17, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Optofluidic chip with nanopore 'smart gate' developed for single molecule analysis: Programmable device enables on-demand delivery of individual biomolecules with feedback-controlled gating for high-throughput analysis

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new chip-based platform developed by researchers at UC Santa Cruz integrates nanopores and optofluidic technology with a feedback-control circuit to enable an unprecedented level of control over ind...

Aug 17, 2019

A novel cellular process to engulf nano-sized materials

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Nanometers are one billionth of a meter, a metric typically used to measure molecules and scientific building blocks not visible to the human eye. Materials of tens and/or several hundred nanometers in diameter have unique properties, and thus hav...

Aug 16, 2019

Nano-Sized Factories Based on Bacteria Targeted for Biotech [Video]

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The lab of Cheryl Kerfeld at Michigan State University has created a synthetic nano-sized factory, based on natural ones found in bacteria. This research could someday lead to... The post Nano-Sized Factories Based on Bacteria Targeted for Biotech...

Aug 16, 2019

This Superconductor Could Be Key to a Whole Different Type of Quantum Computer

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This is potentially the silicon of the quantum information age.

Aug 16, 2019

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