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Fluorescing urine signals organ transplant rejection, could replace needle biopsies: New nanoparticle makes urine glow as soon as T cells initiate an attack on transplanted organs

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Glowing urine may replace the biopsy needle: In detecting organ transplant rejection, a new nanoparticle has proven much faster and more thorough in the lab than a biopsy. When T cells mount their first attack on the organ's cells, the nanopa...

Feb 19, 2019

New machine learning technique rapidly analyzes nanomedicines for cancer immunotherapy

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Spherical nucleic acids are a class of personalized medicines for treating cancer and other diseasesSNAs are challenging to optimize because their structures can vary in many waysNorthwestern University team developed a library approach and machin...

Feb 19, 2019

New machine learning technique rapidly analyzes nanomedicines for cancer immunotherapy

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Novel approach will aid scientists in optimizing SNAs as therapeutic vaccines to treat cancer.

Feb 19, 2019

New machine learning technique rapidly analyzes nanomedicines for cancer immunotherapy: Novel approach will aid scientists in optimizing SNAs as therapeutic vaccines to treat cancer

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With their ability to treat a wide a variety of diseases, spherical nucleic acids (SNAs) are poised to revolutionize medicine. But before these digitally designed nanostructures can reach their full potential, researchers need to optimize their va...

Feb 19, 2019

When a defect might be beneficial: Engineers work toward improving semiconductors for solar cells, LEDs

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Engineers have studied the structure and properties of the commonly occurring planar defects at the atomic scale, which spans only a few tenths of a nanometer.

Feb 19, 2019

A nanoclay platform for treating osteoarthritis

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Researchers have developed a new way to deliver treatment for cartilage regeneration.

Feb 19, 2019

Nanopores make portable mass spectrometer for peptides a reality

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Scientists have developed nanopores that can be used to directly measure the mass of peptides. Although the resolution needs to be improved, this proof of principle shows that a cheap and portable peptide mass spectrometer can be constructed using...

Feb 19, 2019

Nanopores make portable mass spectrometer for peptides a reality

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Scientists have developed nanopores that can be used to directly measure the mass of peptides. Although the resolution needs to be improved, this proof of principle shows that a cheap and portable peptide mass spectrometer can be constructed using...

Feb 19, 2019

Can a flowing liquid-like material maintain its structural order like crystals?

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Scientists have discovered a chiral compound, which can spontaneously form a molecular assembly with an extremely large single domain structure beyond a size regime incapable of realizing with usual molecular self-assembly. The chiral compound, wh...

Feb 19, 2019

New technology captures movement of quantum particles with unprecedented resolution: Method paves the way for ultrafast control and extreme spatiotemporal imaging of condensed matter

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A new study explores the activity of quantum particles in 2D materials within an unprecedented small time frame and at an extraordinarily high spatial resolution. These are highly sought-after capabilities for advanced communications technologies ...

Feb 19, 2019

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