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Vaccine design can dramatically improve cancer immunotherapies

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

When it comes to the effectiveness of nanotherapeutic vaccines, shape matters.

May 6, 2019

A new approach to targeting tumors and tracking their spread

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Researchers develop nanosized antibodies that home in on the meshwork of proteins surrounding cancer cells.

May 6, 2019

Nanoparticle sensor can detect spoiled milk before opening

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The sensor consists of chemically coated nanoparticles that react to the gas produced by milk and the bacterial growth that indicates spoilage.

May 6, 2019

Nanovaccine design can dramatically improve cancer immunotherapies

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Effectiveness depends on molecular architecture and 3D presentation of components.

May 6, 2019

Discrete energy levels without confinement – a new quantum trick

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanostructures can be designed such a way that the quantum confinement allows only certain electron energy levels. Researchers

May 6, 2019

Quantum computing with graphene plasmons

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A novel material that consists of a single sheet of carbon atoms could lead to new designs for optical quantum computers. Physicists have shown that tailored graphene structures enable single photons to interact with each other.

May 6, 2019

The power of randomization: Magnetic skyrmions for novel computer technology

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have succeeded in developing a key constituent of a novel unconventional computing concept. This constituent employs the same magnetic structures that are being researched in connection with...

May 6, 2019

Nano-thermometers created using diamond particles and quantum light

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanothermometers, while not a brand new idea, are still at the cutting edge of science. We've seen impressive results to date, but accuracy and resolution can always improve, and this is what researchers from the University of Technolo...

May 6, 2019

Holographic Technique Can Encode Information at Nanoscale

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (ÉPFL) have developed a method to see how light behaves on the nanoscale, well beyond wavelength limitations. When the method is used with an ultrafast electron microscope, it can encode quan...

May 6, 2019

Filming how our immune system kills bacteria

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

To kill bacteria in the blood, our immune system relies on nanomachines that can open deadly holes in their targets. Scientists have now filmed these nanomachines in action, discovering a key bottleneck in the process which helps to protect our ow...

May 6, 2019

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