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Unique nanotechnology method to simplify skin disease diagnosis

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In a new SLAS Technology auto-commentary, two authors of an article recently published in Nature Biomedical Engineering ("Abnormal Scar Identification with Spherical Nucleic Acid Technology" – www.nature.com/articles/s41551-018-0218-x) share more ...

May 21, 2018

The world’s first quantum software superstore—or so it hopes—is here

MIT Technology Review   -   Scientific News Websites

Zapata Computing plans to build the algorithms for companies that want to experiment with quantum computers.

May 19, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Making carbon nanotubes as usable as common plastics: Researchers discover that cresols disperse carbon nanotubes at unprecedentedly high concentrations

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Carbon nanotube powders are difficult to process because they aggregate in clumps Typically researchers must add additives to help nanotubes disperse in solvents Researchers find that adding a simpl...

May 19, 2018

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Elastic microspheres expand understanding of embryonic development and cancer cells

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new technique that uses tiny elastic balls filled with fluorescent nanoparticles aims to expand the understanding of the mechanical forces that exist between cells, researchers report. A University...

May 19, 2018

Graphene Stimulator Paves Way for Optical Pacemakers, Smart Opioids, and Electronic Cancer Killers

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Scientists dream big with the invention of a new graphene-based remote control for cell behavior

May 18, 2018

Graphene Stimulator Paves Way for Optical Pacemakers, Smart Opioids, and Electronic Cancer Killers

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Scientists dream big with the invention of a new graphene-based remote control for cell behavior

May 18, 2018

Solar Sails and Electric sails | NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture   -   Scientific News Websites

With composite booms, the NASA principal investigator believes we could make 1000 to 4000 square meter solar sails today with a funded project. Then with the learnings from that mission we could rapidly advance to 10,000 square meter solar sails. ...

May 18, 2018

Researchers operate lab-grown heart cells by remote control: Graphene surface allows researchers to control cell behavior with light -- a technique that could speed the search for more precise, less toxic therapeutic drugs

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a technique that allows them to speed up or slow down human heart cells growing in a dish on command -- simply by shining a light on them and varying its intensity. The cells are grown on a material called graphene, whic...

May 18, 2018

Diamond 'spin-off' tech could lead to low-cost medical imaging and drug discovery tools: Researchers exploit tiny defects in diamonds to pave the way for enhanced biological imaging and drug studies

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

An international team has discovered how to exploit defects in nanoscale and microscale diamonds and potentially enhance the sensitivity of magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear magnetic resonance systems while eliminating the need for their cost...

May 18, 2018

Researchers operate lab-grown heart cells by remote control

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and their collaborators have developed a technique that allows them to speed up or slow down human heart cells growing in a dish on command—simply by shining a light on them and ...

May 18, 2018

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