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Researchers develop photoactivatable nanomedicine for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration

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Researchers at the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), and collaborators from the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, have developed a light-activatable prodrug nanomedicine for age-relate...

Nov 27, 2023

The 'jigglings and wigglings of atoms' reveal key aspects of COVID-19 virulence evolution

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Richard Feynman famously stated, "Everything that living things do can be understood in terms of the jigglings and wigglings of atoms." This week, Nature Nanotechnology features a study that sheds new light on the evolution of the corona...

Nov 27, 2023

Light activated nanomedicine ushers in a new era for age-related macular degeneration therapy

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Novel light-activated nanomedicine offers a new, minimally invasive treatment for age-related macular degeneration.

Nov 27, 2023

Injectable nanoscale stimulator transforms spinal cord therapy and motor function recovery

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Innovative thin, injectable stimulator enhances spinal therapy, enabling precise motor function recovery in neuromotor disease treatment.

Nov 27, 2023

All-weather solar-powered CO₂ utilization achieved by mimicking natural photosynthesis

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In a study published in National Science Review, researchers from the Institute of Earth Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with collaborators, have used the charge storage mechanism of tungsten-based nanomaterials for ...

Nov 27, 2023

Research advances magnetic graphene for low-power electronics

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National University of Singapore (NUS) physicists have developed a concept to induce and directly quantify spin splitting in two-dimensional materials. By using this concept, they have experimentally achieved large tunability and a high degree of ...

Nov 27, 2023

Oral delivery a possibility for silica-based C'Dots

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Ultrasmall fluorescent core-shell hybrid silica nanoparticles are among the nanocarriers for therapeutics that were thought to be viable only by injection, but new research has shown the potential for their oral administration.

Nov 27, 2023

CRISPR enhanced nanotweezers for ultra-precise DNA manipulation and detection

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CRISPR enhanced optothermal nanotweezers represent a technological breakthrough, offering unparalleled precision in DNA targeting and detection, transforming the landscape of genetic analysis and biosensing.

Nov 27, 2023

CRISPR-powered optothermal nanotweezers

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Optothermal nanotweezers are an innovative optical design method that has revolutionized classical optical techniques to capture a broad range of nanoparticles. While the optothermal temperature field can be employed for in situ regulation of nano...

Nov 27, 2023

Carbon nanotubes and the sustainability puzzle

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An international team of researchers receives over $4M to advance understanding of carbon nanotube synthesis and its potential for producing industrial materials more sustainably.

Nov 27, 2023

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