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Study sheds light on why wounds often heal poorly in diabetics

Medical Xpress   -   Scientific News Websites

When tiny particles called exosomes, which shuttle signals between cells, are defective in diabetic patients, they can drive inflammation and impair healing of wounds, according to a new Nano Today study led by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC re...

Sep 8, 2023

Sand-Sized Microchips Take on Fake Foods and Drugs

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Labels on your grocery store products might say “Spanish extra-virgin olive oil” or “New Zealand grass-fed beef,” but these are just words. How can such broad claims ever be verified? Food fraud—things like additives, dilutions, mislabeling, and s...

Sep 8, 2023

Synthesis of nanoparticles by microorganisms: Exploring the green power of fungi

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

They are used as medicines, drug carriers and to combat microbes in hospitals, destroy plant pathogens and reduce the amount of traditional fertilizers used in agriculture—nanoparticles are taking over medicine and the agri-food industry.

Sep 8, 2023

New tracer nanoparticles allow scientists to track nanoplastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists develop tunable gold-polystyrene tracer nanoparticles that allow nanoplastics to be tracked in freshwater ecosystems, supporting critical research on plastic pollution.

Sep 8, 2023

Huawei’s new foldable provokes scrutiny over Chinese-made chips

Engadget   -   General News Websites

Following Huawei's surprise launch of the seemingly 5G-capable Mate 60 and Mate 60 Pro smartphones last week, the Chinese firm has today unveiled two more devices: the Mate 60 Pro+ and the Mate X5 foldable. Huawei was largely limited to 4G co...

Sep 8, 2023

Researchers find innovative way to store and process information by maintaining valley polarization at room temperature

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Northrop Grumman, a multinational aerospace and defense technology co...

Sep 8, 2023

New quantitative tracer helps to investigate bioaccumulation of nanoplastics in freshwater ecosystems

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanoplastics (NPs) can cause a variety of adverse effects in humans, including physical damage, oxidative stress, impaired cell signaling, and developmental defects. The monitoring of NPs in the environment still remains a challenge due to their s...

Sep 8, 2023

New laser tweezers allow gentle, efficient manipulation of cells and nanoparticles (w/video)

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed hypothermal opto-thermophoretic tweezers that use low laser power and cooling to precisely manipulate cells and nanoparticles without damage.

Sep 8, 2023

DNA Nanoballs for Pathogen Detection Paves the Way for Electronic-Based Nucleic Acid Test

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers have pioneered a new method which utilizes DNA nanoballs for pathogen detection, aiming to streamline nucleic acid testing. Find out more about it in this article.

Sep 8, 2023

Researchers define a nanopipette fabrication protocol for high resolution cell imaging

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers report how to produce nanopipettes that reliably provide nanoscale resolution scanning ion conductance microscopy images of living cells.

Sep 8, 2023

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