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DNA Origami Nanostructures: Reprogramming the Shape of Virus Capsids To Advance Biomedicine

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Proteins that encapsulate viruses can be molded into defined shapes using DNA and RNA origami nanostructures.

Jul 21, 2023

Simultaneous Synthesis and Fixing of Covalent Organic Frameworks

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

An electrogenerated acid can catalyze the synthesis and simultaneous immobilization of imine-based covalent organic frameworks (COFs) onto electrodes, report scientists from Tokyo Tech. Starting with amine and aldehyde monomers, they obtained corr...

Jul 21, 2023

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Two types of ultrafast mode-locking operations generation from an Er-doped fiber laser based on germanene nanosheets

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Saturable absorbers as passive modulators in passively mode-locked fiber lasers play a crucial role in the generation of ultrashort pulses. Germanene, a graphene-like two-dimensional material with fast carrier relaxation time and large nonlinear a...

Jul 21, 2023

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Detection of bacteria and viruses with fluorescent nanotubes

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

An interdisciplinary research team from Bochum, Duisburg and Zurich has developed a new approach to construct modular optical sensors which are capable of detecting viruses and bacteria. For this purpose, the researchers used fluorescent carbon na...

Jul 21, 2023

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving baby food containers: Exposure to plastic particles kills up to 75% of cultured kidney cells

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The fastest way to heat food and drink might also rank as the fastest route to ingesting massive quantities of minuscule plastic particles, says new research from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Jul 21, 2023

Apple supplier TSMC delays Arizona chip production to 2025

Engadget   -   General News Websites

TSMC won't be making chips in Arizona on schedule. The Taiwan firm has delayed the start of 4-nanometer chip production at its first Phoenix, Arizona factory from 2024 to 2025. There aren't enough skilled workers available to complete co...

Jul 21, 2023

Apple's 10.2-inch iPad drops back to $250, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals

Engadget   -   General News Websites

This week's best tech deals include a couple of all-time lows on older but still worthwhile Apple gadgets, with the 9th-gen iPad on sale for $250 and the M1-powered MacBook Air available for $750. The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max is a solid va...

Jul 21, 2023

2023 ASUNARO Grant awarded to 5 researchers

Tokyo Institute of Technology   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Five researchers received the 2023 ASUNARO Grant, which is Tokyo Tech financial support for researchers under 45 years of age engaged in basic research. A ceremony to present the researchers with their award notices was held on June 23.

Jul 21, 2023

New graphene transistor sensor mimics cell membrane functions

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The device detects the same molecules that cell receptors do, and may enable routine early screening for cancers and other diseases.

Jul 21, 2023

Two types of ultrafast mode-locking operations generation from an Er-doped fiber laser based on germanene nanosheets

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Saturable absorbers as passive modulators in passively mode-locked fiber lasers play a crucial role in the generation of ultrashort pulses. Germanene, a graphene-like two-dimensional material with fast carrier relaxation time and large nonlinear a...

Jul 21, 2023

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