In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers from Finland and the United States reported a novel heptad repeat 2 (HR2) peptide that inhibited severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) without any chemical modific...
Sep 21, 2022
The nanobody can also punch through tough brain cells. The immune system uses proteins referred to as antibodies to detect and attack invading pathogens. Mini...
Sep 21, 2022
A team of UCF researchers have proven the efficacy of a nanomaterial-based disinfectant they developed to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Through their experiments, they found that the disinfectant was able to kill several serious viruses...
Sep 21, 2022
Researchers investigated the polarization-dependence of the force exerted by circularly polarized light (CPL) by performing optical trapping of chiral nanoparticles. They found that left- and right-handed CPL exerted different strengths of the opt...
Sep 21, 2022
With one hand, Rizia Bardhan, Associate Professor of chemical and biological engineering at Iowa State University, made a fist, which she then covered with her other hand, similar to a baseball player catching a ball in the net of a fielder’s glove.
Sep 21, 2022
Cu-based ternary chalcogenides have exhibited great potential as cheap, eco-friendly substitutes for heavy-metal-based photosensitizers. Cu-based selenium quantum dots produced by sequential ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) have an idea...
Sep 21, 2022
Herbicides are chemicals used to manage or control unwanted plants. However, their poor utilization efficiency negatively influences the ecosystem and human welfare. Polymer-related herbicide delivery systems can be an effective solution to resolv...
Sep 21, 2022
Negative staining is often used to study the characteristic core-shell structure of cell membrane (CM)-coated polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) via transmission electron microscopy (TEM). However, negative staining can develop artifacts that pose diff...
Sep 21, 2022
Enabling Quantum Computers and Other Nanotechnology Products.
Sep 21, 2022
A new tool using silver nanoparticles is used for the early detection of hypertension. How can this new tool help treat the disease? Read to know more.
Sep 21, 2022
