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The First Graphene-Enhanced Concrete Hits the Market

The first graphene-enhanced concrete is about to hit the American market. April 2021 will see the culmination of a project between the Advanced Materials Division of Thomas Swan¹ and Concrene² — a UK-based nanotech company.

By Robert Lea 2 Mar 2021

Unique Lipid Nanoparticles can Package and Deliver Gene Editing Machinery to the Liver

The genome editing technology CRISPR has emerged as a powerful new tool that can change the way we treat disease. The challenge when altering the genetics of our cells, however, is how to do it safely, effectively, and specifically targeted to the gene, tissue and organ that needs treatment. Scientists at Tufts University and the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT have developed unique nanoparticles comprised of lipids -- fat molecules -- that can package and deliver gene editing machinery specifically to the liver.

2 Mar 2021

Efficacy of Polymeric Nano-Micelles Depends on c-Myc Expression Level

The Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (Director General: Prof. Kazunori Kataoka, Location: Kawasaki in Japan, Abbreviation: iCONM) reported in ACS Nano (Impact Factor: 14.588 in 2019) together with the group of Prof. Yu Matsumoto of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (Prof. Tatsuya Yamasoba) and the group of Prof. Horacio Cabral of the Department of Bioengineering (Prof. Ryo Miyake) in the University of Tokyo that the efficacy of polymeric nano-micelles with different drug activation profile depends on the expression level of c-Myc, one of the major proto-oncogene, has been developed.

1 Mar 2021

Nanobowls are a Potential Way to Deliver Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers still have a long path to tread before they can treat Alzheimer’s Disease, partially because the protein aggregates that can turn into brain plaques, a characteristic attribute of the disease, are challenging to analyze.

1 Mar 2021

Engineering the Boundary Between 2D and 3D Materials

In recent years, engineers have found ways to modify the properties of some “two- dimensional” materials, which are just one or a few atoms thick, by stacking two layers together and rotating one slightly in relation to the other.

1 Mar 2021

Graphene with Artificial Magnetic Texture Could Enable More Robust Electronic Devices

Graphene is unbelievably strong, conductive, lightweight and the list of its superior properties continues.

26 Feb 2021

Physicists Probe into the Walker Breakdown Phenomenon in 3D Magnetic Nanowires

Physicists from Russia, Chile, Brazil, Spain, and the UK, have studied how the magnetic properties change in 3D nanowires, promising materials for various magnetic applications, depending on the shape of their cross-section.

26 Feb 2021

Real-Time Video Shows Liquid Structures Taking Shape as Nanoparticle Surfactants

Liquid structures - liquid droplets that maintain a specific shape - are useful for a variety of applications, from food processing to cosmetics, medicine, and even petroleum extraction, but researchers have yet to tap into these exciting new materials' full potential because not much is known about how they form.

25 Feb 2021

Biological Nanobodies Attached to CRISPR Could Toggle Specific Genes On and Off

The genetic tool CRISPR has been likened to molecular scissors for its ability to snip out and replace genetic code within DNA.

25 Feb 2021

Study Analyzes Electron Behavior While Graphene Layers Produce Moiré Effect

In a paper published in the Nature journal, the researcher and his group examined the behavior of electrons when two graphene layers superimposed at an angle of 1.1° (named “magic angle”) produce a moiré effect.

24 Feb 2021

Novel Measurement Tool for Graphene Could Accelerate Production, Optimize Device Fabrication

X-ray scans revolutionised medical treatments by allowing us to see inside humans without surgery. Similarly, terahertz spectroscopy penetrates graphene films allowing scientists to make detailed maps of their electrical quality, without damaging or contaminating the material.

24 Feb 2021

New Nano-Carrier Tested for Potential Treatment of Glioblastomas

Glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and aggressive form of primary brain tumor, has a survival rate of just five years. It is particularly challenging to treat, with existing therapies depending on chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and their combinations.

24 Feb 2021