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Nanoparticles Offer a Promising Way for Treating Cancer, Liver Disorders

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have developed a safer and more efficient way to deliver a promising new method for treating cancer and liver disorders and for vaccination -- including a COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Therapeutics that has advanced to clinical trials with humans.

3 Jul 2020

Study Underscores Harmful Effects of Plastic Nanoparticles on Human Health

Plastic pollution is a critical environmental issue facing the world today, yet the impact of all the microplastics and nanoplastics that have seeped into the food and beverage supply on human health is an "undervalued avenue of research," according to the team behind a revealing new study released today in STEM CELLS.

3 Jul 2020

Spintronics-Based Nanofluidic Devices Help Explain Mechanism of Hydrodynamic Power Generation

Researchers in the ERATO Saitoh Spin Quantum Rectification Project in the JST Strategic Basic Research Programs have elucidated the mechanism of the hydrodynamic power generation using spin currents in micrometer-scale channels, finding that power generation efficiency improves drastically as the size of the flow is made smaller.

3 Jul 2020

Researchers Propose a Cost-Effective Method for Creating Silica Nanoparticles

Researchers in Australia and China have proposed an innovative and cost-effective new method for creating silica beads, which have a number of key uses, ranging from nanomedicine and bioimaging to the production of paper and polished concrete.

2 Jul 2020

New Technology Based on Gold Nanoparticles can Detect Food Fraud

A University of Central Florida researcher is developing new technology to make sure people are getting the food they think they're eating.

2 Jul 2020

Researchers Develop Graphene Sensors to Track Safety and Freshness of Food

Researchers dipped their new, printed sensors into tuna broth and watched the readings.

2 Jul 2020

ExM and Structured Illumination Microscopy Help Visualize 3D Structure of Synaptonemal Complex

The synaptonemal complex is a ladder-like cell structure that plays a major role in the development of egg and sperm cells in humans and other mammals.

2 Jul 2020

New Graphene Nanoribbon may Lead to Smaller Electronic Devices

Graphene nanoribbons have literally the thickness of a single carbon atom as well as electrical properties that can exceed those of regular semiconductor technologies.

1 Jul 2020

Contactless Technique to Measure Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Film Thickness

Scientists from Skoltech and their colleagues from Russia and Finland have figured out a non-invasive way to measure the thickness of single-walled carbon nanotube films, which may find applications in a wide variety of fields from solar energy to smart textiles.

1 Jul 2020

Industrial Automation, Laser Material Processing: Interactive Virtual Tradeshow Booths, New from PI

With tradeshows and conferences postponed, OEMs, researchers, MEs, and EEs in all fields are challenged to remain abreast of the most responsive, cutting edge motion control solutions.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 30 Jun 2020

Nanomaterials-Based Retinal Prostheses to Treat Degenerative Retinal Blindness

Researchers at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) has led to the revolutionary development of an artificial liquid retinal prosthesis to counteract the effects of diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration that cause the progressive degeneration of photoreceptors of the retina, resulting in blindness.

30 Jun 2020

New Nanofiber can Protect Wearers from Extreme Temperatures, Ballistic Threats

Since World War I, the vast majority of American combat casualties has come not from gunshot wounds but from explosions.

30 Jun 2020

New Experiment Verifies Biosafety of Nanofiber Masks

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world, masks have become an essential personal hygiene product as the first line of defense to protect one's respiratory system against the viruses and germs that spread through droplets in the air.

30 Jun 2020

Researchers Use Optical Tweezers to Analyze Bacteria Cells

A new function-based sequencing technique using optical tweezers and taking advantage of the properties of gravity is letting researchers analyze bacteria cells one by one.

29 Jun 2020

Innovation Center of NanoMedicine, QST, and University of Tokyo Develop Safe Liver Sinusoid Coating Agents

The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) and Oracle Health Sciences have teamed as part of the Innovation Quarter's iQ Healthtech Labs™ to develop a consortium of industry, government, and academic members that will study novel approaches to establishing the safety of new drugs that are nearing clinical investigation in humans and FDA approval.

29 Jun 2020