Small heat shock proteins ensure that other proteins do not clot, allowing the cell to survive stress. Defects in these "small helpers" are associated with medical conditions like cataracts and cancer. Now, scientists at the Technische Universität München (TUM) have characterized a small heat shock protein responsible for embryonic development in the Caenorhabditis elegans nematode. Presumably, a similar protein exists also in humans.
Lehigh University engineers, materials scientists and chemists will present their innovative breakthroughs to a national showcase of investors and industrial partners at the TechConnect 2015 World Innovation Conference and National Innovation Showcase in Washington on June 14-17.
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Metamaterials Technologies Market for Communication & Radar, Imaging, Solar, Acoustic Devices and Other Applications - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014 - 2020" report to their offering.
Ovarian cancer shuts down immune system cells that would otherwise act as a first line of defense against the deadly tumor, Weill Cornell Medical College scientists report today. But a therapy that restores the cells' disease-fighting abilities could provide a powerful new strategy to attack the cancer, which kills more than 14,000 women each year.
BIND Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage nanomedicine company developing targeted and programmable therapeutics called Accurins™, and Macrophage Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced they have entered into a research collaboration to engineer Accurins with the Manocept™ targeting platform that enables selective, efficient binding to CD206 positive disease-associated macrophages.
Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc., a leading RNA medicines company, announced today that it has entered into a research collaboration and worldwide license agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen). Under the agreement, facilitated by J&J Innovation, the parties will work together to develop and commercialize RNA-based drug products for the treatment of specified diseases using Arcturus' UNA Oligomer™ chemistry and LUNAR™ nanoparticle delivery platform.
Ten years after its foundation as a start-up, Bosch Sensortec has achieved the position of the leading global provider of innovative MEMS-based sensors and solutions in the consumer electronics market. Its products enable new applications and innovative solutions across consumer electronics, as well as in areas such as wearables and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Nanotech Security Corp., today announced signing an additional contract with another top ten issuing authority to develop a unique optically-variable security feature for incorporation into future banknotes. The issuing authority has requested the Company develop an icon with specific features based on characteristics of Nanotech’s patented technology.
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the initiation of clinical imaging assessing the use of a potential marker for delivery of MM-398 (irinotecan liposome injection), also known as "nal-IRI," to metastatic breast cancer.
Cardiologists at The Mount Sinai Hospital have begun implanting tiny, state-of-the-art microchip sensors in patients with advanced heart failure to better monitor symptoms and reduce their chances of returning to the hospital.
Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, can be used to create beautiful birds, frogs and other small sculptures. Now a Binghamton University engineer says the technique can be applied to building batteries, too.
The nanoscale device community has shown great interest in exploiting the unique properties of ferroelectric materials for encoding information. But the circuitry for reading information stored in the polarization of these materials has prohibited its adaptation to extremely small scales. Now, researchers at Berkeley Lab and the Soleil Synchrotron in Paris have developed a new technique that provides key information for an alternative decoding method, where better understanding will help to fully harness the properties of these devices.
Major advances in the field of organic electronics are currently revolutionising previously silicon-dominated semiconductor technology. Customised organic molecules enable the production of lightweight, mechanically flexible electronic components that are perfectly adapted to individual applications.
Industrial Nanotech, Inc., a global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving solutions, today announced that it is continuing its global development focus to significantly expand their OEM client base this year. In addition to the two previously announced relationships with the largest U.S. manufacturer of concrete roof tiles, and with Turkish textile manufacturer Ornek Makine San. ve Tic. A.S, the Company is currently in negotiations with four other manufacturers in the textile, industrial equipment, consumer goods, and food and beverage industries about using the Company's technology in a factory application to enhance their products.
An interdisciplinary team headed by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin scientists has examined the complicated structure of dentin in human teeth. Human teeth are designed to last a lifetime irrespective of the number of forces they are subjected to. However, the scientists have still not fully interpreted the high failure resistance of dentin. The scientists at the synchrotron sources BESSY II at HZB, Berlin, Germany, and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility ESRF, Grenoble, France were able to report precompression of mineral particles. The resistance of the biostructure was increased as internal stress works against the advancement of cracks.
By Stuart Milne
11 Jun 2015