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Harnessing siRNA-Loaded Nanomedicine to Target HIV

During the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and medical professionals used mRNA to deliver a vaccine for the virus within a year, demonstrating to the public the importance of mRNA.

21 Feb 2024

Advancing Treatment for Visceral Leishmaniasis with Nanomedicine

Researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) have created a revolutionary therapeutic approach that has the potential to completely change the way that visceral leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) spread by sandflies, is treated.

21 Feb 2024

A Safer Method For High-Quality Graphene Oxide Production

A novel method for synthesizing graphene oxide has been discovered by Umeå researchers, and the resulting materials have much fewer flaws than those made using the most popular approach

21 Feb 2024

Solvent-Free Arrangement of Nanoparticles for Next-Gen Electronics

Without the use of solvents, researchers from the MESA+ Institute at the University of Twente, Riga Technical University, and the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel have managed to arrange extremely small particles (10 µm to 500 nm, 10 to 100 times thinner than a human hair) in a thin layer

21 Feb 2024

Study Breaks the Size Limitation of Traditional Ferroelectric Effects

The size restriction of conventional ferroelectric effects has been broken by recent research, which has confirmed through theoretical models and experimental data that solid-state ferroelectric effects can be exhibited by structures with as little as 5,000 atoms.

19 Feb 2024

Safe Development of Graphene, the 'Wonder' Material

The world's thinnest, strongest, and most flexible material, graphene, could be inhaled under carefully regulated conditions without having any negative short-term consequences on lung or cardiovascular function, according to a study.

19 Feb 2024

Advancing Catalytic Reaction Selectivity

Researchers from Utrecht University, Harvard Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, and Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have reported on a previously obscure method to enhance the selectivity of catalytic reactions.

19 Feb 2024

NEOTech Launches World-Class NPI and Electronics Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Silicon Valley, Northern CA

NEOTech, a leading provider of electronic manufacturing services (EMS), design engineering, and supply chain solutions in the high-tech industrial, medical device, and aerospace/defense markets, is excited to announce the upcoming launch of a state-of-the-art New Product Introduction (NPI) and electronics manufacturing center of excellence at its Fremont, CA facility. Scheduled to commence operations in early April 2024, this facility represents a significant investment in expanding NEOTech’s capabilities and offerings to Fortune 500 clients seeking high-technology product manufacturing solutions.

19 Feb 2024

Nanobubbles Revolutionize Lung Cancer Therapy by Inhaling IL-12 mRNA Cargo

Columbia Biomedical Engineer Ke Cheng has developed a technique that uses inhalation of exosomes, or nanobubbles, to directly deliver IL-12 mRNA to the lungs of mice.

16 Feb 2024

Nanodiamonds Could Hold Key to Cool Clothing

Researchers from RMIT University are using nanodiamonds to create smart textiles that can cool people down faster.

16 Feb 2024

Nanocoating for Extended Shelf Life of Fruits and Vegetables

To engineer produce that lasts longer and is free of bacteria, chemical engineering professor Dr Mustafa Akbulut and professor of horticultural science Luis Cisneros-Zevallos have teamed up.

15 Feb 2024

Nanoparticle Targets Lymph Nodes for Improved MRI Detection

The Chung Lab at USC has developed a nanoparticle that attaches to immune cells, allowing it to target lymph nodes—a vital indicator of cancer metastasis—and enhance MRI detection, potentially revolutionizing cancer screenings by improving early detection of metastasis without invasive biopsies.

15 Feb 2024

New Nanogel Delivery System for Spinal Cord Injury Therapy

Researchers show that their novel nanogel can deliver anti-inflammatory drugs to glial cells that are actively involved in the development of spinal cord injury, a condition that can result in paraplegia or quadriplegia.

15 Feb 2024

Nanoparticles Detect Brain Target Engagement

Phase two clinical trials at UT Southwestern Medical Center revealed that a suspension of gold nanocrystals taken daily by patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) significantly reversed deficits in metabolites linked to energy activity in the brain, resulting in functional improvements.

14 Feb 2024

Cost Effective Method to Improve Diagnostic Procedures

Germany’s Ruhr University Bochum and the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems (IMS) have created a procedure that permits a novel type of signal amplification for diagnostic testing.

14 Feb 2024