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Using Nanowire Memristor to Artificially Emulate Biological Synapses of the Human Brain

One of the most significant difficulties faced by modern technology is emulating and understanding the human brain: for one thing, the potential to artificially reproduce the processing of brain signals is one of the foundation stones for the development of artificial intelligence; for another, gaining insights into the cognitive processes at the base of the human mind is still far off.

11 Dec 2018

Researchers Find that Unique Nano-Scale DNA Signature Could be Common to All Cancers

Researchers from the University of Queensland’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) have found a distinctive nano-scale DNA signature that seems to be common to all cancers.

5 Dec 2018

Novel Nanoparticle-Based Technology Could Improve Speed and Effectiveness of Pneumonia Diagnosis

Several different microbes, such as viruses and bacteria, could be responsible for causing pneumonia, a respiratory disease that takes the lives of nearly 50,000 people in the United States each year.

30 Nov 2018

Chemically-Modified DNA Aptamers Improve the Power of Super-Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy

Researchers have shown how chemically-modified DNA aptamers as protein markers improve super-resolution fluorescence microscopy.

23 Aug 2018

Apoptosis of Difficult-to-Reach Spinal Tumors Using Magnetic Nanoparticles

Scientists have shown it is possible to use magnetic nanoparticles to carry chemotherapy drugs into the spinal cord to treat spinal tumors.

31 Jul 2018

First Measurement of Folding of Proteins in Water at Nanoscale

For the first time, researchers have measured the attributive patterns of folds that give proteins their 3D shape in water at the nanoscale.

27 Jul 2018

Researchers Control Transport of Polyelectrolyte Molecule Through Protein Channel

In the human body, the transport of molecules through channels is vital for various phenomena such as the transfer of genetic information, synthesis and the degradation of biomolecules, and viral infections and protein trafficking.

23 May 2018

DNA-PAINT - Technique for Visualizing all Strands of DNA Nanostructures

DNA origami is a technique for the design & self-assembly of molecular structures. By utilizing the base-pairing interactions between single-stranded DNA molecules of known sequence, the method generates arbitrarily large numbers of intricate 3D nanostructures with predefined shapes.

25 Apr 2018

New Device Offers Insights into Effects of Electron Irradiation on Biological Samples

A team of engineers and scientists have investigated the mechanisms responsible for degradation of sample quality in liquid cell transmission electron microscopy (LC-TEM).

25 Apr 2018

Customizable Neural Stimulation Method for Providing Photothermal Neuromodulation Therapy

A research team from KAIST has devised a highly personalizable neural stimulation technique. The researchers have developed a technology that can be used to print the heat pattern on a micron scale to allow the remote control of biological activities.

9 Apr 2018

Bionanotechnology News

Using Nanowire Memristor to Artificially Emulate Biological Synapses of the Human Brain

Researchers Find that Unique Nano-Scale DNA Signature Could be Common to All Cancers

Novel Nanoparticle-Based Technology Could Improve Speed and Effectiveness of Pneumonia Diagnosis

Chemically-Modified DNA Aptamers Improve the Power of Super-Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy

Apoptosis of Difficult-to-Reach Spinal Tumors Using Magnetic Nanoparticles

First Measurement of Folding of Proteins in Water at Nanoscale

Researchers Control Transport of Polyelectrolyte Molecule Through Protein Channel

DNA-PAINT - Technique for Visualizing all Strands of DNA Nanostructures

New Device Offers Insights into Effects of Electron Irradiation on Biological Samples

Customizable Neural Stimulation Method for Providing Photothermal Neuromodulation Therapy

First Graphene & the Global Graphene Expo: Interview with Warwick Grigor

Unique Microscopy Solutions - The Driving Force Behind the Success of TESCAN USA

A Graphene FET (GFET) Ready for Immediate Functionalization

Combining Fluorescence Imaging and Scanning Electron Microscopy into One Platform

Sutter Instrument's Prime Tech PMM4G Piezo Impact Drive

Active Vibration Isolation Table - Mini 450

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Using Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy (SICM SECM) for Simultaneous Electrochemical and Topographical Mapping

Applications of Cathodoluminescence g(2) Imaging

Graphene Oxide and the Global Graphene Expo: Interview with Manju Gunawardana

The Difference Between ElectroSpinning and Electrospraying

Bionanotechnology News

1 Controlling Transport of Nanomaterial Across Cell Membrane by Tuning Membrane Tension

2 Researchers Transfer Structural Characteristics of Natural Enzymes to Metallic Nanoparticles

3 Study Reveals How to Boost Graphene’s Performance and Harness its Extraordinary Potential

4 Graphene Can Be Stretched to Serve as a Tunable Ion Filter

5 Topological Control of Electrons Makes Future Electronic Roadways Possible

6 Researchers Dissolve Water-Insoluble Nanographene to Produce 2D Molecular Adlayer

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