Researchers have engineered peptide nanoparticles to outsmart the biological system and target the kidney cells. The innovation may prove critical to addressing chronic kidney disease.
Aug 21st, 2018
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Scientists using an innovative quantum simulation technique have made one of the first observations of a mobility edge in a low-dimensional system.
Aug 21st, 2018
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Researchers warn that a combination of nanoparticles and contaminants may form a cocktail that is harmful to our cells.
Aug 21st, 2018
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Researchers have made nanobot pumps that destroy nerve agents, while simultaneously administering an antidote.
Aug 21st, 2018
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Scientists report a new way to use 'smart' nanocomposites to conserve wooden artifacts.
Aug 21st, 2018
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In the 1940s, scientists first explained how materials can deform plastically by atomic-scale line defects called dislocations. Researchers have now found a way of manipulating individual dislocations directly on the atomic scale - a feat only dreamt of by materials scientists.
Aug 21st, 2018
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Researchers show domain walls can enhance microwave transmission.
Aug 21st, 2018
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By exploiting properties of quantum spin in crystal vacancies, researchers have attained micron-level resolution in temperature measurement.
Aug 21st, 2018
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By exploiting the sequence-specificity and versatility of DNA hybridization, it is possible to image the distributions of large numbers of molecules in single cells at super-resolution.
Aug 21st, 2018
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Chemical engineers uncover ways to pattern solid surfaces to enhance how water interacts with them.
Aug 20th, 2018
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New research has resulted in computationally efficient methods to predict the vibratory behavior of carbon nanotubes with inevitable defects.
Aug 20th, 2018
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Researchers have created and tested a graphene based phase modulator that outperforms existing silicon based ones.
Aug 20th, 2018
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Scientists report they have successfully developed and tested the world's first ultrathin artificial retina that could vastly improve on existing implantable visualization technology for the blind.
Aug 20th, 2018
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Scientists construct integrated gene logic-chips called 'gene nanochips'.
Aug 20th, 2018
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Novel wireless system suggests future where doctors could implant sensors to track tumors or even dispense drugs.
Aug 20th, 2018
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Scientists are using light to activate oxygen, which then wipes out antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The method also could be used to treat other microbial infections, and possibly even cancer.
Aug 19th, 2018
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