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Nanotechnology based gene editing to eradicate HIV brain reservoir in drug abusers

Scientists are studying new therapies that can short-circuit HIV infection and mitigate the damaging effects that opiate addiction has on the central nervous system.

Feb 15th, 2017

Five ways nanoscience is making science fiction into fact

Moving into the realm of nanomedicine therapies and vehicles smaller than a speck of dust, what were once regarded as science fictions are rapidly becoming fact.

Feb 15th, 2017

Making sodium-ion batteries that last

Scientists have developed an anode material that enables sodium-ion batteries to perform at high capacity over hundreds of cycles.

Feb 15th, 2017

Squishy supercapacitors bathed in green tea could power wearable electronics

Researchers report a new flexible and compact rechargeable energy storage device for wearable electronics that is infused with green tea polyphenols.

Feb 15th, 2017

Plant-made virus shells could deliver drugs directly to cancer cells

Scientists have developed virus-like nanoparticles to deliver drugs straight to affected cells.

Feb 15th, 2017

New type of nanosensor detects DNA building blocks

Researchers have developed a new type of nanosensor that can detect single molecules. The nanosensor, comprising a combination of two different materials, has been used to identify the different building blocks in DNA.

Feb 15th, 2017

New catalyst that can split water into hydrogen almost as good as platinum, but less costly

A ruthenium-based material works almost as efficient as platinum and likely shows the highest catalytic performance without being affected by the pH of the water.

Feb 15th, 2017

Is a stretchable smart tablet in our future?

Engineering researchers have developed the first stretchable integrated circuit that is made entirely using an inkjet printer, raising the possibility of inexpensive mass production of smart fabric.

Feb 15th, 2017

Graphene from soybeans

A new production technology grows graphene film in ambient air with a natural precursor, making its production faster and simpler.

Feb 15th, 2017

Graphene interface engineering for large area, high efficiency solar cells

Researchers are using graphene and related materials to engineer the interfaces between solar cell layers.

Feb 15th, 2017

Metal-organic frameworks used as looms

To produce cloths from monomolecular threads, scientists used SURMOFs, i.e. surface-mounted metal-organic frameworks.

Feb 15th, 2017

Interface between insulators enables information transport by spin

Researchers have demonstrated the transport of spin information at room temperature in a remarkable material system.

Feb 15th, 2017

An old rock teaches us new tricks to fabricate van der Waals heterostructures

Scientists have found out that franckeite, a mineral belonging to the sulfosalts family, shows a natural crystal structure similar to the manmade van der Waals heterostructures.