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Researchers Develop Novel Nanoactuator System

August 29, 2018
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Jyväskylä, Finland — Researchers at University of Jyväskylä (Finland) and University of Tampere (Finland) together with BioNavis Ltd (Finland) have developed a novel nanoactuator system, where conformation...

Unraveling Immune Recognition of Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles, Researchers Report

July 26, 2018
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Charlotte, NC — An extensive experiment testing the immune effects of a broad group of lab-designed nucleic acid nanoparticles did not find a strong, uniform immune response, as had been predicted.

Miniature Testing of Drug Pairs on Tumour Biopsies

June 25, 2018
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Heidelberg, Germany — Combinations of cancer drugs can be quickly and cheaply tested on tumour cells using a novel device developed by EMBL scientists.

Nanosensors Monitor Intracellular Deliveries

June 19, 2018
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Basel, Switzerland — Researchers at the University of Basel’s Biozentrum have developed a method for tracing the movement of proteins within the cell.

Scientists Isolate Protein Data From the Tiniest of Caches, Single Human Cells

June 19, 2018
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Richland, WA — Scientists have obtained a slew of key information about proteins, the molecular workhorses of all cells, from single human cells for the first time.

Method Uses DNA, Nanoparticles and Lithography to Make Optically Active Structures

January 19, 2018
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Evanston, IL — Northwestern University researchers have developed a novel technique for creating entirely new classes of optical materials and devices that could lead to light bending and cloaking devices...

Researchers Discover New Way to Power Electrical Devices

December 12, 2017
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Edmonton, AB, Canada — A team of University of Alberta engineers have developed a new way to produce electrical power that can charge handheld devices or sensors that monitor anything from pipelines...

Scientists Learn to Control Bacteria by Connecting Them to Computer

December 1, 2017
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Klosterneuburg, Austria – Scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) have managed to control the behaviour of individual bacteria by connecting them to a comp...

Faster, More Accurate and Portable Test for Liver Cancer Developed

August 23, 2017
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Salt Lake City, UT — It’s estimated that about 788,000 people worldwide died of liver cancer in 2015, the second-leading cause of cancer deaths, according to the latest statistics...

DNA Sunscreen Developed That Gets Better the Longer You Wear It

July 26, 2017
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Binghamton, NY – Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed a coating made out of DNA that gets better at protecting skin from ultraviolet light the...

Novel Biosynthetic Tool for Developing Metallic Nanoparticles

July 20, 2017
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Sharjah, United Arab Emirates – Probiotics, being live microbes, exert numerous beneficial health effects on the host cells. Such probiotics are commercially available as dietary supplements,...

Researchers Develop New Tool that Allows Relocation of Proteins

April 12, 2017
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Basel, Switzerland — Researchers at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel have developed a new method by which proteins can be transported to a new location in a cell.

Quantum Dots Illuminate Transport Within the Cell

March 21, 2017
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Utrecht, Netherlands — The quantum dots used by the researchers are particles of semi-conducting material just a few nanometres wide, and are the subject of great interest because of their potential...

Closer Look at How Gold Nanoparticles Grow inside Protein Cages

March 16, 2017
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Tokyo, Japan – In living organisms, free metal ions are stored and transported through proteins assembled into highly ordered structures such as protein cages via a reaction called biominera...

DNA Nanotubes Build Bridge Between Two Molecular Posts

January 9, 2017
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Baltimore, MD — In a microscopic feat that resembled a high-wire circus act, Johns Hopkins researchers have coaxed DNA nanotubes to assemble themselves into bridge-like structures arched between...

Scientists Put a New Twist on Artificial Muscles

September 28, 2016
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Richardson, TX — In recent years, researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and colleagues at the University of Wollongong in Australia have put a high-tech twist on the ancient art of...

Researchers Combine Electronics with Living Tissues to Create a Self-Regulating Cardiac Patch

March 14, 2016
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Israel — More than 25% of the people on the national US waiting list for a heart will die before receiving one. Despite this discouraging figure, heart transplants are still on the rise. There just...

Scientists Create ‘Smart Cell Patch’ to Control Diabetes

March 14, 2016
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Chapel Hill, NC — For decades, researchers have tried to duplicate the function of beta cells, the tiny insulin-producing entities that don’t work properly in patients with diabetes. Insulin injections...

Scientists Learn to Break Cell Membranes With Retractable Protein Nanoneedles

February 11, 2016
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Boston, MA — Adapting a bacterial structure, Wyss Institute researchers develop protein actuators that can mechanically puncture cells.

Engineers 3-D-Print Tissue that Closely Mimics Human Liver

February 8, 2016
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San Diego, CA — A team led by engineers at the University of California, San Diego has 3D-printed a tissue that closely mimics the human liver’s sophisticated structure and function. The new model...

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