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Bio & Medicine Apr 17, 2024

Silver-based micromotors that eliminate bacteria can move freely in aqueous media

Researchers at ICIQ in Tarragona have developed a simple technique to produce microscopic crystals that activate in the presence of light, releasing silver ions with antimicrobial activity.

Analytical Chemistry Apr 16, 2024

Trash to treasure—Researchers turn metal waste into catalyst for hydrogen

Scientists have found a way to transform metal waste into a highly efficient catalyst to make hydrogen from water, a discovery that could make hydrogen production more sustainable.

Bio & Medicine Apr 16, 2024

Scientists develop nanosilver-impregnated silk suture against surgical site infection

In recent years, the adherence of microorganisms to surfaces or coatings has created major health risks to humans. Among these, microbial attachment and growth on surgical suture lines accounts for more than 20% of health-related ...

Bio & Medicine Apr 16, 2024

Nanoparticle delivery of FZD4 to lung endothelial cells inhibits lung cancer progression and metastases

A recent study from the lab of Tanya Kalin, MD, Ph.D., professor of Child Health and Internal Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Phoenix, has shown potential to improve therapeutic outcomes for patients ...

Economics & Business Apr 16, 2024

How can companies address consumers who are averse to products using a novel technology?

Researchers from IE Business School and Indian Institute of Management Shillong have published a new study that examines why certain consumers are averse to products using a novel technology and what strategies marketers ...

Bio & Medicine Apr 15, 2024

A rechargeable nanotorch: Afterglow luminescence imaging tracks cell-based microrobots in real time

An afterglow luminescent nanoprobe opens up new possibilities for imaging living cells. As a research team reports in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, their new "nanotorch" can continue to luminesce for ...

Nanomaterials Apr 11, 2024

A molecular moon lander: Insight into molecular motion on surfaces at the nanoscale

For years, scientists have been intrigued by how molecules move across surfaces. The process is critical to numerous applications, including catalysis and the manufacturing of nanoscale devices.

Nanomaterials Apr 10, 2024

Self-embedding silver nanoparticles: Researchers find the 'silver lining' in cotton gin waste

Cotton gin waste, also known as cotton gin trash, is a byproduct of the cotton ginning process and occurs when the cotton fibers are separated from the seed boll. For cotton gin waste, the treasure is its hidden potential ...

Bio & Medicine Apr 8, 2024

Fluorous lipopeptides act as highly effective antibiotics for multidrug-resistant pathogens

Multidrug-resistant bacterial infections that cannot be treated by any known antibiotics pose a serious global threat. Publishing in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, a Chinese research team has now introduced ...

Bio & Medicine Apr 5, 2024

New micromaterial releases nanoparticles that selectively destroy cancer cells

Researchers have developed micromaterials made up only of proteins, capable of delivering over an extended period of time nanoparticles that attack specific cancer cells and destroy them. The micromaterials mimic natural ...

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