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DNA origami lattices on silicon open new possibilities for large-scale nanofabrication
A dissertation study at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) developed two-dimensional fishnet-like structures from DNA origami for silicon surfaces and investigated how different conditions affect their formation. The ...
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Dec 12, 2025
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A biochip built for the next pandemic can test dozens of viral antigens at once
In 2020, as scientists around the world were racing to understand COVID-19, Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv and his team at the Weizmann Institute of Science started developing a DNA chip that could not only quickly show how our immune ...
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Dec 11, 2025
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Ultra-thin nanomembrane device forms soft, seamless interface with living tissue
Researchers have developed a new class of ultra-thin, flexible bioelectronic material that can seamlessly interface with living tissues. They introduced a novel device called THIN (transformable and imperceptible hydrogel-elastomer ...
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Dec 10, 2025
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Platelet-inspired nanoparticles can boost brain-computer interface electrode performance
Scientists working to enhance brain-computer interface (BCI) technology—which allows people to control devices with their thoughts—have found they can improve the performance of electrodes implanted in the brain by targeted ...
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Dec 9, 2025
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Plant-virus proteins guide gold nanoparticles into eco-friendly sheets for solar tech
Using proteins from a common tobacco plant virus, McGill chemistry researchers have developed a simple, eco-friendly way to arrange gold nanoparticles into ultrathin sheets, strengthening the particles' optical properties. ...
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Dec 8, 2025
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DNA nanostructures get an ionic 'protective suit' for harsh biological environments
DNA nanostructures are exciting new biomedical tools with myriad potential in treatment, diagnosis and disease prevention. Made of folded DNA, these nanostructures are highly programmable and have been used in bioengineering ...
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Dec 8, 2025
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Hydrogel platform enables high-throughput extracellular vesicle isolation
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have rapidly emerged as one of the most promising frontiers in modern biology. These nano-sized messengers mediate communication between cells, tissues, and organs, influencing processes from ...
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Dec 4, 2025
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Silver nanoparticles built on viral biotemplate kill more bacteria and slow resistance rise
Antibiotics are no longer able to treat infections as effectively as they once did because many pathogens have developed resistance to these drugs. This phenomenon, known as antimicrobial resistance (AMR), claims over a million ...
Light-triggered nanoscale heating can control communication between nerve cells
Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, report the successful creation of artificial synaptic vesicles that can be remotely controlled by near-infrared (NIR) light. By embedding ...
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Dec 2, 2025
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Breaking the heart's barrier to solve drug-resistant TB
African scientists have developed a nanoscale drug delivery system to treat pericarditis, a drug-resistant and lethal tuberculosis (TB). The scientists' system can breach the heart's protective membrane, a barrier that standard ...
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Dec 1, 2025
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Computational framework streamlines therapeutic RNA nanocarrier design
A research team led by professor Olivia Merkel, Chair of Drug Delivery at LMU and co-spokesperson of the Cluster for Nucleic Acid Therapeutics Munich (CNATM) has developed the first integrated platform that combines molecular ...
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Dec 1, 2025
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Nanostructured coatings physically puncture bacteria to prevent biofilm formation
Bacteria that multiply on surfaces are a major headache in health care when they gain a foothold on, for example, implants or in catheters. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have found a new weapon ...
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Nov 28, 2025
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Cellular 'nanodomains' act as hidden hubs for protein clusters linked to ALS and dementia
Inside the cell reside many tiny assembly factories and warehouses that gather together all of the proteins and RNAs—which carry out instructions from our DNA—that a living being needs.
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Nov 26, 2025
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Novel mRNA therapy curbs antibiotic-resistant infections in preclinical lung models
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have reported early success with a novel mRNA-based therapy designed to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Nov 26, 2025
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Stick–slip nanopore approach streamlines protein analysis by using electrical 'fingerprints'
A technology developed in the laboratory of Prof. Amit Meller from the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Biomedical Engineering marks a significant advancement toward rapid proteome analysis, with far-reaching ...
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Nov 25, 2025
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Nanowire platform reveals elusive astrocytes in their natural state
Scientists have engineered a nanowire platform that mimics brain tissue to study astrocytes, the star-shaped cells critical for brain health, for the first time in their natural state.
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Nov 24, 2025
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Nanoflowers rejuvenate old and damaged human cells by replacing their mitochondria
Biomedical researchers at Texas A&M University may have discovered a way to stop or even reverse the decline of cellular energy production—a finding that could have revolutionary effects across medicine.
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Nov 21, 2025
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Magnetic nanocultures: A tiny lens into the vast world of soil microbes
An estimated 1 trillion species of microorganisms reside on Earth, yet scientists have been able to study less than two percent of them. Because many microorganisms cannot be cultivated in laboratories, researchers at Carnegie ...
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Nov 19, 2025
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A toxin with a useful twist: Diphtheria fragment merges lipid vesicles at neutral pH
Researchers from the SNI network have discovered a novel way to fuse lipid vesicles at neutral pH. By harnessing a fragment of the diphtheria toxin, the team achieved vesicle membrane fusion without the need for pre-treatment ...
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Nov 19, 2025
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New nanogel technology destroys drug-resistant bacteria in hours
As the threat of antibiotic resistance grows, a Swansea University academic has led the development of a novel technology capable of killing some of the most dangerous bacteria known to medicine—with over 99.9% effectiveness ...
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Nov 19, 2025
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