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Customizable DNA labels can selectively guide drug carriers to cancer cells
Cells naturally send tiny packages to one another to share information. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a simple, low-cost way to turn those packages into drug carriers that can deliver treatments ...
Bio & Medicine
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Engineered albumin helps a therapeutic protein last longer and cross mucosal barriers
Protein-based medicines have transformed the treatment of many diseases, but they often come with a limitation: they must be injected, sometimes repeatedly, because they are rapidly cleared from the bloodstream. For patients ...
Bio & Medicine
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Computational model extends the study of nanostructures beyond classic layered systems
Since the production of graphene in 2004, two-dimensional materials have been sparking scientific and technological interest. As they are only a few atomic layers thick, or even just a single atomic layer, they can exhibit ...
Nanophysics
Oct 27, 2026
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Mathematical puzzle from 1904 takes physical form in gold-studded helium droplets
When identical charges repel each other but are confined to the surface of a sphere, they seek the arrangement with the lowest possible energy. The idea is simple, but the problem gets harder to solve with every charge added. ...
Nanophysics
Oct 27, 2026
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Scientists reveal hidden world of living cells in human milk
Advanced nanoscale imaging technology has revealed the diversity of living cells in human milk and uncovered new insights into how these cells are structured, what they contain and how they use nutrients.
Bio & Medicine
Oct 27, 2026
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Nano-wrinkles and actuation break up infectious biofilms on implants
A nano-wrinkled surface combined with a tiny soft actuator can break up infection-causing bacterial sheets, called biofilms, that form on medical implants, according to a University of Michigan Engineering study published ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 27, 2026
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Scientists discover hidden weaknesses in microtubules stabilized by a cancer drug
Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) at Kanazawa University have discovered that tiny structural defects can trigger the breakdown of microtubules, the microscopic structures that help cells maintain ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 27, 2026
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Water into fuel: The new nanomaterial that could upgrade green hydrogen
Generating hydrogen without releasing carbon dioxide sounds simple: pass electricity through water, split water molecules and generate green hydrogen. The hard part is the electrocatalyst. The best ones rely on platinum, ...
Simulations reveal design rules for high-performance DNA particle motors
DNA-nano/microparticle motors are among the fastest artificial molecular motors reported to date, moving at approximately 30 nm per second. However, they are still slower than natural motor proteins (approximately 100–1,000 ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 26, 2026
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Nanoscale alloy redesign tackles cold brittleness for potential deep-space and deep-sea applications
Metallic materials used in extremely cold environments must maintain high strength, ductility and fracture toughness to support applications in aerospace, clean energy, superconducting systems and deep-space exploration. ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 24, 2026
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Archimedes screw inspires single-molecule motor powered by electric current
Molecular machines are regarded as the next step in miniaturization. Their models can be found in living cells, where molecular motors convert energy and generate movement. Scientists have been working for decades to artificially ...
Nanophysics
Oct 23, 2026
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Chemically modified sugars enable direct nanostructure formation
Researchers at AIST have demonstrated the synthesis of nanoporous carbonaceous materials and carbonaceous materials with layered nanostructures through a simple process involving the chemical modification of common sugars ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 23, 2026
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When computer science meets the alpaca immune system
After earning bachelor's and Ph.D. degrees in bioengineering with a focus on molecular biology, Will White, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Computer Science at Tufts, was pretty certain his future research would ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 23, 2026
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Gold nanoparticles unexpectedly alter process that controls electrical conductivity in organic devices
Researchers at Umea university thought gold particles would make electronic components emit more light. Instead, they discovered an unexpected effect that could be important for the future of organic electronics.
Nanophysics
Oct 23, 2026
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Supramolecular assembly opens a new route to building quantum materials
A joint research team fabricated a two-dimensional structure that exhibits properties of both the honeycomb and Kagome lattices using organic molecules. They discovered that edge states specific to topological materials (states ...
Nanophysics
Oct 22, 2026
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Amino acid stabilizes material's quantum state above room temperature
New research started with a special material that behaves unusually when it's extremely cold—135 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (minus 93 degrees Celsius), close to the most frigid temperature ever recorded in Antarctica—and ...
Nanophysics
Oct 22, 2026
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Shrinking iron films strengthens laser-driven demagnetization
From photos and videos to documents, vast amounts of data are stored on hard drives in large data centers. These devices use tiny magnetic regions whose orientation determines the information stored. But how could data be ...
Nanophysics
Oct 22, 2026
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Locusts get a sensory assist from nanomaterials—helping them detect more chemicals
Scientists have long explored the idea of using insects as our agents in the field in places where humans won't fit or survive. Imagine a cockroach in an earthquake zone, able to skitter into the rubble to map out exactly ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 20, 2026
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Supercomputer reveals how size could shape the future of nanomedicine
Scientists have long been interested in cellular nanodiscs, tiny particles made from natural cell membranes that mimic many of the functions of living cells. While previous studies demonstrated the therapeutic potential of ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 20, 2026
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Octopus-inspired patch grips skin and reveals pulse through shifting colors
It looks like a small, transparent patch with a rainbow on its surface—or for those old enough to remember, the back of a CD. The patch is the first of its kind in the world and, when combined with an ordinary smartphone ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 20, 2026
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