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Nanomaterials Aug 28, 2023

Gilded mysteries unveiled: Ancient art meets nanotechnology in nanoscale goldbeating

Goldbeating, an age-old craft pioneered by ancient Egyptian artisans more than five millennia ago, involves the meticulous thinning of bulk gold into gossamer-like leaves. Throughout history, this intricate process has adorned ...

Biochemistry Aug 27, 2023

Bioactive near-infrared II clusters for 3D imaging and acute inflammation inhibition

The bioactivity of most near-infrared II (NIRII) fluorophores are limited, thereby conflicting the achievement of strong fluorescence and high catalytic activities, due to a lack of free electrons in the method.

Bio & Medicine Aug 18, 2023

Artificial DNA structures fitted with antibodies may instruct the immune system to target cancerous cells

A new study highlights the potential of artificial DNA structures that, when fitted with antibodies, instruct the immune system to specifically target cancerous cells.

Bio & Medicine Aug 17, 2023

Cutting-edge imaging technique shines light on how DNA strands stack up

In a new study, researchers at the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have used a novel imaging technique to pinpoint how strongly adjacent bases—the building blocks of DNA—stack up on top ...

Bio & Medicine Aug 15, 2023

Decoding how molecules 'talk' to each other to develop new nanotechnologies

Two molecular languages at the origin of life have been successfully recreated and mathematically validated, thanks to pioneering work by Canadian scientists at Université de Montréal.

Bio & Medicine Aug 15, 2023

Programmable DNA hydrogels for advanced cell culture and personalized medicine

In-vitro culture of biological cells plays an important role in advancing biological research. However, currently available cell culture materials have significant drawbacks. Many of them are derived from animal sources, ...

Bio & Medicine Aug 9, 2023

Isothermal self-assembly of multicomponent and evolutive DNA nanostructures

Multiple complementary DNA strands can be thermally annealed into desired entities to engineer DNA nanostructures. In a new study now published in Nature Nanotechnology, Caroline Rossi-Gendron and a team of researchers in ...

Nanophysics Aug 4, 2023

Researchers may have solved the 'mirror twins' defect plaguing the next generation of 2D semiconductors

The next generation of 2D semiconductor materials doesn't like what it sees when it looks in the mirror. Current synthesizing approaches to make single-layer nanosheets of semiconducting material for atomically thin electronics ...

Bio & Medicine Aug 1, 2023

Nanopore technology achieves breakthrough in protein variant detection

A team of scientists led by the University of Oxford have achieved a significant breakthrough in detecting modifications on protein structures. The method, published in Nature Nanotechnology, employs innovative nanopore technology ...

Bio & Medicine Jul 27, 2023

New 'protein nano-switch' method promises rapid and reliable development of diagnostic tests

QUT researchers have developed a new approach for designing molecular ON-OFF switches based on proteins which can be used in a multitude of biotechnological, biomedical and bioengineering applications.

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