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Bio & Medicine Sep 30, 2024

DNA nanotechnology unravels complex protein interactions to inform cancer diagnostics

A team of researchers from NUS Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech), led by Associate Professor Shao Huilin and Associate Professor Brian Lim, has developed a first-of-its-kind technology to map out ...

Nanophysics Sep 27, 2024

Researchers crack a key problem with sodium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and grid energy storage

Lithium-ion batteries have long dominated the market as the go-to power source for electric vehicles. They are also increasingly being considered for storage of renewable energy to be used on the electric grid. However, with ...

Nanomaterials Sep 25, 2024

Manganese cathodes could boost lithium-ion batteries

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are growing in adoption, used in devices like smartphones and laptops, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems. But supplies of nickel and cobalt commonly used in the cathodes of these ...

Bio & Medicine Sep 20, 2024

Study shows cholesterol enhances exosome-mediated RNA drug delivery

RNA interference (RNAi) technology has gradually become a cutting-edge technology for treating diseases such as genetic disorders and cancer due to its huge potential in gene expression regulation. However, the efficient ...

Bio & Medicine Sep 20, 2024

Copper-based nanocapsules shown to enhance radiotherapy effectiveness

In a study published in Nature Nanotechnology, researchers discovered that cuproptosis may serve as a new target for radiosensitization in re-irradiation.

Nanophysics Sep 12, 2024

An unprecedented feat: Printing 3D photonic crystals that completely block light

Photonic crystals are materials with repeating internal structures that interact with light in unique ways. We can find natural examples in opals and the vibrant colored shells of some insects. Even though these crystals ...

Nanomaterials Sep 12, 2024

Novel coupled nanopore platform offers greater precision for detecting molecules

"As complex living systems, we likely have trillions upon trillions of tiny nanoscopic holes in our cells that facilitate and regulate the crucial processes that keep us alive and make up who are," says Marija Drndić, a physicist ...

Bio & Medicine Sep 9, 2024

New molecular engineering technique allows for complex organoids

A new molecular engineering technique can precisely influence the development of organoids. Microbeads made of specifically folded DNA are used to release growth factors or other signal molecules inside the tissue structures. ...

Bio & Medicine Sep 6, 2024

Global experts present early-stage recommendations for nanomedicine development

They're tiny drug-delivery systems 1,000 times smaller than a human hair, but while nanomedicines have long been hailed as the future for treating debilitating and life-threatening diseases, their journey from lab to patient ...

Nanomaterials Sep 5, 2024

3D imaging allows researchers to observe degradation of micro- and nanoplastics with unprecedented detail

In a global first, University of Waterloo researchers have used 3D imaging technology to understand the fine details of microplastics, paving the way for more effective methods of plastic waste recycling.

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