Scientists probe how distinct liquid organelles in cells are created
The interior of a human cell consists, in part, of a complex soup of millions of molecules.
Biochemistry
Aug 21, 2019
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Researchers measure cancer cell mechanics in living animals using nanoparticles
A first-of-its-kind nanoparticle-based in vivo imaging technique that may one day be used to help diagnose and even treat cancer has been developed by researchers collaborating from Michigan State, Johns Hopkins and Stanford ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 29, 2020
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How quantum dots can 'talk' to each other
So-called quantum dots are a new class of materials with many applications. Quantum dots are realized by tiny semiconductor crystals with dimensions in the nanometre range. The optical and electrical properties can be controlled ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 3, 2021
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Researchers find fungus has cancer-fighting power
Arthrobotrys oligospora doesn't live a charmed life; it survives on a diet of roundworm. But a discovery by a team led by Mingjun Zhang, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 4, 2012
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New metamaterial offers reprogrammable properties
Over the past 20 years, scientists have been developing metamaterials, or materials that don't occur naturally and whose mechanical properties result from their designed structure rather than their chemical composition. They ...
Materials Science
Jan 20, 2021
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ORNL microscopy reveals workings behind promising inexpensive catalyst
(Phys.org) -- A newly developed carbon nanotube material could help lower the cost of fuel cells, catalytic converters and similar energy-related technologies by delivering a substitute for expensive platinum catalysts.
Nanomaterials
Jun 11, 2012
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Cells 'walk' on liquids a bit like geckos
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered that cells can 'walk' on liquids a bit like the way geckos stick to other surfaces.
Nanomaterials
Feb 14, 2018
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Artificial muscle fibers could serve as cell scaffolds
In two new studies, North Carolina State University researchers have designed and tested a series of textile fibers that can change shape and generate force like a muscle. In the first study, published in Actuators, the researchers ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 25, 2023
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Cryopreservation: A chance for highly endangered mammals
Oocytes of lions, tigers and other cat species survive the preservation in liquid nitrogen. Scientists of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) in Berlin succeeded in carrying out cryopreservation of felid ...
Other
Feb 28, 2013
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Chemists create molecule with promising semiconductor properties
A team of chemists from the University of New Hampshire has synthesized the first-ever stable derivative of nonacene, creating a compound that holds significant promise in the manufacture of flexible organic electronics such ...
Materials Science
Feb 11, 2010
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