'Uber' drug delivery for cancer patients
Cancer remains one of the major causes of death in Australia and around the world, despite improved treatments and rates of survival.
Polymers
Jun 8, 2018
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Unprecedented 3-D images of human ear anatomy for hearing restoration
Using advanced techniques at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan, scientists have created three-dimensional images of the complex interior anatomy of the human ear, information that is key to ...
Other
Jun 26, 2019
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A 3-D printout for your health
The field of 3-D printing technology is revolutionizing industries across the spectrum, from the arts to electronics. We asked Constantinos Mavroidis, Distinguished Professor of Engineering, to explain how the approach, which ...
Engineering
Jun 10, 2013
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Researchers Pressing on in Their Mission to Power the Nanodevices of Tomorrow
(PhysOrg.com) -- Much like humans, materials are capable of some pretty remarkable things when they're placed under pressure. In fact, under the right conditions, materials can even produce electricity.
Nanomaterials
Jul 27, 2009
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World's smallest optical implantable biodevice
Japanese researchers have described a new implantable device no bigger than the width of a coin that can be used to control brain patterns. The device, reported in AIP Advances, converts infrared light into blue light to ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 26, 2018
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Bio-inspired technology could one day lead to a bionic eye
A new design for eye and brain implants draws its inspiration from nature.
Biotechnology
Apr 8, 2022
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Boron nitride nanofilms for protection from bacterial and fungal infections
NUST MISIS material scientists have presented antibacterial nano-coatings based on boron nitride, which are highly effective against microbial pathogens (up to 99.99%). They can become a safe alternative to the usual antibiotics ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 20, 2020
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Dream of augmented humans endures, despite sceptics
Brain implants, longer lives, genetically modified humans: for the prophets of transhumanism—the scientifically assisted evolution of humans beyond our current limitations—it is just a matter of time.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 18, 2018
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New tool for next-generation cancer treatments using nanodiamonds
A research team at Northwestern University has demonstrated a tool that can precisely deliver tiny doses of drug-carrying nanomaterials to individual cells.
Bio & Medicine
May 18, 2009
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Microgravity experiment gets funding, may go to International Space Station
A microgravity experiment designed at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute will be funded by The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to fly aboard the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory.
Bio & Medicine
May 14, 2013
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