Month: June 2020

Nanoparticles cloaked in human lung cell membranes and human immune cell membranes can attract and neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus in cell culture, causing the virus to lose its ability to hijack host cells and reproduce. The first data describing this new direction for fighting COVID-19 were published on June 17 in the journal Nano Letters.

IMAGE: ClarityDX Prostate Test Plate view more  Credit: Hoopla Summary Nanostics’ clinical validation study for ClarityDX Prostate, a liquid biopsy test for the early diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer, re-opens recruitment after lifting of COVID-19 research restrictions A top-ranked research institute in the Northeast US will now partner with Nanostics’ by recruiting patients for the

IMAGE: Spin texture and vortex in quantum magnet TMGO when the material is inside the topological KT phase. view more  Credit: @The University of Hong Kong A joint research team from the University of Hong Kong (HKU), Institute of Physics at Chinese Academy of Science, Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Beihang University in Beijing and Fudan University

IMAGE: The research made to the cover of Chemistry-A European Journal in June 2020. In the image: gold clusters (yellow gems) protected by organic molecules (pink and blue gems) split in… view more  Credit: The University of Jyväskylä In collaboration with experimentalists from Ghent University, Belgium and Utrecht University, Netherlands, researchers at the Nanoscience Center (NSC)

IMAGE: (a) Side view microscope image of nano-Co2P showing a nanorod morphology. (b) Top view microscope image of nano-Co2P showing the hexagonal phase structure…. view more  Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan – The need to be mindful consumers is becoming a priority for an ever-growing portion of society. This means that achieving efficient and environmentally sustainable

IMAGE: Schema of multicore magnetic nanoparticle comprising N randomly oriented magnetic crystallites (gray spheres) each having a magnetic moment m_s. For clarity, the magnetic moments of only a few crystallites are… view more  Credit: Frank Ludwig WASHINGTON, June 16, 2020 — Magnetic nanoparticles, a class of nanoparticles that can be manipulated by magnetic fields, have a

IMAGE: A research team from Empa and EPFL has developed a molecular motor which consists of only 16 atoms and rotates reliably in one direction. It could allow energy harvesting at… view more  Credit: Empa The smallest motor in the world – consisting of just 16 atoms: this was developed by a team of researchers from

IMAGE: An ion trap used for the research in the Sydney Nanoscience Hub Quantum Control Laboratory at the University of Sydney. view more  Credit: University of Sydney Scientists at the University of Sydney have adapted techniques from autonomous vehicles and robotics to efficiently assess the performance of quantum devices, an important process to help stabilise the

(LOS ANGELES) – In the TV series Westworld, human body parts are built on robotic frames using 3D printers. While still far from this scenario, 3D printers are being increasingly used in medicine. For example, 3D printing can be used to produce parts of the body such as orthopedic joints and prosthetics, as well as

IMAGE: Rice University theorists determined that certain combinations of weakly bound 2D materials let holes and electrons combine into excitons at the materials’ ground state. That combination can lead them to… view more  Credit: Yakobson Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON – (June 15, 2020) – Mixing and matching computational models of 2D materials led scientists at Rice

Delta opioid receptors have a built-in mechanism for pain relief and can be precisely targeted with drug-delivering nanoparticles–making them a promising target for treating chronic inflammatory pain with fewer side effects, according to a new study from an international team of researchers. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), was

IMAGE: An artist’s conception of the superlens compressing a laser beam into more manageable, lower-wavelength electromagnetic oscillations. Scroll down for a more accurate graphic representation view more  Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Russian and Danish researchers have made a first-ever experimental observation of a plasmon nanojet. This physical phenomenon enables nanoscale focusing of light and, theoretically,

15 June 2020 – The European Molecular Biology Laboratory has secured 6.8 million Euros funding from the European Commission to launch a unique training programme. The ARISE Programme will train and develop Europe’s next generation leadership for research infrastructures in the life sciences. Research infrastructures are increasingly important to research and development activity by providing

IMAGE: An example of Bedewy’s bottom-up growth of nanocarbons on a flexible substrate. view more  Credit: University of Pittsburgh NanoProduct Lab PITTSBURGH (June 15, 2020) … Fabrication of flexible and wearable electronics often requires integrating various types of advanced carbon nanomaterials – such as graphene, nanotubes, and nanoporous carbon – because of their remarkable electrical, thermal,

An international research team has used new X-ray techniques to describe how the architecture of healthy human bones is built up. The team has uncovered a hitherto unknown structure in healthy bones. The human bone is a wonderful and fantastic biological material. Bone tissue is highly specialised, with a structure optimised for specific functions in

IMAGE: Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) successfully developed the special in-situ transmission electron microscope technique to measure the current-voltage curve of graphene nanoribbon (GNR) with observing… view more  Credit: JAIST Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have successfully measured the current-voltage curve of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) that