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ARLINGTON, TX (May 5, 2021) — Nanoscope Technologies LLC, a biotechnology company developing gene therapies for treatment of retinal diseases, is featuring multiple scientific presentations highlighting its groundbreaking research on optical gene delivery for vision restoration and OCT-guided electrophysiology platforms for characterization of retinal degeneration and assessment of efficacy of cell-gene therapy at the 2021

IMAGE: Ring microlasers are eyed as potential light sources for photonic applications, but they first must be made more powerful. Combining multiple microlasers into an array solves only half of the… view more  Credit: University of Pennsylvania The field of photonics aims to transform all manner of electronic devices by storing and transmitting information in the

IMAGE: With regular ink, a computer trained with the codebook decodes “STOP ” (top); when a UV light is shown on the paper, the invisible ink is exposed, and the real message… view more  Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c01179 Coded messages in invisible ink sound like something only found in

IMAGE: Thermal imaging shows how a square of the new textile (dashed lines) traps heat in heating mode (top), while reflecting it in cooling mode (bottom). view more  Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c00400 Clothing, from tank tops to parkas, helps people adapt to temperatures outdoors. But you can only put on or take

IMAGE: This microgripper (2 mm in length) was closed by a printable actuator that formed only in the illuminated area. view more  Credit: Yuichi Hiratsuka from JAIST. Ishikawa, Japan – Inside our cells, and those of the most well-known lifeforms, exist a variety of complex compounds known as “molecular motors.” These biological machines are essential for

Researchers have discovered the most precise way to control individual ions using holographic optical engineering technology. The new technology uses the first known holographic optical engineering device to control trapped ion qubits. This technology promises to help create more precise controls of qubits that will aid the development of quantum industry-specific hardware to further new

Since it was first introduced in 2016, transparent wood has been developed by researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology as an innovative structural material for building construction. It lets natural light through and can even store thermal energy. The key to making wood into a transparent composite material is to strip out its lignin,

IMAGE: The chair of the Bioengineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington is investigating whether a combination of nanoparticles and light therapy can better treat traumatic brain injuries on… view more  Credit: UT Arlington chair of the Bioengineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington is investigating whether a combination of nanoparticles and

Researchers at AMBER, the SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, and from Trinity’s School of Physics, have developed next-generation, graphene-based sensing technology using their innovative G-Putty material. The team’s printed sensors are 50 times more sensitive than the industry standard and outperform other comparable nano-enabled sensors in an important metric seen as a

Brain implants are used to treat neurological dysfunction, and their use for enhancing cognitive abilities is a promising field of research. Implants can be used to monitor brain activity or stimulate parts of the brain using electrical pulses. In epilepsy, for example, brain implants can determine where in the brain seizures are happening. Over time,

Wherever scientists look, they can spot them: whether in remote mountain lakes, in Arctic sea ice, in the deep-ocean floor or in air samples, even in edible fish – thousands upon thousands of microscopic plastic particles in the micro to millimeter range. This microplastic is now even considered one of the defining features of the

IMAGE: Open channels that carry water can be made with a new cement formulation that will purify the water via sun exposure as it flows toward its destination. view more  Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior/USGS HOUSTON – Researchers have found the right formula for mixing a cement that does double duty as a

IMAGE: Dr. Baozhong Wang, professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University view more  Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA–An influenza vaccine that is made of nanoparticles and administered through the nose enhances the body’s immune response to influenza virus infection and offers broad protection against different viral strains, according to researchers in the