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Photo-switchable DNA condensates enable remote-controlled microflow systems
Remote-controlled microflow using light-controlled state transitions within DNA condensates has been reported by scientists from the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan. By switching between ultraviolet light (UV) and visible ...
Bio & Medicine
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Precision nanomachines deliver gene therapy to lymph nodes, suppressing breast cancer spread
The Innovation Center of NanoMedicine has summarized the results of its collaborative research with Professor Kanjiro Miyata's group from the Department of Materials Engineering/Bioengineering at the Graduate School of Engineering, ...
Bio & Medicine
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Glass nanostructures reflect nearly all visible light, challenging photonics assumptions
A research team led by SUTD has created nanoscale glass structures with near-perfect reflectance, overturning long-held assumptions about what low-index materials can do in photonics.
Nanophysics
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Coupled electrons and phonons may flow like water in 2D semiconductors
A condition long considered to be unfavorable to electrical conduction in semiconductor materials may actually be beneficial in 2D semiconductors, according to new findings by UC Santa Barbara researchers published in the ...
Nanophysics
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Real-time X-ray analysis reveals how eco-friendly quantum dots boost photovoltaic hydrogen production
A research team has identified the synthesis principle of eco-friendly ternary quantum dots that are harmless to the human body. Using this technology, they have developed a high-efficiency, photovoltaic-based hydrogen production ...
Nanomaterials
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Lipid nanoparticles that engineer CAR T cells in vivo could unlock access for millions of autoimmune patients
Capstan Therapeutics scientists demonstrate that lipid nanoparticles can engineer CAR T cells within the body without laboratory cell manufacturing and ex vivo expansion. The method using targeted lipid nanoparticles (tLNPs) ...
Innovative method assembles charged molecular fragments for advanced thin-film applications
For the past five years, researchers at Leipzig University have been working on fundamentally new methods for selectively assembling gaseous, charged molecular fragments into new, complex molecules. The synthesized substances ...
Nanomaterials
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Light-as-a-feather nanomaterial extracts drinking water from air
An international scientific collaboration has developed a novel nanomaterial to efficiently harvest clean drinking water from water vapor in the air. The nanomaterial can hold more than three times its weight in water and ...
Nanophysics
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Ultra-thin polymer membranes enable fast, selective ion transport for energy storage
Polymeric membranes are widely used in separation technologies due to their low cost and easily scalable fabrication. However, unlike inorganic nanoporous materials such as metal-organic frameworks and covalent organic frameworks, ...
Nanophysics
Jun 20, 2025
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Protein–polymer nanoparticles can carry higher drug loads with improved stability
Scientists at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) and Nanjing University in China have developed a new drug delivery system that could improve how treatments for cancers and other diseases are delivered.
Bio & Medicine
Jun 19, 2025
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Lanthanide-doped nanomaterials unlock new horizons for advanced imaging and photonics
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a new class of lanthanide-doped nanomaterials that exhibit extraordinarily high optical nonlinearity, exceeding a magnitude of 500. This achievement ...
Nanophysics
Jun 19, 2025
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Adaptive MoS₂-based interface boosts ion sensing stability and accuracy
A research team led by Professor Huang Xingjiu at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a highly stable adaptive integrated interface for ion sensing. The study was published ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 19, 2025
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Smart mRNA drugs listen to the body, adjusting protein production based on disease-related signals
A research team from The University of Osaka and the Institute of Science Tokyo has developed a class of mRNA medicines that can sense changes in the body and autonomously adjust their therapeutic effect. This innovation ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 19, 2025
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Nanobody-based 3D immunohistochemistry allows rapid visualization in thick tissue samples
Three-dimensional immunohistochemistry (3D-IHC) has transformed our ability to visualize the spatial arrangement of cells and molecules in intact tissues. However, traditional methods are often time-consuming and suffer from ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 19, 2025
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Researchers crack the code of the body's ancient immune defense
A collaborative team from the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Perelman School of Medicine have unraveled the mathematics of a 500-million-year-old protein network that acts like the body's bouncer, "deciding" ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 18, 2025
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Gene-editing nanoparticle system targets multiple organs simultaneously
A gene-editing delivery system developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers simultaneously targeted the liver and lungs of a preclinical model of a rare genetic disease known as alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 18, 2025
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Electron microscopy technique captures nanoparticle organizations to forge new materials
A research team including members from the University of Michigan have unveiled a new observational technique that's sensitive to the dynamics of the intrinsic quantum jiggles of materials, or phonons.
Nanophysics
Jun 18, 2025
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How to suspend one liquid inside another: Programmable droplets show potential for carbon capture
Researchers led by a team at the University of Waterloo have developed a way to create tiny droplets of one liquid inside another liquid without mixing the two together.
Nanomaterials
Jun 18, 2025
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Catching excitons in motion—ultrafast dynamics in carbon nanotubes revealed by nano-infrared spectroscopy
A research team has successfully visualized the ultrafast dynamics of quasi-particles known as excitons, which are generated in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) upon light excitation.
Nanophysics
Jun 18, 2025
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How ubiquitous small particles turn harmful inside plants
A new UC Riverside-led study reveals how common small particles produced by nature as well as human activities can transform upon entering plant cells and weaken plants' ability to turn sunlight into food. The discovery offers ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 18, 2025
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