Medicine

Credit: Khademhosseini Lab (LOS ANGELES) - There are many different events which may lead to excessive and uncontrolled bleeding within the body. This can occur as a result of inflammation and ulcerations, abnormalities in the…

A phase microscopy method with unprecedented spatial resolution and speed, enough to observe subcellular dynamics and nanometric structuresCredit: SPIE Microscopy is an essential tool in multiple research fields and industries,…

A new nanomaterial helps obtain hydrogen from a liquid energy carrier, in a key step toward a stable and clean fuel sourceCredit: Jeff Urban/Berkeley Lab Hydrogen is a sustainable source of clean energy that avoids toxic emissions…

Understanding the changing patterns in ferroelectric filmsCredit: FLEET Why do some ferroelectric materials display bubble-shaped patterning, while others display complex, labyrinthine patterns? A FLEET study finds the…

Studying quasiparticles that are part light, part matterCredit: FLEET Why do two-dimensional exciton-polaritons interact? The intriguing quasiparticle the exciton-polariton is part light (photon), and part matter…

Credit: American Chemical Society Counterfeiters who sell knockoffs of popular shoes, handbags and other items are becoming increasingly sophisticated, forcing manufacturers to find new technologies to stay one step ahead. Now,…

Credit: Zhao et al., Nature New energy-efficient electronic devices may be possible thanks to research that demonstrates the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect -- where an electrical current does not lose energy as it flows along…

University of Tsukuba researchers improve the electrical conductivity of organic electrochemical transistors using ionic liquids, creating an ionic gel conductor that may form the basis of flexible electronics and efficient photovoltaics…

Risk researchers are asking new questions about the health and safety implications and how to mitigate any potential health risks to users of 3D printers and consumers of products manufactured with this emerging technology, especially…

Credit: Yokohama National University Researchers from Yokohama National University and the University of Electro-Communications in Japan have developed a highly efficient technique for producing a unique fullerene crystal, called…

A new technique using electron microscopy and a robotic arm could make the process much easier Precious metal-free nanoparticles could serve as powerful catalysts in the future, for example for hydrogen production. To optimize them,…

Study: Nanotube films come in 466 colors, could be used in electronics, solar panelsCredit: Photo courtesy of Aalto University HOUSTON - (Dec. 14, 2020) - Nanomaterials researchers in Finland, the United States and China have…

Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c04798 Recent devastating fires in the Amazon rain forest and the Australian bush highlight the need to detect forest fires at early stages,…

Credit: Professor Ji-Ho Park, KAIST Physicochemical cargo-switching nanoparticles (CSNP) designed by KAIST can help significantly reduce cholesterol and macrophage foam cells in arteries, which are the two main triggers for…

Credit: David Baillot/University of California San Diego 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…

Quantum material research connecting physicists in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai facilitates discovery of better materials that benefit our societyCredit: @The University of Hong Kong A joint research team from the…

Credit: G. Rapenne, NAIST and UPS Gwénaël Rapenne, Professor at NAIST (Nara, Japan) and University Paul Sabatier (Toulouse, France) - June 12th, 2020 According to the British Royal Automobile and the French Automobile clubs, the…

Understanding the character of hardware errors helps stabilise the technologyCredit: University of Sydney Scientists at the University of Sydney have adapted techniques from autonomous vehicles and robotics to efficiently…

Osaka University researchers synthesize an easy-to-handle nano-cobalt phosphide catalyst for efficient hydrogenation of nitriles to primary aminesCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - The need to be mindful consumers is…

Scientists use nanoparticles to target drug to receptors, offering sustained relief for chronic pain in cellular study of inflammatory bowel disease Delta opioid receptors have a built-in mechanism for pain relief and can be precisely…