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Advancing responsive colloidal nanomaterials with virus-polymer crystals

Scientists create self-assembling colloidal crystals from bacteriophages and synthetic polymers that could enable responsive drug delivery, antimicrobial surfaces, biosensors and tunable nanomaterials.

May 3, 2024 Read more

Marriage of synthetic biology and 3D printing produces programmable living materials

Researchers report 3D printing a bioink containing plant cells that were then genetically modified, producing programmable materials.

May 2, 2024 Read more

Tracking the dynamics of biomolecules with optofluidic antennas

Physicists have improved a photonic structure known from quantum optics - the planar optical antenna - for use in aqueous media to monitor dynamic processes. This enables conformational changes of individual biomolecules to be observed with the highest temporal resolution.

April 30, 2024 Read more

Microdroplets harness laser light to detect disease markers

Researchers created tiny droplets that, when activated by laser light, can detect viral protein biomarkers indicating the presence of certain diseases.

April 29, 2024 Read more

Quantum fiber optics in the brain enhance processing, may protect against degenerative diseases

A new study reports the discovery of a distinctly quantum effect in biology that survives warm, chaotic conditions and may also present a way for the brain to protect itself from degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.

April 29, 2024 Read more

Scientists have found brown fat's 'off-switch'

Scientists have found a protein that is responsible for turning off brown fat activity. This new discovery could lead to a promising strategy for safely activating brown fat and tackling obesity and related health problems.

April 29, 2024 Read more

Bacteria 'nanowires' could help develop green electronics

Engineered protein filaments originally produced by bacteria have been modified by scientists to conduct electricity.

April 29, 2024 Read more

More efficient molecular motor widens potential applications

Researchers describe a combination of improvements to light-driven nanomotors that brings real-life applications closer.

April 26, 2024 Read more

Learning from caterpillars to create self-assembling capsules for drug delivery

Harnessing the self-assembling abilities of proteins from the cuticles of Asian corn borer moth caterpillars, scientists have created nanosized capsules that could be used to deliver drugs and messenger RNA (mRNA).

April 26, 2024 Read more

Testing how well biomarkers work

Researchers have developed a method to determine how reliably target proteins can be labeled using super-resolution fluorescence microscopy.

April 24, 2024 Read more

Researchers find rice bran nanoparticles safe, effective for cancer treatment

Researchers find that rice bran, an agricultural waste product, is a source of therapeutic pdNPs that are affordable, effective, and safe, and has the potential to revolutionize cancer treatment in the future.

April 23, 2024 Read more

Researchers pioneer nanosensor multiplexing for real-time decoding of different plant stresses

This is the first highly selective nanosensor for salicylic acid - a plant hormone key in mediating plant stress response and adaptation - that has been validated in living plants.

April 23, 2024 Read more

AI tool predicts responses to cancer therapy using information from each cell of the tumor

Study showcases the power of machine learning to predict therapy outcomes using rich information from single-cell omics .

April 18, 2024 Read more

Broadband gold nanogap sensor revolutionizes material testing and virus detection

Broadband gold nanogap sensor enables rapid, precise detection of materials and viruses, enhancing pandemic preparedness with real-time, high-sensitivity results.

April 17, 2024 Read more

Tracking a protein's fleeting shape changes

Researchers have developed a powerful, new technique to generate 'movies' of changing protein structures and speeds of up to 50 frames per second.

April 17, 2024 Read more

Millions of gamers advance biomedical research

Largest global citizen science project accelerates knowledge of human microbiome.

April 16, 2024 Read more

A microfluidic platform that simulates human digestion

Researchers developed an innovative microfluidic platform that is capable of replicating key human gastrointestinal processes, offering a game-changing tool for the assessment of newly-developed drugs and/or food supplements.

April 15, 2024 Read more

Smart nanoprobe illuminates prostate cancer cells

Optical probe, activated by cancer-associated enzyme, reveals tumors in mice.

April 12, 2024 Read more