A new technique uses light to manipulate the activity of a protein at precise times and places within a living cell, providing a new tool for scientists who study the fundamentals of protein function.
Aug 20th, 2009
Read moreResearchers of the CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology successfully designed and synthesized a nanocomposite of LiFePO4 nanoparticles embedded in nanoporous carbon matrix as a superior cathode material for lithium-ion batteries.
Aug 20th, 2009
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A new method for attaching a large protective polymer molecule to a protein appears to improve protein drugs significantly.
Aug 19th, 2009
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In a report today at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, scientists describe development of a test for performance of smudge- and reflection-resistant coatings and its use to determine how to improve that performance.
Aug 19th, 2009
Read moreComputational biologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have shown that proteins have an intrinsic ability to change shape, and this is required for their biological activity.
Aug 19th, 2009
Read moreFriends of the Earth, Consumers Union, and the International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) released a report today detailing why consumers should be wary of sunscreens that contain nanomaterials.
Aug 19th, 2009
Read moreNano-bio material kills cancer cells, leaves healthy cells in unharmed.
Aug 19th, 2009
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Using thin films of silk as templates, researchers have incorporated inorganic nanoparticles that join with the silk to form strong and flexible composite structures that have unusual optical and mechanical properties.
Aug 19th, 2009
Read moreA non-toxic and environmentally friendly way to make tiny nanorods of zinc oxide has been developed for the first time by researchers in Saudi Arabia.
Aug 19th, 2009
Read moreAfter engineers and scientists at Virginia Tech, Harvard and Drexel finish studying the locomotion of fish in water, Michael Phelps may find he still has a few new ways to increase his own world-breaking Olympic times.
Aug 19th, 2009
Read moreA team at the University of Bristol (UK) and the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Golm (Germany) has now successfully liquefied a protein without the assistance of a solvent.
Aug 19th, 2009
Read moreResearchers in France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK have discovered new electron properties that could lead to useful applications in computers and lasers.
Aug 19th, 2009
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Good news for people fearful of needles and squeamish of shots: Scientists report the design of a painless patch that may someday render hypodermic needles - as well as annual flu shots - a thing of the past.
Aug 19th, 2009
Read moreIn a presentation today to the American Chemical Society meeting, Ankit Agarwal, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, described an experimental approach to wound healing that could take advantage of silver's anti-bacterial properties, while sidestepping the damage silver can cause to cells needed for healing.
Aug 19th, 2009
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The Southampton Nanofabrication Centre, which opens on 9 September will make smaller, more powerful nano- and bio-nanotechnologies possible and save industry time and money.
Aug 19th, 2009
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Wissenschaftlern des Max-Planck-Institutes fuer Kolloid- und Grenzflaechenforschung in Potsdam-Golm, der Jacobs University Bremen und der Queen Mary University London ist es erstmals gelungen stoffwechselresistente Mikrokapseln in lebende Zellen einzuschleusen und deren Inhalt durch Laserimpuls mit exakter zeitlicher Kontrolle freizusetzen.
Aug 19th, 2009
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