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IMAGE: McMaster University researcher Tohid Didar, a mechanical and biomedical engineer, led a team that has created a coating to make synthetic vascular grafts less prone to infection and clotting and… view more  Credit: Georgia Kirkos, McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, Nov. 27, 2019 – Researchers at McMaster University have created a new coating to prevent clotting

A new technique in chemistry could pave the way for producing uniform nanoparticles for use in drug delivery systems. Scientists have been investigating how to make better use of nanoparticles in medicine for several decades. Significantly smaller than an average cell, nanoparticles are more similar in size to proteins. This makes them good at interacting

The second law of thermodynamics states that the total entropy of an isolated system always tends to increase over time until it reaches a maximum. In other words, disorganization increases without outside intervention. Even the best electrical equipment inevitably heats up, as part of the energy that should be converted into mechanical work is dissipated

IMAGE:  -Top: Image of SEM Upper nanocone of the hourglass-shaped nanowires applied to the photodiode activation surface and its lateral expansion image -Left: 8 inch of Wafer Silicon wafer where modules of… view more  Credit: Pohang University of Science and Technology(POSTECH) The near-infrared light is a light source with the shortest wavelength, indicated outside of

IMAGE: Whole-joint images from mice in arthritis imaging study. view more  Credit: Brian Bay, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University research has provided the first complete, cellular-level look at what’s going on in joints afflicted by osteoarthritis, a debilitating and costly condition that affects nearly one-quarter of adults in the United States. The

Valencia, Calif., USA, Melbourne, Australia, and Aurora, Colo., USA, 24 November 2019 — AVITA Medical (ASX: AVH, NASDAQ: RCEL), a regenerative medicine company with a technology platform positioned to address unmet medical needs in therapeutic skin restoration, and scientists at the Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine announced

HOUSTON – (Nov. 25, 2019) – Rice University researchers have developed an inorganic method to synthesize ammonia that is both environmentally friendly and can produce the valuable chemical on demand under ambient conditions. The Brown School of Engineering lab of materials scientist Jun Lou manipulated a two-dimensional crystal it understands well — molybdenum disulfide —

IMAGE: In a study, researchers at the University of Freiburg introduce the first electrochemical CRISPR biosensor that is to help improve the diagnosis of diseases such as cancer. view more  Credit: Photo: Richard Bruch The CRISPR/Cas technology can do more than alter genes. A research team at the University of Freiburg is using what are known

Heidelberg, 25 November 2019 – EMBO Press is pleased to announce the appointment of systems biologist M. Madan Babu as the new Chief Editor of Molecular Systems Biology. Madan Babu, who heads the regulatory genomics and systems biology group at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, UK, takes up the post with immediate

ITHACA, N.Y. – Sometimes it’s best to let the magnets do all the work. A team led by Cornell University physics professors Itai Cohen and Paul McEuen is using the binding power of magnets to design self-assembling systems that potentially can be created in nanoscale form. Their paper, “Magnetic Handshake Materials as A Scale-Invariant Platform

IMAGE: The new biohybrid system uses non-optical reporter enzymes contained within 16 microlitres of liquid which pair specifically with micropatterned electrodes hosted on a small chip no more than one inch… view more  Credit: Steve Southon Scientists at the University of Toronto (U of T) and Arizona State University (ASU) have developed the first direct gene

IMAGE: Structural DNA stars are perfectly configured to capture Dengue virus, and light up once the trap is sprung. view more  Credit: Image courtesy of Xing Wang TROY, N.Y. — By folding snippets of DNA into the shape of a five-pointed star using structural DNA nanotechnology, researchers have created a trap that captures Dengue virus as

IMAGE: SEM micrographs of zeolite nanoparticles produced by bead milling and recrystallizing method. view more  Credit: ©Nakamura Choukou Co. JST has announced that the development subject the “zeolite nanoparticle production method and particle diameter control technology” in the Adaptable and Seamless Technology Transfer Program through Target-driven R&D (A-STEP) enterprise-led phase NexTEP-A type (*1) was a success.