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Gold Nanoparticles May Help Patients with Obesity

A team of researchers in Korea believes to have discovered a synthetic gold-based compound which may help patients with obesity.

15 Apr 2020

Researchers Aim to Build Artificial Brain Using Nano-Scale Spintronics

New research project to develop AI hardware; a completely new kind of computer system that mimics how the human brain is built up. Out with CPUs and memory storage, and in with artificial neural networks that can increase computer performance by up to 100,000 times compared to modern supercomputers.

9 Apr 2020

Nanoerythrosome-Functionalized Biohybrid Robots to Deliver Drugs

Tiny biohybrid robots on the micrometer scale can swim through the body and deliver drugs to tumors or provide other cargo-carrying functions.

8 Apr 2020

Nanotechnology Shows a Promising Treatment for Endometriosis

An accurate, nanotechnology-based treatment has been developed by researchers to mitigate the pain and fertility issues linked with endometriosis.

7 Apr 2020

NUS Scientists Invent Symmetry-Breaking In A Nanoscale Device That Can Mimic Human Brain

In a paper published in Nature Nanotechnology on March 23, 2020, researchers from the National University of Singapore reported the invention of a nanoscale device based on a unique material platform that can achieve optimal digital in-memory computing while being extremely energy efficient. The invention is also highly reproduceable and durable, unlike conventional organic electronic devices.

1 Apr 2020

Nano-Toolkit Produce Novel Multifunctional Magnetic Nanoparticles

A group of microbiologists at the University of Bayreuth has created a modular system to genetically reprogram bacteria and convert these pathogens into cell factories for multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles.

25 Mar 2020

Graphene-Based Biosensors Sense DNA Cancer Markers

DNA cancer markers passing through the blood or serum of a patient can potentially be detected through graphene-based biosensors, which could usher in a period of liquid biopsy.

25 Mar 2020

Graphite Nanoplatelets can Prevent Infections

Graphite nanoplatelets embedded in plastic medical surfaces can prevent infections and kill 99.99% bacteria that attempt to latch.

24 Mar 2020

Lab-on-a-Chip Device to Help Track Cancer Through Sound Waves

The stiffening of a structure that surrounds the human cells can denote the invasion of cancer to other parts of tissues, just like how a picked lock reveals that someone has invaded a building.

23 Mar 2020

New Plexiglass-Type Nanomaterial Could Serve as Replacement for Human Tissue

At the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, scientists have developed a novel, rubber-like material with exclusive properties. The material could serve as a substitute for human tissue in medical procedures.

17 Mar 2020