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Tiny Tracking Devices Give an Unprecedented Peek into How Cells Change With Time

For the first time, scientists have introduced minuscule tracking devices directly into the interior of mammalian cells, giving an unprecedented peek into the processes that govern the beginning of development.

27 May 2020

Fight Against COVID-19 Using Piezo Ceramics, New from PI

Testing of blood, saliva, urine or tissue samples from humans or animals to diagnose and detect diseases, like COVID-19, at an early stage, requires systems that are fast, easy to use, and widely available.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 20 May 2020

A New Approach to Transform Nanofiber Membranes into 3D Scaffolds

In the movie "Transformers," cars morph into robots, jets or a variety of machinery.

13 May 2020

Study Demonstrates Strong Binding Properties of Nanocelluloses

Tiny fibrils derived from plants have gained considerable attention. Such nanomaterials have exhibited great potential in outshining plastics, and even substituting them.

12 May 2020

Study Unravels Versatility of Cohesion Led by Nanocelluloses

Cohesion, the ability to keep things together, from the scale of nanoparticles to building sites is inherent to these nanofibrils, which can act as mortar to a nearly infinite type of particles as described in the study.

12 May 2020

Nanohybrid Material Could be Activated Against Tumor Cells in Blood

When a tumor enters in the stage of regression and the patient is considered as healed, there often remains the fear of recurrence, a disease that unfortunately has a certain incidence.

5 May 2020

New Technology to Reveal Nanoscale Architectures of Specimen Constituents

Since Robert Hooke's first description of a cell in Micrographia 350 years ago, microscopy has played an important role in understanding the rules of life.

5 May 2020

A New Biosensor for the COVID-19 Virus Based on Gold Nanoislands

A team of researchers from Empa, ETH Zurich and Zurich University Hospital has succeeded in developing a novel sensor for detecting the new coronavirus. In future it could be used to measure the concentration of the virus in the environment -- for example in places where there are many people or in hospital ventilation systems.

23 Apr 2020

Cellulose Acetate Manuka Honey Nanofibrous Mats Promote Wound Healing

As instances of antibiotic resistance increase in the medical field, scientists are reexamining natural materials for their potential use in medicine. Honey has been used for thousands of years, from the time of Pharaohs for their effectiveness in treating wounds and burns.

15 Apr 2020