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Dual-Role Nanoparticles Light Up and Treat Plaques in Arteries

Atherosclerosis is a disease that causes a buildup of plaque in arteries. The disease is an invisible and prolific killer, but its ability to hide in the body and create havoc may soon be lost. A new nanoparticle has been developed by scientists, that acts as if it were a high-density lipoprotein (HDL). The nanoparticle can light up as well as treat the plaques that clog the arteries. This therapy technique can potentially assist to prevent strokes and heart attacks.

15 Mar 2016

Soap-Bubble-Like Nanocontainers Show Promise for Drug Delivery to Constricted Coronary Arteries

Liposomes are an existing drug delivery vehicle, but they are detected by the immune system. Researchers from the universities of Basel and Fribourg have demonstrated that specially synthesized liposomes do not produce any reaction in human and porcine sera, as well as pigs.

15 Mar 2016

DNA Origami Holds Potential to Make Nanoscale Structures for Use in Electronics

Electronics manufacturers constantly hunt for ways to make faster, cheaper computer chips, often by cutting production costs or by shrinking component sizes. Now, researchers report that DNA, the genetic material of life, might help accomplish this goal when it is formed into specific shapes through a process reminiscent of the ancient art of paper folding.

14 Mar 2016

VIB Teams up with Oxford Nanopore Technologies to Develop Nanopore Sensing Technology

VIB is proud to announce that the lab of Han Remaut (VIB/Vrije Universiteit Brussels) has teamed up with Oxford Nanopore Technologies for the development of nanopore sensing technology. VIB pioneered work on a protein nanopore, CsgG, which was developed into a sensing nanopore by Oxford Nanopore and the latest version will soon feature as ‘R9’ in the MinIONTM handheld DNA sequencer and the PromethIONTM system.

9 Mar 2016

Breakthrough Nanoparticle Technology to Study Structure of Membrane Proteins in Lipid Environment

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a nanoparticle technology that can be used to stabilise membrane proteins so that their structure can be studied in a lipid environment. The method, described in Nature Methods, makes it possible to access drug targets that previously could not be investigated and therefore potentially allows for the development of novel drugs, therapeutic antibodies and vaccines.

9 Mar 2016

Researchers Demonstrate High-Efficient Energy Transfer Between Semiconductor Quantum Rods and Luciferase Enzymes

Chemists in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences have made a transformational advance in an alternate lighting source—one that doesn’t require a battery or a plug.

1 Mar 2016

Researchers Study Infection Mechanisms of Coronavirus Using High-Resolution Cryo-Electron Microscopy

The infection mechanisms of coronaviruses can now be examined in detail by using supercomputing processes and high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy. These viruses are known for attacking the respiratory tract of animals and humans.

1 Mar 2016

$Low-Dose Electron Diffraction Helps Study Structures of Nanocrystalline Pharmaceuticals$

Low-Dose Electron Diffraction Helps Study Structures of Nanocrystalline Pharmaceuticals

A team of researchers from several European countries has used a low-dose electron diffraction technique to determine the structures of nanocrystalline pharmaceuticals.

1 Mar 2016

Researchers Develop New Parallel-Computing Approach by Combining Nanotechnology and Biology

A study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports a new parallel-computing approach based on a combination of nanotechnology and biology that can solve combinatorial problems. The approach is scalable, error-tolerant, energy-efficient, and can be implemented with existing technologies. The pioneering achievement was developed by researchers from the Technische Universität Dresden and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden in collaboration with international partners from Canada, England, Sweden, the US, and the Netherlands.

29 Feb 2016

Researchers Develop Scissor-Like Nanoplasmonic System that can be Opened Using UV Light

Nanomachines could take over a variety of tasks in future. Some day they may be able to perform medical precision work in the human body or help analyze pathogens and pollutants in mobile laboratories.

25 Feb 2016

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Dual-Role Nanoparticles Light Up and Treat Plaques in Arteries

Soap-Bubble-Like Nanocontainers Show Promise for Drug Delivery to Constricted Coronary Arteries

DNA Origami Holds Potential to Make Nanoscale Structures for Use in Electronics

VIB Teams up with Oxford Nanopore Technologies to Develop Nanopore Sensing Technology

Breakthrough Nanoparticle Technology to Study Structure of Membrane Proteins in Lipid Environment

Researchers Demonstrate High-Efficient Energy Transfer Between Semiconductor Quantum Rods and Luciferase Enzymes

Researchers Study Infection Mechanisms of Coronavirus Using High-Resolution Cryo-Electron Microscopy

Low-Dose Electron Diffraction Helps Study Structures of Nanocrystalline Pharmaceuticals

Researchers Develop New Parallel-Computing Approach by Combining Nanotechnology and Biology

Researchers Develop Scissor-Like Nanoplasmonic System that can be Opened Using UV Light

Revolutionary Nanofibers Made from Flour for Tissue Regeneration

Automated Image Acquisition and Analysis of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Structures

A New Language for Nanopore Design

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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