Apr 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A team led by Masaya Hagiwara of RIKEN national science institute in Japan has developed an ingenious device, using layers of hydrogels in a cube-like structure, that allows researchers to construct complex 3D organoids without using elaborate techniques. The group also recently demonstrated the ability...
Precision magnetics could be game-changer for therapy-resistant brain cancers
Apr 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto (U of T) have combined forces to develop a new approach to potentially treat tumour cells, called mechanical nanosurgery, even for aggressive, chemoresistant cancers. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive...
Researchers devise new system for turning seawater into hydrogen fuel
Apr 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Seawater’s mix of hydrogen, oxygen, sodium and other elements makes it vital to life on Earth. But that same complex chemistry has made it difficult to extract hydrogen gas for clean energy uses. Now, researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and...
Electrification push will have enormous impacts on critical metals supply chain
Apr 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) As automobile electrification speeds up, the world faces an overwhelming need for critical metals and minerals to make atmosphere-saving electric vehicles possible. The demand for battery-grade lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and platinum will climb steeply as nations work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through mid-century,...
Bioprinting technology combined with artificial intelligence allows to obtain high quality in vitro models
Apr 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In the realm of organoid production, bioprinting technology not only streamlines the creation and maintenance of intricate 3D biological shapes and structures but also enables standardization and quality control throughout the process. When combined with artificial intelligence, which can assess product potential during manufacturing, a...
New findings that map the universe’s cosmic growth support Einstein’s theory of gravity
Apr 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) For millennia, humans have been fascinated by the mysteries of the cosmos. Unlike ancient philosophers imagining the universe’s origins, modern cosmologists use quantitative tools to gain insights into the universe’s evolution and structure. Modern cosmology dates back to the early 20th century, with the development...
Merons and antimerons
Apr 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Sliding and twisting of van der Waals layers can produce fascinating physical phenomena. In a recent publication in Nature Communications ("Polar meron-antimeron networks in strained and twisted bilayers"), Daniel Bennett, Eric Bousquet and Philippe Ghosez, from the group of Theoretical Materials Physics (Q-MAT, CESAM Research...
Nanoplasmonic imaging reveals real-time protein secretion
Apr 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Cell secretions like proteins, antibodies, and neurotransmitters play an essential role in immune response, metabolism, and communication between cells. Understanding cell secretions is key for developing disease treatments, but current methods are only able to report the quantity of secretions, without any detail as to...
Researchers discover new circuit element
Apr 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Dr. H. Rusty Harris, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, has identified a new circuit element known as a meminductor. A circuit element is an electrical component used to help direct and control the flow of electricity...
Researchers use nanoparticles to target, treat inflammatory bowel diseases
Apr 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Drug-delivering nanoparticles could improve treatments for inflammatory bowel diseases that affect the quality of life of millions of people, Iowa State University researchers say. While there are treatments today, they tend to be short-term, with patients developing resistance to drugs and relapsing into inflammation and...