Aug 12, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Nanoparticles delivered intravenously in mice can block the allergic reactions to red meat caused by the bite of the lone star tick, new research led by the University of Michigan shows. The condition, called alpha-gal syndrome, is on the rise in humans as climate change...
New genetically engineered wood can store carbon and reduce emissions
Aug 12, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the University of Maryland genetically modified poplar trees to produce high-performance, structural wood without the use of chemicals or energy intensive processing. Made from traditional wood, Engineered wood is often seen as a renewable replacement for traditional building materials like steel, cement, glass...
Carbon nanotubes serve as biosensors with new insights into fluorescence mechanism
Aug 12, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers from Bochum and Texas have discovered why carbon nanotubes fluoresce when they bind to certain molecules. Carbon nanotubes are considered promising biosensors that could be useful for blood sugar monitoring or Covid-19 tests, for example. When they bind to an analyte, they fluoresce –...
Align or die
Aug 12, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A previously unknown mechanism of active matter self-organization essential for bacterial cell division follows the motto ‘dying to align’: Misaligned filaments ‘die’ spontaneously to form a ring structure at the center of the dividing cell. The study, led by the Šarić group at the Institute...
Metal with nanoscale voids outperforms void-free samples mechanically
Aug 12, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Voids or pores were usually viewed as fatal flaws that can severely degrade material's mechanical performance and were required to be eliminated in manufacturing. However, a research team led by Prof. JIN Haijun from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of...
Self-propelled microrobots enhance industrial chemical reactions
Aug 12, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Chemical manufacturing has long relied on catalysts - substances that accelerate reactions without being consumed themselves. These catalysts typically exist as static entities, either fixed in place or passively dispersed throughout reaction mixtures. While effective, this approach limits the degree of control chemists have over...