A centuries-old architectural technique has inspired a new method for tailoring nanoscale windows in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), with potential applications in gas separation and medical fields. A centuries-old technique for constructing arched stone windows has inspired a new way to form tailored nanoscale windows in porous functional materials called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The method uses a [...]
You can 3D print nearly anything: rockets, mouse ovaries, and for some reason, lamps made of orange peels. Now, scientists at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, have printed living neural networks composed of rat brain cells that seem to mature and communicate like real brains do. Researchers want to create mini-brains partly because they could someday offer a [...]
As we plunge head-on into the game-changing dynamic of general artificial intelligence, observers are weighing in on just how huge an impact it will have on global societies. Will it drive explosive economic growth as some economists project, or are such claims unrealistically optimistic? Few question the potential for change that AI presents. But [...]
New raw vaccine materials that could make vaccines more accessible, sustainable, and ethical have been discovered. The results of the research have been published in Polymers. Adjuvants are vaccine ingredients that boost a person's immune response to a vaccine, providing greater protection against disease. One of the most prevalent adjuvant materials used in vaccines is squalene, which [...]
Researchers developed a light yet strong material by combining two unexpected ingredients—DNA and glass. Working at the nanoscale provides scientists with a deep understanding and precision in crafting and analyzing materials. In broader-scale production, and even in natural settings, numerous materials are susceptible to defects and contaminants that can compromise their intricate architecture. Such vulnerabilities can [...]
Researchers at Houston's Rice University are developing an implant that could diminish deaths caused by cancer by half. The device will contain synthetically nurtured human cells and be embedded with sensors to keep track of cancer cells as they mutate, Knewz.com has learned. The implant will be no longer than 3 inches long. By: Rice University© Knewz (CA) In Texas alone, [...]
Most drugs are small molecules that bind firmly to a specific target—some molecule in human cells that is involved in a disease—in order to work. For example, a cancer drug's target might be a molecule that is abundant inside of cancer cells. The drug should hypothetically travel freely throughout the cell until it comes [...]
Scientists utilize nanotechnology to address a prevalent cause of vision loss. Scientists have discovered a way to use nanotechnology to create a 3D ‘scaffold’ to grow cells from the retina. This breakthrough could lead to innovative approaches for treating a common source of blindness. Researchers, led by Professor Barbara Pierscionek from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), [...]
NIH study reviews 25 years of data and finds AI/ML can detect common hormone disorder. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can effectively detect and diagnose Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), which is the most common hormone disorder among women, typically between ages 15 and 45, according to a new study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). [...]
New insights are enhancing scientists’ efforts to stay ahead of COVID-19 and the next pandemic. Unexpected new insights into the ways COVID-19 infects cells could shed light on the virus’s adept ability to jump from one species to another and assist scientists in more accurately predicting its evolution. The pandemic has been marked by extensive debate regarding the mechanism [...]
