From Alias Studio Sydney:
To better serve our new Aerospace, Nanotechnology, and Nanomedicine clients we are pleased to engage Frank Boehm of Vancouver Canada to represent Alias in North America.
A true entrepreneur and author of the respected reference book: Nanomedical Device and Systems Design: Challenges, Possibilities, Visions, Frank is the CEO of NanoApps Medical Inc.
Frank is also currently working on his new book Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine, and AI: Toward the Dream of Global Health Care Equivalency which will articulate how synergies between nanotechnology, nanomedicine, and AI may enable the vision of Global Health Care Equivalency (GHCE) on a global scale.
Apart from this new venture, Alias Studio (Sydney) is privileged to be invited to contribute to this new book and be designated Director of Communications of NanoApps Medical Inc (Vancouver) in their dealings with both the Aerospace Industry and the nanotechnology, nanomedicine and space medicine fields.
Naturally, Alias Studio Sydney created and maintains the NanoApps Medical website.
Alias Studio Sydney edits and maintains NanoApps Medical’s tumblr and twitter accounts.
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Computer Model Determines Ideal Conditions to Develop Nanodiamonds
Nanodiamonds - the tiny crystalline carbon - have fascinating chemical and surface properties and hold promising applications in quantum computing, optoelectronics, and medicine. These materials measure hundreds of thousands of times smaller than a [...]
Frank Boehm contributes to ‘Immune Aspects of Biopharmaceuticals and Nanomedicines’ – CRC Press
Immune Aspects of Biopharmaceuticals and Nanomedicines 1st Edition Raj Bawa, Janos Szebeni, Thomas J Webster, Gerald F. Audette The enormous advances in the immunology of biotherapeutics and nanomedicines in the past two decades have [...]
Safety Panel Fears Soyuz Failure Could Exacerbate Commercial Crew Safety Concerns
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Members of an independent NASA safety panel said they were worried that the Oct. 11 Soyuz launch failure could make safety concerns with the agency's commercial crew program even worse. [...]
Canadian astronaut says human space travel will advance ‘sooner than you think’
Canadian astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield (Ret.) on Friday said that human travel to space will happen sooner than we think, adding that the first destination will likely be a return trip to the moon. [...]
Ultrasmall targeted nanoparticles with engineered antibody fragments as an anti-cancer weapon
Antibody-based imaging of a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer is undergoing clinical trials worldwide, but the path from trial to application is being hampered by a major obstacle: safety. Concerns stem from inefficient [...]
New Method Allows Harvesting of 2D Materials in Minutes
Following the discovery of graphene in 2003, there has been considerable interest in other types of 2D materials. However, splitting a bulk crystal material into 2D flakes for use in electronics has proven hard [...]
Cybersecurity isn’t being taken seriously enough: MIT professor
The digital economy is set to unlock tremendous economic value for countries over time. But a common setback for the use of various new technologies is their vulnerability to hackers. That's because companies and [...]
Other published works by Frank Boehm
Frank Boehm (NanoApps Medical CEO) and Angelika Domschke contributed the chapter : “Application of a Conceptual Nanomedical Platform to Facilitate the Mapping of the Human Brain: Survey of Cognitive Functions and Implications”. The book [...]
Nanomedical Device and Systems Design: Challenges, Possibilities, Visions now available to rent on Kindle
To accommodate students who wish to read the book at an affordable cost, Nanomedical Device and Systems Design: Challenges, Possibilities, Visions by Frank Boehm (CEO NanoApps Medical Inc.) is available to rent on Kindle. This book benefits [...]
Why Cyber-Criminals Are Attacking Healthcare — And How To Stop Them
The last five years has seen a surge of attacks on the healthcare industry, with the largest breaches impacting as many as 80 million people. In July this year, it was revealed that 150,000 [...]
A new era in the quest for dark matter
Since the 1970s, astronomers and physicists have been gathering evidence for the presence in the universe of dark matter: a mysterious substance that manifests itself through its gravitational pull. However, despite much effort, none [...]
The Largest Event on Graphene Nanotubes is Open to the Public for the First Time
The Nanoaugmented Materials Industry Summit (NAUM) 2018 in Shanghai on October 31 will gather the world’s leading companies who use and apply graphene nanotubes to share exciting results. This year the event is opening [...]
Simulations show new phenomenon with nanopore DNA sequencing
Any truck operator knows that hydraulics do the heavy lifting. Water does the work because it's nearly incompressible at normal scales. But things behave strangely in nanotechnology, the control of materials at the scale [...]
A human enzyme can biodegrade graphene
Myeloperoxidase - an enzyme naturally found in our lungs - can biodegrade pristine graphene, according to the latest discovery of Graphene Flagship partners in CNRS, University of Strasbourg (France), Karolinska Institute (Sweden) and University [...]
A new weapon in the battle against cancer – Artificial Intelligence
In today’s hospitals and healthcare clinics, a new doctor’s new assistant is now often on the job — in the form of artificial intelligence. Whether it’s analyzing medical images or guiding robots that assist [...]
Healthcare Cybersecurity Is a Top 2019 Executive Challenge
Healthcare cybersecurity will be one of the top 10 challenges, issues, and/or opportunities facing healthcare executives next year, according to a new poll by the Healthcare Executive Group (HCEG). Healthcare cybersecurity covers such issues [...]
Nanotherapy offers hope in treating drug-resistant renal cell carcinoma
A research team has developed a nano-platform technology that works in combination with existing chemotherapeutic drugs that may reverse drug-resistance in renal cell carcinoma. Drug resistance to chemotherapy is a significant clinical and financial [...]
The Theranos deception
Elizabeth Holmes was just 19 years old when she dropped out of Stanford University with a dream of creating a company that would revolutionize blood testing. As we first reported last May, Holmes founded [...]
LAUNCH.nano: MIT.nano Grand Opening celebration, Oct. 4, 2018
After six years of design and construction, MIT.nano will celebrate the completion of the facility at a Grand Opening Event on Oct. 4. Please join us for a day of activities including a symposium [...]
Scientists Use Light to Control Nanobots
If nanotechnology has one clear image in the collective pop-culture consciousness, it is that of nanorobots, nanoscale machines capable of performing mechanical functions. When considering the potential of such a technology, the more astute may [...]
10 Steps to Adopting Artificial Intelligence in Your Business
Artificial intelligence (AI) is clearly a growing force in the technology industry. Chatbots and virtual assistants are becoming a key part of new products, and robots are taking center stage at conferences and showing [...]
Arguing the Pros and Cons of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
In what seems like the blink of an eye, mentions of artificial intelligence have become ubiquitous in the healthcare industry. From deep learning algorithms that can read CT scans faster than humans to natural [...]
International Conference On Nanomedicine And Nanobiotechnology – ICONAN Rome 2018
The International Conference On Nanomedicine And Nanobiotechnology is an annual event. It hosts high-profile plenary speakers, world-class researchers, oral and poster presentations, workshops, sponsor exhibits and afterworks. It is a great opportunity to share [...]
Australian Scientists Develop Nanotechnology To Purify Water
SYDNEY, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News, app - 14th Sep, 2018 ) :Scientists in Australia have developed a ground-breaking new way to strip impurities from waste water, with the research set to have massive [...]
A new scientific field: Quantum metamaterials
Two teams of scientists from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have collaborated to conduct groundbreaking research leading to the development of a new and innovative scientific field: Quantum Metamaterials. The findings are presented [...]
Using biosensors to deliver personalized doses of antibiotics
A team of eight EPFL students has come up with a portable biosensor that can measure the amount of vancomycin in a patient's blood stream, enabling doctors to better control the dosage and reduce [...]
Transparent high-resolution EEG array allows brain imaging
Researchers have developed a see-through, dual-layered, mesh EEG device which is capable of measuring the electrical activity of individual neurons… Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital and Northeastern University developed a ‘see-through’ EEG device to [...]
Can mRNA disrupt the drug industry?
On a brisk morning in April, dozens of investors filed into a Marriott hotel conference hall in Kendall Square, the biotech hub of Cambridge, Mass., for the first Moderna Therapeutics platform science day. They [...]
Predicting the Response to Immunotherapy Using Artificial Intelligence
VILLEJUIF, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A study published in The Lancet Oncology establishes for the first time that artificial intelligence can process medical images to extract biological and clinical information. By designing an algorithm and developing it [...]
#AskTheCEO Video: Cybersecurity, AI, and Industry 4.0 With Dr Johannes Drooghaag
From #AskTheCEO on YouTube: Dr. Johannes Drooghaag is the CEO of Spearhead Management, in Germany. He is an accomplished speaker in the areas of Executive Leadership, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Agile Business Management. He [...]
Artificial intelligence used to predict cancer growth
Scientists have used artificial intelligence to predict how cancers will progress and evolve. This could help doctors design the most effective treatment for each patient. A team led by the Institute of Cancer Research [...]
#AskTheCEO Video: Microsoft Azure in Healthcare, and IoMT With David Houlding
From #AskTheCEO on YouTube: David Houlding is the Worldwide Healthcare Industry Leader on the Microsoft Azure Industry Experiences Team led by Paul Maher. David has more than 24 years of experience in healthcare [...]
8 ways augmented and virtual reality are changing medicine
Spine and heart surgeons will use augmented reality (AR) to simplify complex procedures. Autistic children will get relief from sensory overload with a calming virtual reality (VR) system. These and other scenarios are made [...]
The mastermind behind the first wave of surgical robots unveils the next generation
•Frederic Moll, who is known as the "Bill Gates of robotics," ushered in the first wave of surgical robotics in 1995 with his company Intuitive Surgical and its Da Vinci systems. •He has a [...]
Is Blockchain The Answer To A Better Healthcare Industry?
Data breaches are the nightmare of every major industry. When they occur, the aftermath costs of fixing the problem can be huge. According to a global study conducted by IBM and Ponemon Institute, in [...]
Frank Boehm (NA CEO) signs with IOP for Book on Nanomedical Brain/Cloud Interface
NanoApps Medical Inc. CEO Frank Boehm has signed with IOP Publishing to produce Nanomedical Brain/Cloud Interface: Explorations and Implications - a book that will explore the notion of a nanomedically enabled Brain/Cloud Interface (B/CI). [...]
Vancouver Nanomedicine Day 2018
Vancouver Nanomedicine Day 2018 will take place on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the Vancouver Alpen Club. We are proud to announce that one of the pioneers of the use of nanomaterials for pulmonary fibrosis, Dr. [...]
Texas A&M Team Develops New Way to Grow Blood Vessels
Formation of new blood vessels, a process also known as angiogenesis, is one of the major clinical challenges in wound healing and tissue implants. To address this issue, researchers from Texas A&M University have [...]
Landmark FDA Approval Brings Powerful Gene Silencing Method to Market
Earlier this month, the FDA approved an entirely new family of drugs, one so powerful that it could put CRISPR-based gene therapy to shame. Backed by two decades of research and a Nobel Prize, [...]
How New Technologies Could Transform Africa’s Health Care System
In early June, at the invitation of the European Commission to Brussels (Belgium), I toured some fascinating AI and blockchain-based projects, which the Commission is funding. Across industrial sectors, from healthcare to energy, from [...]
Nanorobots For Senescent Cell Clearance
One extremely promising and emerging field of research is nano-biotechnology. Nano-biotechnology could potentially be an extremely powerful tool in our quest for a longer, healthier life. Senescent cells are known to be essential in [...]
Hacking the Human Is the Next Cyber Threat
Medical technologies such as electronic devices implanted or injected into the human body are the next growth area for hackers pursuing money or control of individual people. With nanotechnology implants already being used for [...]
NanoApps Medical Near-Term Projects
NanoApps Medical is investigating the possibility that superparamagnetic nanoparticles (SPIONs) and other classes of nanoparticles (e.g., gold coated nanoshells) might have the capacity to target cancerous tumors, metastasizing cancer cells, pathogens, etc. to deactivate/eliminate [...]
‘Please do not switch me off!’ People heed begging robot
If a little humanoid robot begged you to not shut it off, would you show compassion? In an experiment designed to investigate how people treat robots when they act like humans, many participants struggled [...]
How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Radiology, Pathology
Artificial intelligence and machine learning tools have the potential to analyze large datasets and extract meaningful insights to enhance patient outcomes, an ability that is proving helpful in radiology and pathology. Images obtained by [...]
Nanoparticle-Based Combination Therapy to Treat Breast, Prostate Cancer
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed a new nanoparticle-based cancer therapy to deliver a combination therapy directly to cancer cells. The new therapy, which has been demonstrated to make prostate cancer [...]
AI: ChronWell CEO On Why Consolidation in Healthcare Is A Good Thing
When Joe Rubinsztain started gMed, he was admittedly young—only a few years removed from medical school— and he just didn’t understand leadership that well. “I needed to be abreast of everything and understand everything [...]
Artificial Intelligence for Medical Imaging Market to Top $2B
Healthcare organizations are likely to see a rapidly growing market around artificial intelligence tools for medical imaging, a new report predicts. The market for artificial intelligence (AI) tools to process and analyze medical imaging [...]
Tuberculosis is a killer, but scientists are fighting back with nanobots
Tuberculosis, a bacterial disease which predominantly affects the lungs, isn’t all that common a sight in the United States. On average, fewer than 10,000 cases are reported each year in a country with [...]
Integrated sensor could monitor brain aneurysm treatment
Implantation of a stent-like flow diverter can offer one option for less invasive treatment of brain aneurysms – bulges in blood vessels – but the procedure requires frequent monitoring while the vessels heal. Now, [...]
Nanotechnology in Medicine: Breakthrough Advances in Cancer Detection and Treatment
Clinicians have often pondered if cancer cells could be selectively targeted, and how payloads ranging from fluorescent dyes to oncology drugs could be accurately delivered to these cells, and then safely cleared through the [...]
Scientists have 3D printed the most advanced artificial cornea ever using human cells
They’re not ready for human eyes yet, but one day these artificial corneas might help people see... Scientists have 3D printed the thin protective film over the eye, called the cornea, using human [...]
Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology
The continuous development of the technological sector has enabled the industry to merge with medicine in order to create new integrated, reliable, and efficient methods of providing quality health care. One of the [...]
AI-based Healx raises $10 million for drug discovery
The UK company is the latest to join ranks of AI-focused drugmakers attracting venture capital. The researcher who invented Viagra and a colleague at Cambridge University have become the latest to join the ranks [...]
Scientists have created a silicon beating heart
It looks like a real heart. And this is the goal of the first entirely soft artificial heart: to mimic its natural model as closely as possible. The silicone heart has been developed by [...]
When will nanotechnology ever revolutionise medicine? These breakthroughs suggest it’s already started
After decades of promise, recent breakthroughs suggest that nanomedicine is finally living up to its potential. And we need to make sure that hospitals are ready for the revolution. Since the emergence of nanotechnology [...]
Letting nanoparticles hitchhike on red blood cells
When nanoparticles are used for drug delivery, they often end up in the liver or spleen instead of the intended target. A team led by Jacob S. Brenner and Vladimir Muzykantov of the University [...]
Researchers design self-powered robots the size of human cells
AEROSOLS FOR GOOD. You may have sworn off aerosol sprays in the ’90s when everyone was talking about the hole in the ozone layer, but a team of researchers from MIT has found a [...]
Targeting headaches and tumors with nano-submarines
Scientists at the Mainz University Medical Center and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P) have developed a new method to enable miniature drug-filled nanocarriers to dock on to immune cells, which in [...]
Using Glass Bubbles to Detect Presence of Nanoparticles
Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have developed technology that is in fact throwing light on certain smallest particles to detect their presence — and it is developed [...]
Automated diagnostic platform that indicates thrombotic risks or cancer in one drop of blood
A team of international researchers led by Prof Martin Hegner, Investigator in CRANN and Trinity’s School of Physics developed an automated diagnostic platform that indicates bleeding - and thrombotic risks in one drop of [...]
A safe and effective way to whiten teeth with nanoparticles
In the age of Instagram and Snapchat, everyone wants to have perfect pearly whites. To get a brighter smile, consumers can opt for over the counter teeth-whitening treatments or a trip to the dentist [...]
Quantum dots in brain could treat Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases
Tiny particles called quantum dots reduce symptoms in mice primed to develop a type of Parkinson’s disease, and also block formation of the toxic protein clumps in Alzheimer’s. They could one day be a [...]
Three Huge Ways Tech Is Overhauling Healthcare
We are on the brink of a revolution in healthcare. AI is making the drug discovery process >100X faster and cheaper, and 90 percent more likely to succeed in clinical trials. Mobile health is [...]
Building a robotic eel that swims through your body
Physicist Seth Fraden is developing a new generation of machines modeled on living creatures. His latest invention might one day treat disease by swimming its way through our blood. As a kid, physicist Seth [...]
Richard Feynman “Tiny Machines” Nanotechnology Lecture Video
Richard Feynman gave his famous talk "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" (Original Transcript Available Here : http://muonray.blogspot.ie/2012/12/ri...) on December 29th 1959 at the annual meeting of the American Physical Society at [...]
Boosting immune cells with nanoparticles
Programming the body’s immune system to attack cancer cells has had promising results for treating blood cancers such as lymphoma and leukemia. This tactic has proven more challenging for solid tumors such as breast [...]
Analysis of Nanoparticles in Commercial Sunscreens
Postnova Analytics has published a new application note that describes a new approach for analysis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in commercial sunscreens. The technique, which combines Inverse Supercritical Fluid Extraction (I-SFE) and Miniaturized Asymmetrical [...]
Future Space Tourists Might Have To Train Before Their Trips
Leave it to Richard Branson to find motivation to go to the gym in traveling to space. On Tuesday, a ship from Brason’s space flight company, Virgin Galactic, achieved supersonic speed in a test [...]
Artificial Intelligence to Boost Liquid Biopsies
Machine-learning algorithms tuned to detecting cancer DNA in the blood could pave the way for personalized cancer care. copyright by www.the-scientist.com Modern cancer medicine is hampered by two big challenges—detecting cancers when they are [...]
Engineer to combine math, machine learning and signal processing to lay groundwork for high-resolution microscope
Like our eyes, microscopes are limited in what they can see because of their resolution, or their ability to see detail. The detail, or information, from the object is there, but some of it [...]
Can blockchain be hacked? Spoiler alert… YES!
From an article by Dr. ir Johannes Drooghaag : Blockchain, by some seen as the answer to every problem, is promoted by many, including myself, as a possible solution for many cyber security issues. The [...]
AI that improves healthcare efficiency also threatens profits
Some medical technologies that use artificial intelligence might benefit patients but result in a drop in health system revenues. This could make widespread adoption of AI in medicine a tough sell. Healthcare is a [...]
The 9 Companies Behind the A.I. Acquisition Boom
Tech giants like IBM and Google have invested billions internally in A.I. research, but the past few years have also seen a wave of acquisitions, as big companies buy up startups to obtain top [...]
Diabetic Neuropathy Overview – What Is Diabetic Nerve Pain?
From endocrineweb.com: Diabetes can damage nerves throughout your body. In fact diabetic neuropathy (neuro- means nerves; -pathy means disease or suffering) is the most common, chronic complication of diabetes according to the American Diabetes [...]
Frank Boehm of NanoApps Medical and Chakravarthy Lab team
The primary goals of the Chakravarthy Lab are to investigate the pathophysiology and mechanisms of chronic pain in the context of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), diabetic neuropathy, persistent postsurgical pain and neuropathic pain. Further, our lab [...]
Digital Globalization and Global Health Care Equivalency
The process of globalization is entering a new era characterized by soaring flows of cross-border information. As the locus shifts from physical networks of production and trade to global information networks. The global [...]
ING Bank Survey Reveals Interest in Crypto Will Double in Near Future
Research company Ipsos on behalf of ING Bank B.V. has conducted a study on how cryptocurrencies are perceived across Europe, Australia and the U.S., which reveals that interest in the technology is expected to [...]
Crowdfunding: a way for everyone to help change the future of medicine
From an article by Scott Wagers MD: A challenge that anyone working to bring new technology, therapies, or approaches from proof of concept to clinic implementation is funding. I have been tracking the concept [...]
Systems Thinking for Cybersecurity Education
From an article by Ludmila Morozova-Buss on LinkedIn: A word ‘unprecedented’ seems too weak to convey just how much the dimensionless operational space of digital (r)evolution requires instantaneous reaction. Striving for knowledge brought me far beyond my personal [...]
Google’s Masterplan for Healthcare
My Apple health chatbot referred me to the Amazon hospital where I got Google drugs... Verily, Calico, Deepmind - more than 150 patents in life sciences and countless collaborations with pharma companies. The search [...]
New Nanofabrication Technique Can Speed Up DNA Sequencing
The laborious, uneconomical process of sequencing DNA molecules - a technology used to identify, diagnose, and perhaps find treatments for diseases - could become much faster and cheaper thanks to a new nanofabrication technique [...]
Who owns what in outer space?
In 2015 Congress passed a law to legalise mining in outer space—the first of its kind in the world. Firms that some day manage to mine asteroids for resources like water or precious metals [...]
Public, permissionless blockchains and the EU’s GDPR: The coming clash between technology and the law?
From a blog by VALID advisor Christian Sillaber, Senior Researcher on IT-Security The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on May 25, 2018. It is already clear that the new [...]
Women in Tech 2018: What the Statistics Tell Us
From an article by Ludmila Morozova-Buss on TechNative: Women have played a role in computer technology since its inception. Many credit Ava Lovelace as the first computer programmer, in a time before computers even existed, [...]
Minimalist biostructures designed to create nanomaterials
Researchers of the Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (IBB-UAB) have generated four peptides, molecules smaller than proteins, capable of self-assembling in a controlled manner to form nanomaterials. The research, published in the journal ACS [...]
Nanophotonic System Translates Molecules into Bar Codes
EPFL scientists have developed a unique system that can be used for detecting and analyzing molecules with very a level of high precision and without using any bulky equipment. This latest development paves the [...]
Squeezing light at the nanoscale
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new technique to squeeze infrared light into ultra-confined spaces, generating an intense, nanoscale antenna that could be [...]
Breakthrough in controlling DNA-based robots
Researchers have devised a magnetic control system to make tiny DNA-based robots move on demand -- and much faster than recently possible. In the journal Nature Communications, Carlos Castro and Ratnasingham Sooryakumar and their [...]
International Conference On Nanomedicine And Nanobiotechnology – ICONAN 2018
The International Conference On Nanomedicine And Nanobiotechnology is an annual event. It hosts high-profile plenary speakers, world-class researchers, oral and poster presentations, workshops, sponsor exhibits and afterworks. It is a great opportunity to share [...]
Can’t Navigate The Moral And Ethical Implications Of AI? There’s An App For That!
Bank of America and Harvard University have collaborated on a new initiative designed to make the complex technologies behind artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) more universally beneficial and accessible to the global workforce. [...]
A graphene nanocomposite turbocharge for lithium batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are the ultimate benchmark when it comes to mobile phones, tablet devices, and electric cars. Their storage capacity and power density are far superior to other rechargeable battery systems. Despite all the [...]
European Commission publishes its €94.1B Horizon Europe proposal
EU Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas sent the European Parliament and member states a €94.1 billion research budget proposal on Thursday outlining increases in basic science spending and a blueprint for a new innovation council [...]
Cell-like nanorobots clear bacteria and toxins from blood
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed tiny ultrasound-powered robots that can swim through blood, removing harmful bacteria along with the toxins they produce. These proof-of-concept nanorobots could one day offer [...]
Single molecular insulator pushes boundaries of current state of the art
Ever shrinking transistors are the key to faster and more efficient computer processing. Since the 1970s, advancements in electronics have largely been driven by the steady pace with which these tiny components have grown [...]
New Nanoparticles Used to Detect Excessive Scarring of Wounds
Clinicians presently find it hard to predict how scars will form after surgery or after a burn wound, without using invasive testing. The research team used new nanoparticles in animals and human skin samples [...]
AI-Based Technique Could Accelerate Creation of Specialized Nanoparticles
MIT physicists have developed a new method that could someday provide a way to customize multilayered nanoparticles with preferred properties, potentially for use in cloaking systems, displays, or biomedical devices. It may also help [...]
Mechanotargeting of cancer cells
Diseased cells such as metastatic cancer cells have markedly different mechanical properties that can be used to improve targeted drug uptake, according to a team of researchers at Penn State. Many labs around the [...]
Cell-like nanorobots clear bacteria and toxins from blood
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed tiny ultrasound-powered robots that can swim through blood, removing harmful bacteria along with the toxins they produce. These proof-of-concept nanorobots could one day [...]
Frank Boehm (CEO NanoAppsMedical Inc.) interview on 21st Century Radio
Dr. Bob Hieronimus hosted an in depth two-hour long interview with NanoApps Medical CEO Frank Boehm, who initially discussed his first book, and his three new books in progress. Among the topics of discussion [...]
Blockchain and business: Looking beyond the hype
The term blockchain can elicit reactions ranging from a blank stare (from the majority of the general public) to evangelical fervour (from over-enthusiastic early adopters). But most people who know a bit about the [...]
Scientists taught an AI system to diagnose brain cancer
Sure, artificial intelligence might end up being the downfall of humanity as we know it — that is, if Elon Musk’s fears come to fruition — but for the time being it’s actually quite [...]
Water is not the same as water
Water molecules exist in two different forms with almost identical physical properties. For the first time, researchers have succeeded in separating the two forms to show that they can exhibit different chemical reactivities. These [...]
The NanoApps Medical Inc. website is GDPR compliant
This site (www.nanoappsmedical.com) is now GDPR compliant and addressing the requirements of The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679. This is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for [...]
Scientists crack code to cheap, small carbon nanotubes
Imagine a box you plug into the wall that cleans your toxic air and pays you cash. That’s essentially what Vanderbilt University researchers produced after discovering the blueprint for turning the carbon dioxide [...]
World’s smallest house made using nanotechnology
Scientists have assembled the world’s smallest house by using a combination of robotics and nanotechnology. The micro-house even has a door that a house mite can fit through. The house has been devised, according [...]
Quantum dot technique can track drug and gene delivery to cells
With targeted drug and gene therapies, finding the target cells is only half the battle. Once these agents reach a cell’s surface, they still have to get inside and do their job. University of [...]
New nano building block takes a bow
Boron nitride nanotubes are primed to become effective building blocks for next-generation composite and polymer materials based on a new discovery at Rice University – and a previous one. Scientists at known-for-nano [...]
World Leaders Have Decided: The Next Step in AI is Augmenting Humans
Think that human augmentation is still decades away? Think again. This week, government leaders met with experts and innovators ahead of the World Government Summit in Dubai. Their goal? To determine the future of artificial [...]
Diamond ‘spin-off’ tech could lead to low-cost medical imaging and drug discovery tools
It may sound contradictory, but diamonds are the key to a new technique that could provide a very-low-cost alternative to multimillion-dollar medical imaging and drug-discovery devices. An international team led by scientists at the [...]
Blockchain: The Future of Rewarding Creativity
Geography was once the biggest hurdle to sharing talent, knowledge and creativity. In the connected world, borderless communities form quickly and innovate when people with shared interests, even in niche subjects, have a platform [...]
UNF-MSERF Houses State-of-the-Art TESCAN Biological Microscope for Cancer-Fighting Research
The University of North Florida Materials Science and Engineering Research Facility (MSERF) has partnered with TESCAN, a leading manufacturer of electron and light microscopes, in the installation of one of its new Q-Phase microscopes, [...]
Acoustofluidics separates circulating tumour cells
Circulating tumour cells (CTCs) are cancer cells that escape from primary tumour sites and enter the bloodstream. This metastasis is responsible for the majority of deaths from cancer. Monitoring the level of CTC levels [...]
Targeting cancer cells with sugars
Globally, cancer is the second leading cause of death, also because the efficiency of chemotherapeutics is inadequate due to poor delivery to the tumor. NIM scientist Prof Olivia Merkel and her team develop targeted [...]
Tumor-like spheres help scientists discover smarter cancer drugs
Cancer is a disease often driven by mutations in genes. As researchers learn more about these genes, and the proteins they code for, they are seeking smarter drugs to target them. The ultimate goal [...]
New Two-Photon Technique Could Considerably Improve Precision of Nanoscale Measurements
The University of Warwick and QuantIC researchers at Heriot Watt University and the University of Glasgow performed a study in optical sensing, which could considerably enhance the precision of measuring nanoscopic structures. QuantIC is [...]
Shoebox-Sized Lab Can Diagnose Infectious Diseases from a Drop of Blood
Researchers from the University of Toronto have created a shoebox-sized laboratory that can do blood testing in remote, low-resource settings, quickly determining from a drop of blood whether a person has antibodies to specific [...]
Vivid animation shows history of token sales (Initial Coin Offerings), from the early days of 2014 to their meteoric rise
Many startups in the nanotechnology/ nanomedicine fields are taking the ICO route over the traditional venture capital path because of the low barriers to entry. The explosion of ICOs [...]
35 Amazing Real World Examples Of How Blockchain Is Changing Our World
From an article by Bernard Marr, Contributor at Forbes.com: It's quickly becoming apparent that blockchain technology is about far more than just Bitcoin. Across finance, healthcare, media, government and other sectors, innovative uses are appearing [...]
New sensors monitor brain activity and blood flow deeper in the brain
Calcium ions are ubiquitous signalling molecules in all multicellular organisms, where they mediate diverse aspects of intracellular and extracellular communication over widely varying temporal and spatial scales. Though techniques to map calcium-related activity at [...]
A new point-of-need nanodiagnostic for better healthcare
The Nano4 project takes fast, reliable and low-cost molecular point of care (POC) diagnostic tools down to the nano-scale, offering better healthcare outcomes for patients. Medics working in migratory hotspots, in countries with low [...]
Deadly nanoparcel for cancer cells
Most tumors contain regions of low oxygen concentration where cancer therapies based on the action of reactive oxygen species are ineffective. Now, American scientists have developed a hybrid nanomaterial that releases a free-radical-generating prodrug [...]
The 40 Most Exciting Questions in Digital Health
According to Plato and Aristotle, philosophy begins in wonder. You start to question the shape of the clouds or why the ants are working in hives, the next thing you know you already contemplate [...]
Course set to overcome mismatch between lab-designed nanomaterials and nature’s complexity
Cells and the machinery they encase are soft matter - shape-shifting multicomponent systems with an overwhelming richness of forms. But, these squishy packages are hard targets for potential therapeutic and diagnostic applications that exploit [...]
Enhancing light-molecule interactions via crystal lattice vibrations
Researchers from CIC-nanoGUNE (San Sebastián, Spain), in collaboration with the Donostia International Physics Center (San Sebastián, Spain), Materials Physics Center (CFM, CSIC-UPV/EHU, San Sebastián, Spain) and University of Oviedo demonstrate a new way to [...]
Einstein’s ‘spooky action’ goes massive
Perhaps the strangest prediction of quantum theory is entanglement, a phenomenon whereby two distant objects become intertwined in a manner that defies both classical physics and a “common-sense” understanding of reality. In 1935, Albert [...]
Lighting up DNA-based nanostructures
The term ‘DNA origami’ refers to a method for the design and self-assembly of complex molecular structures with nanometer precision. The technique exploits the base-pairing interactions between single-stranded DNA molecules of known [...]
How Are Nanoparticles Used in SERS?
Introduction Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) uses both roughened metal surfaces and nanoparticles in colloidal solutions to enhance the Raman signal. Recent research has also had a focus on zinc oxide nanostructures. Nanoparticles are more [...]
New Nanoscale Transistor May Pave Way for High-Performance Wearable Smart Tech
Researchers at The University of Manchester and Shandong University in China have developed a nanoscale transistor that will be one step closer to enabling the creation of flexible televisions, phones, and tablets as well [...]
Is Nanotechnology found in food?
Recently, applications of nanotechnology are in the lime light in all the sectors including food and nutrition. Food nanotechnology is becoming new frontiers of this century. The applications of nanotechnology in food and agriculture [...]
Man-made antibodies show promise in attacking cancer cells in animal models
Using chemotherapy along with aptamers – lab-made molecules that function like antibodies — researchers have shown that they can zero in on and kill prostate cancer tumours in mice while leaving healthy tissue unscathed. [...]
Frank Boehm (CEO NanoAppsMedical Inc.) interview on 21st Century Radio – April 29 8-10 pm EST
Frank Boehm (CEO of NanoApps Medical, Inc.) will be interviewed by Dr. Bob Hieronimus , host of 21st Century Radio in Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday, April, 29th from 8-10 pm EST. Dr. Bob and [...]
A Drug-Resistant Strain of Typhoid Is Going to Spread, Scientists Fear
One more mutation, and the strain could become untreatable. The first “extensively drug-resistant” strain of typhoid is spreading through Pakistan, leaving scientists concerned about a deadly outbreak and the rise of other drug-resistant diseases. [...]
Scientists measure the energy levels of single molecules on insulators
Our understanding of single-molecule electronics has become clearer and the answer involved using a common household item – salt. Building off of a previous paper in 2009 (Science, "Measuring the Charge State of an [...]
Mimicking nanoscale natural movements with the help of DNA origami
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems together with researchers at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Stuttgart use a technique called DNA origami to mimic a multitude of vital [...]
Ray Kurzweil: In The 2030s, Nanobots In Our Brains Will Make Us ‘Godlike’
Futurist and inventor Ray Kurzweil predicts humans are going to develop emotions and characteristics of higher complexity as a result of connecting their brains to computers. “We’re going to be funnier. We’re going [...]
Observing biological nanotransporters
A research team of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) was able to describe with atomic detail how molecules are transported through biological membranes. Computer simulations and spectroscopic experiments provided insights into the work of so-called [...]
Nanoparticles for lung cancer pass next test
The most common type of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), continues to be difficult to treat, with five year survival rates of about 36 percent for stage 3A tumors. Jefferson College of [...]
Glance Technologies to Host Future of Blockchain Summit in Vancouver
Glance Technologies Inc. (OTCQB: GLNNF) (CSE: GET) is pleased to announce The Future of Blockchain (glance.tech/blockchain), which is a full-day summit hosted by Glance taking place May 8th, 2018 in Vancouver BC. Blockchain, a [...]
Blockchain technology can transform healthcare: Expert
Healthcare is one of the sectors that could immensely benefit from implementing block-chain technology, an expert said. Bahrain’s healthcare sector should look toward blockchain as a source of improvement in how it stores and [...]
Release of Virtual Humans film from Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) in the framework of CompBioMed H2020 Centre of Excellence in Computational Biomedicine, led by University College London, has produced a short film showing the possibilities of using High [...]
Five important biomedical technology breakthroughs
Now you can build your own low-cost 3-D bioprinter by modifying a standard commercial desktop 3-D printer for under $500 — thanks to an open-source “LVE 3-D” design developed by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) [...]
Twisting laser light offers the chance to probe the nano-scale
A new method to sensitively measure the structure of molecules has been demonstrated by twisting laser light and aiming it at miniscule gold gratings to separate out wavelengths. The technique could potentially be used [...]
Single-cell mRNA cytometry via sequence-specific nanoparticle clustering and trapping
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a new technology for a “liquid biopsy” to identify which patients might not respond to standard therapy for prostate cancer before it is delivered. Prostate cancer [...]
The Opioid Epidemic – Addressing Pain in the 21st Century
From an article published in My Authentic Life. Written by Dr. Krishnan V. Chakravarthy MD, PhD - Laboratory Head Chakravarthy Lab San Diego, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine UCSD Health and VA San [...]
Latest Nano-Positioning and Precision Motion Control Systems Display at Optics+Photonics
Optics & Photonics is known as the premier show in North America for the latest advancements in optical engineering and applications, nanotechnology, sustainable energy, organic photonics, and astronomical instrumentation. In San [...]
Bacteria Coerced to 3D Print Nanocellulose Implants
In a quest to make more realistic, safer, and personalizable tissue replacement implants, bacterial cellulose nanofibers are being looked on as a viable material. They are naturally biocompatible, biodegradable, withstand heat well, and have [...]
Sugar-coated nanosheets selectively target pathogens
Researchers have developed a process for creating ultrathin, self-assembling sheets of synthetic materials that can function like designer flypaper in selectively binding with viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens. In this way the new platform, [...]
Dragonfly-inspired nanocoating kills bacteria upon contact
Studies have shown that the wings of dragonflies and cicadas prevent bacterial growth due to their natural structure. The surfaces of their wings are covered in nanopillars making them look like a bed of [...]
HERMES for Direct Measurement of Temperature at Nanoscale
A group of researchers headed by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has discovered an innovative method to find out the local temperature of a material from an area with a width [...]
2D materials for aerosolizable nanoelectronics
Tiny floating robots could be useful in all kinds of ways, for example, to probe the human gut for disease or to search the environment for pollutants. In a step toward such devices, researchers [...]
CRISPR Can Now Hitch a Ride on Nanoparticles to Battle Disease
It started like any other day. Dr. Hao Yin walked into the lab at MIT, ready to check on his transgenic mice. He had no idea he was about to make history. Yin’s mice [...]
Scientists invented method of catching bacteria with ‘photonic hook’
An international research team discovered a new type of curved light beams, dubbed a "photonic hook". Photonic hooks are unique, as their radius of curvature is two times smaller than their wavelength. This [...]
Researchers discover new accuracies in cancer-fighting, nanomedicine drug delivery
A promising discovery for advanced cancer therapy reveals that the efficiency of drug delivery in DNA nanostructures depends on their shapes, say researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology and the University of Kansas. [...]
DARPA-funded ‘body on a chip’ microfluidic system could revolutionize drug evaluation
MIT bioengineers have developed a new microfluidic platform technology that could be used to evaluate new drugs and detect possible side effects before the drugs are tested in humans. The microfluidic platform can connect 3D [...]
Nanofiber dressings heal wounds, promote regeneration
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have developed new wound dressings that dramatically accelerate healing and improve tissue regeneration. [...]
Nanospears deliver genetic material to cells with pinpoint accuracy
In a step toward accelerating the production of new gene therapies, scientists report in ACS Nano ("Precision-Guided Nanospears for Targeted and High-Throughput Intracellular Gene Delivery") that they have developed remote-controlled, needle-like nanospears capable of piercing [...]
Building a better ion channel
Artificial ion channels developed by A*STAR researchers could pave the way for new kinds of antibacterial agents and biomedical sensors (J. Am. Chem. Soc., "Combinatorial evolution of fast-conducting highly selective K+-channels via modularly tunable directional [...]
Novel nanocontainers for anticancer drug delivery on demand
With the goal of minimizing the side effects of chemotherapy on healthy tissues, a team of researchers at the Center for Self-assembly and Complexity, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have developed novel nanocontainers [...]
Researchers from MIPT study a nanoscaffold for heart cells
Biophysicists from MIPT have studied the structure of a nanofibrous scaffold, as well as its interaction with rat cardiac cells. The study, which is part of the research into heart tissue regeneration, revealed that cardiomyocytes — heart muscle cells — [...]
What are quantum computers and how do they work? WIRED explains
From an article by Abigail Beall and Matt Reynolds at Wired UK: Google, IBM and a handful of startups are racing to create the next generation of supercomputers. Quantum computers, if they ever get started, [...]
Capturing brain signals with soft electronics
Klas Tybrandt, principal investigator at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at Linköping University, has developed new technology for long-term stable neural recording. It is based on a novel elastic material composite, which is biocompatible and [...]
Comparison shows value of DNA barcoding in selecting nanoparticles
The first direct comparison of in vitro and in vivo screening techniques for identifying nanoparticles that may be used to transport therapeutic molecules into cells shows that testing in lab dishes isn't much help in [...]
New release – Global Health Impacts of Nanotechnology Law: A Tool for Stakeholder Engagement
Small things add up: trillions of dollars of products applying nanotechnology have been marketed to consumers promising new medicines, strong packaging to protect goods from contamination, stronger eyelash mascara and long-lasting lipstick, construction materials for [...]
A treasure trove for nanotechnology experts
2D materials, which consist of a few layers of atoms, may well be the future of nanotechnology. They offer potential new applications and could be used in small, higher-performance and more energy-efficient devices. 2D materials [...]
New synthetic molecule can kill five types of deadly drug-resistant superbugs
An international research team led by the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and IBM Research developed a synthetic molecule that can kill five deadly types [...]
Nanomedicine and Spaceflight
Future nanomedical devices and systems will have strong potential to enable a broad range of aerospace and space applications. With further dimensional reductions in conjunction with the increased capabilities of nanoelectronics and artificial intelligence (AI), [...]
Controlled release of nanohydrogel from halloysite nanotubes
Since the early days of nanotechnology in medicine, nanocarriers – nanostructures that are used to transport therapeutic compounds inside living organisms – have been attracting the interest of researchers because of their great potential in [...]
Measuring deep-brain neurons’ electrical signals at high speed with light instead of electrodes
Researchers at MIT have developed a new approach to measure electrical activity deep in the brain: using light — an easier, faster, and more informative method than inserting electrodes. They’ve developed a new light-sensitive protein [...]
Metabolic modelling becomes three-dimensional
An international research consortium has developed the first computer model to include 3D in the representation of human metabolic processes. To this end, the researchers integrated the three-dimensional structures of over 4,000 metabolic products, or [...]
Flexible warped nanographene developed for bioimaging
An international team of scientists has developed a water-soluble "warped nanographene", a flexible molecule that is biocompatible and shows promise for fluorescent cell imaging. The new nanographene molecule also induces cell death when exposed to [...]
Carbon nanotube yarn taps nerves for electroceutical treatments and diagnostics
Ingested or injected pharmaceuticals can target specific molecules involved in disease processes, but get distributed throughout the body where they can cause unwanted side effects. An approach known as electroceuticals aims to avoid systemic exposure [...]
Researchers combine metalens with an artificial muscle (w/video)
Inspired by the human eye, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed an adaptive metalens, that is essentially a flat, electronically controlled artificial eye. The adaptive [...]
Nanomushroom sensors: One material, many applications
A small rectangle of pink glass, about the size of a postage stamp, sits on Professor Amy Shen's desk. Despite its outwardly modest appearance, this little glass slide has the potential to revolutionize a wide [...]
Biodegradable Bandage Based on Nanofibers
For the very first time in Russia, researchers from NUST MISIS have developed a novel therapeutic material based on nanofibers. The nanofibers are composed of polycaprolactone altered with plasma components of human blood and a [...]
Tiny, light-powered wires to modulate brain’s electrical signals
The human brain largely remains a black box: How the network of fast-moving electrical signals turns into thought, movement and disease remains poorly understood. But it is electrical, so it can be hacked—the question is [...]
A nanowire array to screen drugs for neurodegenerative diseases
Using resources at the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT), a team built tiny wires that can record the electrical activity of neurons in fine detail (Nano Letters, "High density individually addressable nanowire arrays record intracellular [...]
Nanoparticles act as surgical blades for improved dental surgery
Currently, more than 80 nanotechnologies have been approved for a variety of medical applications, from treating cancer to bioimaging to tissue remodeling. Now in a new study, researchers have shown that enzyme-containing nanoparticles can perform [...]
A synthetic cell that produces anti-cancer drugs within a tumor
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers have successfully treated a cancerous tumor using a "nano-factory" – a synthetic cell that produces anti-cancer proteins within the tumor tissue. The research, which was published in Advanced Healthcare Materials, [...]
Long-Term Delivery of Nanomedicines
A good deal of the field of nanomedicine is focused on delivering drugs to specific sites within the body, such as specific organs or cancer tumors. While many nanomedicines have well developed targeting mechanisms, they [...]
VR Allows Scientists to Walk Through Cancer Cells
UNSW researchers are revolutionising medical research by creating virtual reality technology that allows scientists to walk around the landscape of human cells. Ground-breaking virtual reality technology is allowing multiple scientists to see inside a human [...]
Medical devices vulnerable to cyberattacks
Medical devices, such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines, are vulnerable to cyberattacks if they are not given regular security updates. Researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, released [...]
All-terrain microbot moves by tumbling over complex topography (w/video)
A new type of all-terrain microbot that moves by tumbling could help usher in tiny machines for various applications. The “microscale magnetic tumbling robot,” or µTUM (microTUM), is about 400 by 800 [...]
Nanobots Will Be Flowing Through Your Body by 2030
In the next 10 or so years, your blood will probably be streaming with tiny nanorobots there to help keep you from getting sick or even transmit your thoughts to a wireless [...]
Nanomedical Brain/Cloud Interface: Explorations and Implications
A New Book in Preparation by Frank Boehm This book embarks on an in depth exploration of the future (hypothetical) possibility that the cerebral cortex of the human brain might be seamlessly, safely, and securely [...]
First hybrid nanotechnology device mimicking blood-brain barrier
Researchers at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia fabricated an artificial device reproducing a 1:1 scale model of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), the anatomical and functional structure that protects the central nervous system from external substances, such [...]
Change Observed in Molecular Structure of Nano-Confined Liquid Crystals
Researchers have analyzed an interesting form of self-assembly in liquid crystals, at PETRA III X-ray source at DESY — on filling the liquid crystals into cylindrical nanopores and heating them, ordered rings are formed by [...]
Biosensors will be inexpensive, do more, go everywhere
When it comes to biometric sensors, human skin isn't an ally. It's an obstacle. The University of Cincinnati is developing cutting-edge methods to overcome this barrier without compromising the skin and its ability to prevent [...]
Cancer-Fighting Nanovaccines Activate Immune Cells to Target Tumor
Although cancer-fighting nanovaccines have demonstrated immense potential, their clinical application has been hindered by complexities in quality control, large-scale manufacturing, and protection. Biomedical engineers from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have [...]
Applying machine learning to the universe’s mysteries
Computers can beat chess champions, simulate star explosions, and forecast global climate. We are even teaching them to be infallible problem-solvers and fast learners. And now, physicists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National [...]
Breathable, wearable electronics on skin for long-term health monitoring
A hypoallergenic electronic sensor can be worn on the skin continuously for a week without discomfort, and is so light and thin that users forget they even have it on, says a group of researchers [...]
Zero Gravity Graphene Promises Success In Space – with Video
Working as part of a collaboration between the Graphene Flagship and the European Space Agency, researchers from the Cambridge Graphene Centre tested graphene in microgravity conditions for the first time while aboard [...]
Quick HIV detection method could diagnose early disease
A test capable of detecting HIV early using more efficient, robust methods has been developed by researchers at Imperial. The test in question could also be adapted to be used in other infectious diseases such [...]
Nanomachines in living systems – on route to microcyborgs
From interaction with bacteria, propulsion based on cells, in vivo medical applications to even intracellular applications, the rapidly expanding development of micro- and nanomachines with sizes comparable to or even smaller than mammalian cells, has [...]
2015 Feynman Prize winner named 2018 Australian of the Year – Sydney scientist Professor Michelle Simmons
From Foresight Institute: It is always a pleasure when those whose work toward Feynman’s goal for nanotechnology—molecular manufacturing, defined as the construction of atomically-precise products through the use of molecular machine systems—whom we have recognized [...]
Blockchain Balance Issues: Why The Industry Needs Female Leaders
From an article by Lisa Winning , Women@Forbes: To say that these past twelve months have been a time of reckoning with gender imbalances across industries is an understatement. From accounts of harassment and abuses [...]
No human technology can fully replace “nature’s technology” – Time to bring our planet back from the brink
No human technology can fully replace “nature’s technology”, perfected over hundreds of millions of years in delivering key services to sustain life on Earth. A productive, diverse natural world and a stable climate have been [...]
European Commission supporting 34 incubators & tech centers from 13 EU countries. More to follow.
From The European Commission Digital Single Market News: As part of the project “Smart Factories in new EU Member States”, 34 potential new Digital Innovation Hubs have been selected to participate in a training programme [...]
These were the 7 most important scientific breakthroughs in 2017
The pace of technological change is accelerating – and every new year seems to bring a more incredible list of scientific breakthroughs than the last. This time 2017 is no exception, and the year was [...]
New neuron-like cells allow investigation into synthesis of vital cellular components
Neuron-like cells created from a readily available cell line have allowed researchers to investigate how the human brain makes a metabolic building block essential for the survival of all living organisms. A team led by [...]
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