NANOTECHNOLOGY

Nanovaccine boosts immunity in sufferers of metabolic syndrome

A new class of biomaterial developed by Cornell researchers for an infectious disease nanovaccine effectively boosted immunity in mice with metabolic disorders linked to gut bacteria – a population that shows resistance to traditional flu and polio vaccines.

Should Technology Be Used to Extend the Human Lifespan?

Technology may be able to ‘hack’ human mortality. In light of rapid gains in gene editing, nanotechnology, and robotics, some futurists expect this generation's biohackers to double their life spans.

Layered liquids arrange nanoparticles into useful configurations

Researchers have created a new "oil and vinegar" approach to forming nanoparticle structures. In this conceptual model, green and blue elements repel one another. Not only does this create a boundary layer where particles tend to congregate, researchers can attach molecules to individual nanoparticles to make them more or less repulsed by an individual layer. 

Computer scientists create reprogrammable molecular computing system

Researchers have designed self-assembling DNA molecules with unprecedented reprogrammability. Computer scientists at Caltech have designed DNA molecules that can carry out reprogrammable computations, for the first time creating so-called algorithmic self-assembly in which the same "hardware" can be configured to run different "software.

New membrane class shown to regenerate tissue and bone

A multifunctional periodontal membrane is surgically inserted into the pocket between affected gums and tooth. This new membrane has shown to protect the site from further infection as well as to help regrow bone

Nanotechnology: Speeding Up the Healing Process

Nanotech-infused bandages could potentially heal you faster. Egyptian researchers have developed a bandage infused with nanoparticles for the treatment of wounds using the anti-epilepsy drug Phenytoin, known for its capacity to treat skin injuries.

Chemicals induce dipoles to damp plasmons

The light scattered by plasmonic nanoparticles is useful, but some of it gets lost at the surface and scientists are now starting to figure out why.

Researchers created a sensor to detect brain disorders

Using nanotechnology, UCF researchers have developed the first rapid detector for dopamine, a chemical that is believed to play a role in various diseases such as Parkinson's, depression and some cancers.
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