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Researchers create nano-bot to probe inside human cells
University of Toronto Engineering researchers have built a set of magnetic 'tweezers' that can position a nano-scale bead inside a human...
Mar 18, 20193 min read


Protocells use DNA logic to communicate and compute
The work provides a step towards chemical cognition in synthetic protocells and could be useful in biosensing and therapeutics. Molecular...
Mar 4, 20192 min read


Directed evolution builds nanoparticles
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to three scientists who developed the method that forever changed protein engineering: directed...
Feb 27, 20193 min read


Electrically-heated silicate glass appears to defy Joule's first law
Characterizing and predicting how electrically-heated silicate glass behaves is important because it is used in a variety of devices that...
Feb 26, 20193 min read


Polymer twin: New implant imitates bone structure
Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" developed a unique hybrid bone implant, the core of which is...
Feb 19, 20193 min read


Gummy-like robots that could help prevent disease
Human tissues experience a variety of mechanical stimuli that can affect their ability to carry out their physiological functions, such...
Feb 18, 20192 min read
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