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A major step toward non-viral ocular gene therapy using laser and nanotechnology
In January 2009, the life of engineer Michel Meunier, a professor at Polytechnique Montréal, changed dramatically. Like others, he had...
Nov 28, 20184 min read
How low can we go? Nanopore detection of single flu viruses to control outbreaks
Osaka, Japan - Influenza is a highly contagious respiratory disease of global importance, which causes millions of infections annually...
Nov 27, 20182 min read
NIST simulations suggest graphene can stretch to be a tunable ion filter
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have conducted simulations suggesting that graphene, in addition...
Nov 26, 20182 min read
Freeze-frame microscopy captures molecule's 'lock-and-load' on DNA
Pushing the limits of cryo-electron microscopy, University of California, Berkeley, scientists have captured freeze-frames of the...
Nov 26, 20184 min read
Tailoring the surface of carbon may hold the key to monitoring patient blood in real-time
The infinite number of local atomic structures formed by carbon can be grouped into a few motifs with characteristic atomic and...
Nov 22, 20182 min read
Scientists Bring Polymers Into Atomic-Scale Focus
From water bottles and food containers to toys and tubing, many modern materials are made of plastics. And while we produce about 110...
Nov 20, 20184 min read
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