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New Powerful Microscopy Shows Antimicrobial Proteins Killing Bacteria (Medical News Today)
US researchers have developed a new powerful microscopy technique and used it to show proteins killing bacteria in real time, thus revealing the deadly workings of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), naturally occurring proteins that scientists are pursuing as a new approach to treating bacterial infections… (read the story…) Related items FEATURE : Inventor weighs China challenge (Taipei Times) The... »
Shaking Brain Cancer Cells to Death (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)
Scientists have developed a new technique to fight brain cancer using tiny, nano-sized discs that literally shake the tumor cells to death. (read here…) Related items Nanomaterials may help fight cancer (Science Daily) Specific targeting of brain tumors with an optical/magnetic resonance imaging nanoprobe across the blood-brain barrier (News-Medical-Net) Reversible cell-specific drug delivery with aptamer-functionalized liposomes (News-Medical-Net) Researchers use nanotechnology... »
Single-Step Doping Process Developed for Graphene (Newswise)
A simple one-step process that produces both n-type and p-type doping of large-area graphene surfaces could facilitate use of the promising material for future electronic devices. The doping technique can also be used to increase conductivity in graphene nanoribbons used for interconnects. (read here…) Related items Carbon semiconductors clear CMOS hurdle (EETimes) High-tech origami: Water droplets direct self-assembly... »
Researchers demonstrate nanoscale X-ray imaging of bacterial cells (Science Daily)
An ultra-high-resolution imaging technique using X-ray diffraction is a step closer to fulfilling its promise as a window on nanometer-scale structures in biological samples. Researchers report progress in applying an approach to “lensless” X-ray microscopy that they introduced one year ago, with the potential to yield insights for evolutionary biology and biotechnology. They have... »
Nanoscale Changes In Collagen Are A Tipoff To Bone Health (Medical News Today)
Using a technique that provides detailed images of nanoscale structures, researchers at the University of Michigan and Detroit’s Henry Ford Hospital have discovered changes in the collagen component of bone that directly relate to bone health. Their findings, published online Dec. 16 in the journal Bone, could lead to new methods of diagnosing osteoporosis... »
