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Molecular determinants of optical modulation in ssDNA-carbon nanotube biosensors
@ ACS Nano 2025, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.4c13814 Scrutinizing the underpinnings of optical modulation at the molecular...


Printable Molecule-Selective Nanoparticles Enable Mass Production of Wearable Biosensors
New technique for inkjet printing arrays of special nanoparticles that enables the mass production of wearable sweat sensors.

This delicate nanoflower is downright deadly to bacteria
This elegant nanoflower adds antioxidant, antibacterial and antibiofilm properties when applied to electrospun nanofiber bandages. @...


Nanoparticle-based wireless deep brain stimulation system found to reverse Parkinson's disease
ATB NP–mediated photothermal stimulation promotes the activation and depolarization of TRPV1+ cells in vitro. (A and B) An illustration...


New tool for synthetic biology
Reconfigurable DNA nanorobots that are working on the surface of synthetic cells. @ University of Stuttgart / 2nd Physics Institute...


Detecting disease with only a single molecule
The sensor, a glass tube that is melted at the tip to form a sharp needle-like structure, is dipped into a fluid containing molecules. @...

Controlling matter at the atomic level: University of Bath breakthrough
Physicists are getting closer to controlling single-molecule chemical reactions – could this shape the future of pharmaceutical...


Paving the way for diagnostics: Chemists at the University of Jena develop graphene-based biosensor
Two-dimensional materials such as graphene are not only ultrathin, but also extremely sensitive. Researchers have therefore been trying...

Chemists create world’s thinnest spaghetti
The world’s thinnest spaghetti, about 200 times thinner than a human hair, has been created by a UCL-led research team. The spaghetti is...


“Wearable” devices for cells
Wearable devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers interact with parts of our bodies to measure and learn from internal processes,...


Tiny gold radiators fry bacteria on implants
In the fight against antibiotic resistance, a new technology developed at Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, can be of great...


Wearable, water-resistant light detector targets health monitoring
RIKEN physicists have developed an ultrathin, organic light detector that, when attached to an individual’s finger, can record the...
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