#nanoworld — Public Fediverse posts

5-Mar-2026
#Polymers that crawl like worms: How #materials can develop direction without being told where to go
New findings can help to better understand #DNA dynamics in living #cells

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1118843

#science #nanoworld

18-Feb-2026
#SelfOrganization
of cell-sized #chiral rotating actin rings driven by a chiral #myosin
Researchers explore how actin filaments and a motor protein can spontaneously give rise to cell-sized structures

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1116748

#science #nanoworld

18-Feb-2026
#SelfOrganization
of cell-sized #chiral rotating actin rings driven by a chiral #myosin
Researchers explore how actin filaments and a motor protein can spontaneously give rise to cell-sized structures

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1116748

#science #nanoworld

It's "plenty of room at the bottom" day. https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/science-history-richard-feynman-gives-a-fun-little-lecture-and-dreams-up-an-entirely-new-field-of-physics-dec-29-1959 #nanoworld #science #nanotechnology #richardFeynman

29-Oct-2025
#Malaria parasites are full of wildly spinning #iron #crystals. Scientists finally know why.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1103926

#science #nanoworld #plasmodium

28-Oct-2025
#Molecules bend, properties change! #Nanographene transforms through oxidation
Structural changes and electronic properties of pyrrole-fused aza-nanographene revealed based on oxidation state

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1103603

#science #nanoworld #chemistry

20-Oct-2025
Did marine life in the palaeocene use a #compass?
Based on a sophisticated method, an international team has succeeded in mapping #magnetic domains in giant fossilised magnetic #microparticles: these may have served as compasses for ancient organisms

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1102450

#science #nanoworld #evolution #astrobiology #magnetotactic #microbiology

15-Oct-2025
Researchers ‘zoom’ in for an ultra-magnified peek at #sharkSkin

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1101875

#science #nanoworld #biomaterials #sharks

15-Oct-2025
#Atom-scale stencil patterns help #nanoparticles take new shapes and learn new tricks
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1102084

#science #nanoworld

10-Oct-2025
Molecular ‘Chinese lantern’ structure shifts into more than a dozen shapes for various applications

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1101014

#science #chemistry #nanoworld #polymer #molecule

7-Oct-2025
Cracking the Secret of #Kanazawa #GoldLeaf’s Brilliant Texture
Researchers reveal unique crystal slip mechanism behind UNESCO-recognized #gold leaf’s extraordinary thinness and luster

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1100988

#science #materials #nanoworld

26-Sep-2025
What is the significance of the evolution from #chiral molecular #macrocycles to chiral topological macrocycles?

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1099922

#science #chemistry #selfAssembly #nanoworld #macromolecules '#supramolecularChemistry #chirality

21-Jul-2025
#Gecko-inspired #cancer #therapy could lead to fewer side-effects, better patient outcomes
The new ultra-sticky particles can be loaded with #chemotherapy drugs and attached to tumors, minimizing impact to healthy tissue

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1091643 #science #medicine #biomimetic #nanoworld

of course that's a #molecularModel of C20H20 #dodecahedrane - complete with the hydrogens. Teaching device for Roman organic #chemistry courses. https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/roman-dodecahedron-a-mysterious-12-sided-object-that-has-baffled-archaeologists-for-centuries #nanoworld

of course that's a #molecularModel of C20H20 #dodecahedrane - complete with the hydrogens. Teaching device for Roman organic #chemistry courses. https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/roman-dodecahedron-a-mysterious-12-sided-object-that-has-baffled-archaeologists-for-centuries #nanoworld

of course that's a #molecularModel of C20H20 #dodecahedrane - complete with the hydrogens. Teaching device for Roman organic #chemistry courses. https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/roman-dodecahedron-a-mysterious-12-sided-object-that-has-baffled-archaeologists-for-centuries #nanoworld

of course that's a #molecularModel of C20H20 #dodecahedrane - complete with the hydrogens. Teaching device for Roman organic #chemistry courses. https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/roman-dodecahedron-a-mysterious-12-sided-object-that-has-baffled-archaeologists-for-centuries #nanoworld

of course that's a #molecularModel of C20H20 #dodecahedrane - complete with the hydrogens. Teaching device for Roman organic #chemistry courses. https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/roman-dodecahedron-a-mysterious-12-sided-object-that-has-baffled-archaeologists-for-centuries #nanoworld

I gather this is about reconstructing #ribosome #assembly in the #nucleolus - the PR is a bit wild but may be worth looking at the paper in Nature.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1089618 #science #nanoworld #CellBiology #structuralBiology

17-Jun-2025
Speed-snap science: solving for molecular details in a flash

Caltech’s new technique, called Compressed Ultrafast Planar #Polarization #Anisotropy #Imaging (CUP2AI), enables real-time, non-invasive, wide-field fluorescence polarization measurements that can provide unprecedented insights into dynamic events.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1087843
#science #nanoworld #molecules #structure #chemistry

6-Jun-2025
Ultra-selective #aptamers give viruses a taste of their own medicine
Inspired by the way #viruses attach to cells, EPFL scientists have developed a method for engineering ultra-selective aptamers. The synthetic molecules bind to targets like viral spike proteins, making them useful for #biomedical #diagnostics and treatments

loving the acronym: #MEDUSA (Multivalent Evolved #DNA-based SUpramolecular Assemblies)

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1086043 #science #nanoworld

who gave the #ethics clearance for #tattooing #tardigrades?

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1081415 #science #nanoworld

who gave the #ethics clearance for #tattooing #tardigrades?

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1081415 #science #nanoworld

who gave the #ethics clearance for #tattooing #tardigrades?

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1081415 #science #nanoworld

who gave the #ethics clearance for #tattooing #tardigrades?

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1081415 #science #nanoworld

who gave the #ethics clearance for #tattooing #tardigrades?

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1081415 #science #nanoworld

25-Nov-2024
Hidden pocket in human bitter #TasteReceptor discovered

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1065992 #science #nanoworld #taste #MolecularRecognition

25-Sep-2024
#Nanostructures in the deep ocean floor hint at life’s origin

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1059126 #science #OriginOfLife #astrobiology #nanoworld

18-Sep-2024
#Nanotechnology: #DNA origami with cargo function

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1058402 #science #nanoworld #DNAorigami

28-Aug-2024
Shocking revelation: an electrically-activated protein regulates #spermatogenesis
Researchers from Osaka University find that a voltage-dependent phosphatase is crucial for translating electrical signals into chemical signals that promote proper #sperm maturation

Of course it takes a spark to make the love happen ...

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1056061 #science #physiology #proteins #nanoworld

17-JUL-2024
#Llama #nanobodies: A breakthrough in building HIV immunity
Biology researchers at Georgia State have developed a new antibody therapy that can neutralize a wide variety of #HIV-1 strains. They found success in an unlikely source — llamas.

It's 24 years since I wrote my first articles about camel and llama #antibodies, so the PR people could tone down the "unlikely" a little bit.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1051719 #science #nanoworld

3-JUL-2024
Do genes-in-pieces code for proteins that fold in pieces?

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1050362
the method used is called #FrustrationAnalysis - I like that.
#science #ProteinFolding #nanoworld

9-FEB-2024
New adhesive tape picks up and sticks down #2Dmaterials as easily as child’s play
Researchers create UV-sensitive tape that can transfer 2D materials like graphene in an easier, cheaper and less-damaging way.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1033699

#science #materials #graphene #nanoworld #technology

4-JAN-2024
Scientists tame chaotic protein fueling 75% of cancers
Discovery opens window to more effective treatment

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1030250 #science #nanoworld #IntrinsicallyDisorderedProteins #myc #cancer #proteins #ProteinFolding

4-JAN-2024
Breakthrough in designing complicated all-α protein structures

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1030258 #science #proteins #nanoworld #ProteinDesign #ProteinStructure #AlphaHelix

7-Dec-2023
Llama power: Tiny llama nanobodies neutralize different #noroviruses. Can they improve human anti-viral therapies?

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1010480 #science #nanoworld #nanobodies #LlamaAntibodies

26-Oct-2023
DNA Origami nanoturbine sets new horizon for nanomotors

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1005774 #science #nanoworld #nanotechnology #DNAorigami

#Nanoworld #QuantumDots #NobelPrize https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/oct/04/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-winners-2023

20-SEP-2023
#Molybdenene – the "metallic" relative of #graphene

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1002175

#science #nanoworld #2DMAterials #materials

31-Aug-2023
Breakthrough: Peering into nanofluidic mysteries one photon at a time

EPFL and University of Manchester researchers unlock secrets of nanofluidics using a 2D material and light
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/999494

#science #nanoworld #nanofluidics #BoronNitride #fluorescence #2Dmaterials

31-Aug-2023
Breakthrough: Peering into nanofluidic mysteries one photon at a time

EPFL and University of Manchester researchers unlock secrets of nanofluidics using a 2D material and light
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/999494

#science #nanoworld #nanofluidics #BoronNitride #fluorescence #2Dmaterials

31-Aug-2023
Breakthrough: Peering into nanofluidic mysteries one photon at a time

EPFL and University of Manchester researchers unlock secrets of nanofluidics using a 2D material and light
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/999494

#science #nanoworld #nanofluidics #BoronNitride #fluorescence #2Dmaterials

24-AUG-2023
Scientists discover a previously unknown way cells break down proteins
The mechanism degrades short-lived proteins that support brain and immune functions
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/998812
a new way of dragging them into the proteasome, to be precise. I assume the proteasome will still digest them the good old way.

#science #nanoworld #proteins #proteasome #biochemistry

19-JUL-2023
New method expertly evaluates protein folding stability on a large scale

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/995603 title of the paper in Nature isn't much clearer: Mega-scale experimental analysis of protein folding stability in biology and design, #science #nanoworld #ProteinFolding #ProteinStability #proteins

19-JUL-2023
Researchers put a new twist on graphite

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/995941

#science #nanoworld #graphene #graphite #2DMaterials #materials

19-JUL-2023
Researchers used a LEGO robotics kit as a cheap, effective way to purify self-assembling DNA origami

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/995439

#science #nanoworld #DNA #LEGO #DNAorigami #SelfAssembly

29-Jun-2023
Cracking the tubulin code Scientists developed a chemical method to engineer fully functional tubulin carrying precise combinations of post-translational modifications
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/993985
#science #CellBiology #nanoworld #tubulin

23-Jun-2023
Bridging the gap for precision medicine: nanofluidic aptamer nanoarray measures individual proteins

A pioneering step towards digital assays at cellular concentrations

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/993362 #science #nanoworld #aptamers #proteins #nanofluidics #sensors

23-Jun-2023
Bridging the gap for precision medicine: nanofluidic aptamer nanoarray measures individual proteins

A pioneering step towards digital assays at cellular concentrations

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/993362 #science #nanoworld #aptamers #proteins #nanofluidics #sensors

23-Jun-2023
Bridging the gap for precision medicine: nanofluidic aptamer nanoarray measures individual proteins

A pioneering step towards digital assays at cellular concentrations

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/993362 #science #nanoworld #aptamers #proteins #nanofluidics #sensors