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Rutgers and Stanford scientists develop novel way to inject healthy human nerve cells into the brain Scientists at Rutgers and Stanford universities have created a new technology that could someday help treat Parkinson’s disease and other devastating brain-related conditions that affect millions of people. The technology – a major innovation – involves converting adult tissue-derived

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique for using chains of magnetic nanoparticles to manipulate elastic polymers in three dimensions, which could be used to remotely control new “soft robots.” The ability to control the motion of soft robots, coupled with their flexibility, gives them potential applications ranging from biomedical technologies to

New technology also can be used to turn off peanut and other food allergies In an entirely new approach to treating asthma and allergies, a biodegradable nanoparticle acts like a Trojan horse, hiding an allergen in a friendly shell, to convince the immune system not to attack it, according to new Northwestern Medicine research. As

Nanotechnology transforms molecular beams into functional nano-devices with controlled atomic architectures Bottom-up synthesis of nanowires through metal-catalyzed vapor phase epitaxy is a very attractive process to generate high-quality nanowires thus providing an additional degree of freedom in design of innovative devices that extend beyond what is achievable with the current technologies. In this nano-fabrication process,

Virgin could enable up to 600 experimental payloads per flight Although Virgin Galactic is generally known as a space tourism company, it sees research experiments as a future mission segment and significant business opportunity. To this end, the company has signed a contract with NASA to provide up to three charter flights on its SpaceShipTwo

Short treatment with sofosbuvir and ledipasvir over only 6 weeks is sufficient to cure acute hepatitis C (HCV) A pilot study presented today found that all patients with acute HCV who were treated with a direct-acting antiviral treatment over a ‘short-duration’ of six weeks had undetectable HCV after a 12 week follow-up. The investigator-initiated study,

On a glacier-filled island with fjords and elephant seals, Russia has built Antarctica’s first Orthodox church on a hill overlooking its research base, transporting the logs all the way from Siberia. Less than an hour away by snowmobile, Chinese laborers have updated the Great Wall Station, a linchpin in China’s plan to operate five bases

  Creation of first practical silicon-based laser has the potential to transform communications, healthcare and energy systems A group of researchers from the UK, including academics from Cardiff University, has demonstrated the first practical laser that has been grown directly on a silicon substrate. It is believed the breakthrough could lead to ultra-fast communication between