‘Micro-swimmers’ move up steep slopes like mountain climbers

The way "micro-swimmers" mimic rock climbers navigate could shed light on how bacteria move in the body and could lead to new ways to deliver drugs.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
July 15, 2021 ~5 min

How to combine nanocrystals that don’t like each other

A blueprint for designing new materials using difficult combinations of nanocrystals could lead to previously impossible materials.

Nicole Casal Moore-Michigan • futurity
June 9, 2021 ~6 min


New flu shot gets power from billions of protein-carrying sacs

A new experimental nanoparticle-based vaccine that has proven effective for flu, is also being tested for COVID-19 and studied as an HIV vaccine.

Cory Nealon-Buffalo • futurity
May 26, 2021 ~7 min

Why do COVID vaccines seem to work better for men?

Researchers are investigating why COVID-19 vaccines that use nanoparticles appear to be more effective for men than women.

Camden Flath-Futurity • futurity
May 25, 2021 ~10 min

‘Nanotraps’ capture coronavirus in the body for immune system to kill

Nanoparticles that capture coronavirus inside the body and get the immune system to destroy it could be an all-new way to treat COVID-19, researchers say.

U. Chicago • futurity
May 3, 2021 ~7 min

Why silver dissipates from gold-silver nanoparticles

A new study reveals a mechanism behind silver's dissipation from gold-silver nanoparticles.The discovery could help fine-tune nanoparticle alloys for specific uses.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
April 28, 2021 ~6 min

Phone device flags COVID-19 in less than an hour

A new diagnostic tool that plugs into a phone can test for COVID-19 in 55 minutes or less, researchers report. It can be done almost anywhere, too.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Feb. 26, 2021 ~5 min

Injectable ‘Jello’ could release medicine over time

An injectable "Jello" that dissolves over time could end the need for daily shots. But researchers first have to get around a fundamental law of nature.

Tom Abate-Stanford • futurity
Feb. 12, 2021 ~6 min


Injectable ‘Jello’ could release medicine over time

An injectable "Jello" that dissolves over time could end the need for daily shots. But researchers first have to get around a fundamental law of nature.

Tom Abate-Stanford • futurity
Feb. 12, 2021 ~6 min

Soap simplifies making 2D nanosheets

Just a little soap helps clean up the challenging process of preparing two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), chemists report.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Jan. 28, 2021 ~5 min

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