Light does more than illuminate the world—it can also push and twist matter. It was back in the 1870s that James Clerk ...

Researchers have unveiled breakthroughs in nanotechnology, including a method to measure and control light’s twisting forces ...

An entirely new form of cancer treatment has been discovered that could possibly eradicate tumors and act as a possible alternative to chemotherapy. Scientists at Rice University in Texas called the ...

Specifically, nanomachines were strategically designed to deliver antisense nucleic acid (ASO) aimed at lowering the expression level of TGF-β1 in the SLN. Generally, biological tissues, including ...

A new study suggests that Cytochromes P450 (CYP450s) enzymes can sense and respond to stimuli, acting like soft robots in living systems. Study reveals an important discovery in the realm of ...

Taking this concept literally, researchers in Canada have now discovered that "breaking" molecular nanomachines basic to life can create new ones that work even better. Their findings are published in ...

Can the specificity of DNA be harnessed? DNA has very high specificity, so that a particular DNA sequence will always bind to its complementary DNA sequence. This can, therefore, be used to design ...

AMES, Iowa – Imagine you want to build an intricate work of architecture, like a castle. Now imagine that, once all its individual components are brought together, the castle builds itself ...

・Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) is an enzyme required for cancer cells to metastasize/invade, and cancer cells with higher MMP activity have higher metastasis ability and progress quickly. In this ...

University of Liverpool and Newcastle researchers have uncovered how bacterial organelles assemble, opening new routes for bioengineering and climate innovation. The collaborative team has unveiled ...

The field of nanomachines and nanocar dynamics explores the design, synthesis and controlled movement of molecular-scale vehicles that operate on surfaces. These systems utilise diverse wheel ...

Scientists have now found answers to central questions which had previously stood in the way of acoustic propulsion of nanoparticles. Microscopically tiny nanomachines which move like submarines with ...