Spinach nanoparticles help failing rat hearts via 'borrowed photosynthesis' in ssalimpour

Plant biomass is a sustainable resource created by absorbing and fixing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The basic unit of cells is made up of... 10/12/2026

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Diabetic ulcer is a prevalent complication affecting a large number of individuals globally and presents a significant challenge in healthcare, often... 10/12/2026

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The properties of produced nanofibers are normally too small to be observed with the naked eye. Therefore, advanced equipment is necessary to... 10/12/2026

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The target audience of this is senior undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and engineering practitioners who are about to enter or... 10/12/2026

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The growing demand for sensitive, rapid, and reliable analytical techniques for human health and environmental monitoring has driven the development... 10/12/2026

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A spinach leaf can turn light into chemical energy. A struggling heart cannot. Researchers in China have brought part of the leaf's energy-making machinery into rat heart cells to test whether borrowed photosynthesis could ... 10/11/2026

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Solid tumors are not merely collections of malignant cells but complex ecosystems comprising tumor cells, stromal cells, and the extracellular matrix (ECM). 10/10/2026

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Solid tumors are not merely collections of malignant cells but complex ecosystems comprising tumor cells, stromal cells, and the extracellular matrix (ECM). The tumor microenvironment (TME) fosters immunosuppression through tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), regulatory T cells (Tregs), and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), while physical barriers such as dense ECM and abnormal vasculature hinder drug penetration. 10/10/2026

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Photoelectrochemical water splitting offers a clean path to produce hydrogen fuel directly from sunlight and water. Quantum dots—nanoscale semiconductor crystals—are highly promising for this application due to their tunable bandgaps and strong light absorption. However, most high-performance quantum dots rely on toxic heavy metals such as cadmium or lead, limiting their practical deployment. 10/10/2026

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Most of today's computer chips — also sometimes known as conventional integrated circuits — use electrons to deliver their signals via semiconductor materials and metallic components. In contrast, photonic integrated circuits use faster signal carriers, such as photons or quantized "light particles." 10/10/2026

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Polymer solar cells (PSCs) promise lightweight, flexible, and scalable solar energy, yet their efficiency still lags behind inorganic counterparts due to high exciton binding energy, low ambipolar carrier mobility, and substantial non-radiative recombination losses. 10/10/2026

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A novel nanovesicle-based platform developed at Institute of Science Tokyo can measure hydrostatic pressure by converting pressure-induced molecular changes into fluorescence signals. 10/09/2026

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Finding a single cancer cell in a tube of blood is a bit like finding a needle in a haystack. As researchers seek to detect ever-smaller and rarer targets, from viruses to circulating tumor cells in blood, the demand for ... 10/09/2026

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What happens at the nanoscale when information is written to memory? Researchers at KAIST have shown how tiny regions with a new polarization direction form while previously formed regions continue to expand in a promising ... 10/09/2026

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Nanotechnology could help crops withstand drought through nanoparticles, nanobubble irrigation, water-retaining hydrogels, and nanosensors, but challenges remain. 10/08/2026

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High-speed nanoindentation and EBSD techniques are employed to analyze self-annealed electroplated Cu, highlighting spatial variations in mechanical properties. 10/06/2026

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Researchers are exploring whether engineered nanocarriers can improve delivery of drugs, genes, and RNA-based therapies to specific lung cells while reducing unwanted effects elsewhere in the body. 09/29/2026

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Developing stretchable displays integrates quantum dot engineering and novel printing methods, addressing key challenges in performance and durability. 09/25/2026

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NanoLabSizer revolutionizes nanoparticle sizing with SR-DLS, enabling fast, non-destructive measurements directly in closed containers without sample prep. 09/17/2026

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