Berkeley Lab Researchers Create Next-Generation Chemical Mapping on the Nanoscale - Berkeley Lab scientists at the Molecular Foundry have pioneered a new chemical mapping method that provides unprecedented insight into materials at the nanoscale. These new maps will guide researchers in deciphering molecular chemistry and interactions that are critical for artificial photosynthesis, biofuels production and […]
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Novel nanosensor platform for direct detection of a cancer biomarker in blood - In a recent development, scientists in Spain have developed a rapid nanochannel-based immunoassay capable of the filtering and subsequent detection of proteins in whole blood without any sample preparation. This is the first time that a simple assay to detect proteins in […]
Atom-thick sheets unlock future technologies - A new way of splitting layered materials, similar to graphite, into sheets of material just one atom thick could lead to revolutionary new electronic and energy storage technologies. ‘Cornell dots’ that light up cancer cells go into clinical trials - “Cornell Dots” — brightly glowing nanoparticles — may soon […]
Guest contributor, chemist Robert Slinn of the University of Liverpool, filters the latest happenings from the world of chemistry. Arctic sea ice controls the release of mercury - A Franco-American collaboration, which involves including researchers from CNRS, IRD, Université Paul Sabatier and the University of Pau (1), just highlight a new role of sea ice […]
Researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease at the University of California San Francisco have found that removing a brain enzyme that regulates the concentration of arachidonic acid, a fatty acid, reduces cognitive deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The discovery, reported in Nature Neuroscience, may one day lead to a […]