Bird influenza is sent generally by wild birds, like these snow geese. The H5N1 bird influenza infection is triggering the biggest bird influenza break out in history, contaminating…
Nanotechnology
Is our brain able to grow back? And can we harness this regenerative capability throughout aging or in neurodegenerative conditions? These issues set off severe dispute within the…
Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world? Scientists don’t know but worry that might happen. It could be similar to omicron…
In a forward-looking article, George Church, PhD, from Harvard University and the Wyss Institute, proposes the use of picogram to nanogram-scale probes that can land, replicate, and…
NanoAvionics has announced a multi-million investment plan to support and accelerate its goal of becoming the prime supplier for small satellite constellations, globally. As a result of…
The long-held dream of chemists to observe the structural dynamics of a single molecule have been now made possible. Single molecules sized about 1 nanometer (nm, 1…
UC Davis researchers seek to develop a non-addictive, monthly painkiller. During the pandemic, doctors employed infusions of monoclonal antibodies (lab-made antibodies) to help patients fight COVID-19 infections. University of California, Davis researchers…
Metamaterials are usually identified by indicating it is a constructed material that has characteristics not observed in nature. As the last blog demonstrated, metamaterials at the nanoscale can…
In the first part of this series attempting to sum up the issues facing UK science and innovation policy, I tried to set the context by laying out…