(New York Academy of Sciences) The Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists announce the 2021 laureates. Each will receive $250,000, the largest unrestricted scientific prize for America’s most innovative young faculty-rank scientists and engineers. Winners include:Kay M. Tye, a neuroscientist at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif..Mircea Dinc?, an inorganic chemist …

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(Kazan Federal University) The article represents the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and flow cytometry study of A-549 (human lung carcinoma) cellular uptake of Pr3+:LaF3 nanoparticles. The Pr3+:LaF3 nanoparticles are promising platforms for cell nano-sensors. ​(Kazan Federal University) The article represents the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and flow cytometry study of A-549 (human lung carcinoma) cellular …

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(DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Science snapshots from Berkeley Lab: Energy-saving windows, microbial fingerprints, lithium-ion batteries & fuel cells ​(DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Science snapshots from Berkeley Lab: Energy-saving windows, microbial fingerprints, lithium-ion batteries & fuel cells 

(Stanford University) A “tantalizing” principle borrowed from nature turns harmful methane into useful methanol at room temperature. With their latest study, U.S. and Belgian scientists have brought this process an important step closer to realization. ​(Stanford University) A “tantalizing” principle borrowed from nature turns harmful methane into useful methanol at room temperature. With their latest …

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(Technical University of Munich (TUM)) To date, there are no effective antidotes against most virus infections. An interdisciplinary research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now developed a new approach: they engulf and neutralize viruses with nano-capsules tailored from genetic material using the DNA origami method. The strategy has already been tested …

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(Queen Mary University of London) A new study, published today in Nature Physics, has shown that it is possible to create tiny, self-powered swimming robots from three simple ingredients. ​(Queen Mary University of London) A new study, published today in Nature Physics, has shown that it is possible to create tiny, self-powered swimming robots from …

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(Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization) A phenomenon known from quantum systems could now make its way into biology:In a new study published in Physical Review X, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) in Goettingen show that the notion of topological protection can also apply to biochemical networks. The …

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