Nanotechnology deals with the physical, chemical, and biological properties of structures and their components at nanoscale dimensions. Nanotechnology is based on the concept of creating functional structures by controlling atoms and molecules on a one-by…

Another rare brain-eating amoeba occurrence was recently reported after a child was diagnosed with primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Health officials said, he got it after swimming at a California lake.

The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is a U.S. Government research and development initiative that coordinates funding for nanotechnology among the participating Federal departments and agencies. The NNI vision is a future in which the ability to…

Biologically inspired computing devices and architectures are expected to overcome the limitations of conventional technologies in terms of solving computationally demanding problems, adapting to complex environments, reducing energy consumption, and so on.…

Scientific Reports - Nanopore sequencing improves the draft genome of the human pathogenic amoeba Naegleria fowleri

Hydrogels are soft materials that can be engineered to modulate immune responses through controlled biomolecule release/adsorption, regeneration of lymphoid tissues and enhanced antigen presentations...

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Bio-Bricks are a revolutionary building material made from pee, loose sand, and bacteria.

Extremophile proteins being adapted for use in nanotechnology devices http://www.asm.org/microbe/index.asp?bid=13150 This webpage describes research designed to organize quantum dots via templating with chaperonin proteins from extremophiles. In this nanomaterials…