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Northwestern researchers are using nanotechnology to transform everything from energy and the environment to the future of health care

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For diabetes patients, new hope through nanotherapy

January 17, 2022

Researchers have opened new paths to cell and tissue transplantation in pancreas by using nanoparticles to deliver immunosuppressant drug

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Mussels’ underwater glue inspires synthetic cement

May 2, 2022

Northwestern University engineering professor Vinayak Dravid discusses the sponge that can collect oil, phosphates and now microplastics from polluted waters.

Cleaning up lakes and oceans

April 20, 2022

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Method efficiently breaks down plastic bottles into component parts

April 12, 2022

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Nanoparticle-based COVID-19 vaccine could target future infectious diseases

March 22, 2022

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Electron powers a weak but significant bond for building complex structures

March 17, 2022

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Chad Mirkin wins UNESCO international prize for life sciences

March 14, 2022

from International Institute for Nanotechnology

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Tumors dramatically shrink with new approach to cell therapy

January 27, 2022

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For diabetes patients, new hope through nanotherapy

January 17, 2022

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Machine learning used to predict synthesis of complex novel materials

December 22, 2021

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