Cambridge researchers created super-sized “nanocages” to transport more medications to precise bodily areas for in-vivo therapy 2023

Cambridge researchers created super-sized “nanocages” to transport more medications to precise bodily areas for in-vivo therapy.

Drug-delivering nanocapsules

Cambridge researchers created super-sized “nanocages” to transport more medications to precise bodily areas for in-vivo therapy. Nanocages can transport medicinal drugs to the body. Some pharmacological molecules are too large for a conventional nanocage “box.” Controlling self-assembly of huge, hollow coordination cages is difficult. The study team used a basic biologically inspired building block technique.

POLAR BEAR FUR SAVES INHABITANTS IN -50oC CLIMATES

Researchers utilizing polar bear fur to retain heat potentially provide warmer clothes to soldiers on Siachen Glacier, where temperatures may drop to -50 degrees Celsius. University of Massachusetts Amherst engineers created a fabric with polar bear’s white fur on the outside and a black foundation to trap heat and keep the wearer comfortable in extreme cold. Polar bear fur inspired it. White-furred polar bears have black skin. Sunlight heats white fur well. The researchers created a bilayer fabric with a top layer of threads that transport visible light down to a nylon layer covered with PEDOT, which heats effectively.

A “Catch Ball” robot is coming.

You may soon play “catch ball” with robots with human-like agility. A low-cost, energy-efficient robotic hand can grip a variety of things and not drop them using just its wrist and “skin” sensation. Cambridge researchers created the soft, 3-D printed robotic hand that cannot move its fingers but can do sophisticated maneuvers. The University of Cambridge’s Bio-Inspired Robotics Laboratory is creating a robot that can grip a range of things with the right pressure and use little energy. The researchers are considering integrating computer vision or training the robot to utilize its environment to grip more things.