/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2616/all en /newsroom/channels/news/new-diagnostic-platform-uses-nanotechnology-and-machine-learning-identify-infectious-diseases-348669 <p>Infectious diseases and respiratory infections in particular are a leading cause of global mortality. As such, there is an urgent need for rapid, large-scale diagnostic tools that can detect these diseases early, something which doesn鈥檛 currently exist. To address these problems, 黑料不打烊 University Professor of Bioengineering <a href="/bbme/sara-mahshid"><strong>Sara Mahshid</strong>鈥檚</a> lab has developed <a href="https://www.mahshidlab.com/">an all-in-one detection platform</a> (QolorEX) that can deliver test results in just 13 minutes.</p> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:26:25 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 302961 at /newsroom /newsroom/kirk-h-bevan Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:53:27 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 262273 at /newsroom /newsroom/article/imitating-nature-build-more-sustainable-world <p>What could be greener than solar panels? They generate renewable energy, a key to fighting climate change. Yet the components that go into them often include toxic or non-sustainable materials.</p> <p>黑料不打烊 University scientist No茅mie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne hopes to change that. She鈥檚 investigating the conductive properties of certain naturally occurring proteins 鈥� a line of research that could someday lead to biological and biodegradable solar cells.</p> Fri, 23 Nov 2018 19:36:33 +0000 Justin Dupuis 106603 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/nano-sized-traps-show-promise-diagnosing-pathogenic-bacterial-infections-288324 <p>A new type of 鈥渓ab on a chip鈥� developed by 黑料不打烊 University scientists has the potential to become a clinical tool capable of detecting very small quantities of disease-causing bacteria in just minutes.</p> <p>The device designed by Sara Mahshid, Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at 黑料不打烊, is made of nano-sized 鈥渋slands,鈥� about one tenth of the thickness of a single human hair, which act as bacterial traps or snares.</p> Mon, 30 Jul 2018 14:09:44 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 64951 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/dna-cages-may-aid-drug-delivery-230159 <p>Nanoscale 鈥渃ages鈥� made from strands of DNA can encapsulate small-molecule drugs and release them in response to a specific stimulus, 黑料不打烊 University researchers report in a new study.聽</p> <p>The research, published online Sept. 1 in Nature Chemistry, marks a step toward the use of biological nanostructures to deliver drugs to diseased cells in patients. The findings could also open up new possibilities for designing DNA-based nanomaterials.</p> Tue, 03 Sep 2013 15:49:04 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 19090 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/could-black-phosphorus-be-next-silicon-253806 <p>As scientists continue to hunt for a material that will make it possible to pack more transistors on a chip, new research from 黑料不打烊 University and Universit茅 de Montr茅al adds to evidence that black phosphorus could emerge as a strong candidate.</p> <p> Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:20:21 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 24293 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/quantum-physics-tap-251425 Fri, 15 May 2015 17:35:44 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 22551 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/better-way-build-dna-scaffolds-250084 Wed, 06 May 2015 15:29:19 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 22523 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/building-tailor-made-dna-nanotubes-step-step-243039 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:24:00 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 22136 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/when-nanotech-meets-quantum-physics-one-dimension-232585 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 19:10:40 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 19637 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/step-toward-optical-transistors-225411 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:29:17 +0000 joy.wang@mail.mcgill.ca 18375 at /newsroom