Smart nanogels powered by enzymes move through dense tissue by adapting to local conditions, offering a safer and more effective alternative for targeted delivery in complex environments. (Nanowerk ...

University of Waterloo researchers have created soft magnetic robots designed to dissolve kidney stones in the urinary tract. The system combines a motorized magnet on a robotic arm with real-time ...

Dr. Veronika Magdanz (left) and researcher Afarin Khabbazian use a robotic arm, miniature robots and 3D-printed models of the human urinary tract to develop new technology to dissolve kidney stones.

For more than a century, concrete has been the foundation of our modern civilization’s infrastructure with a stoic permanence. But that strength comes at a cost. Concrete, and the cement that binds it ...

School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K. Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K. School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds ...

The study by the University of Karachi found that plant-derived compounds from sumac, pomegranate, and Indian almond can inhibit urease activity and bacterial growth Sumac extracts showed the ...

In this work, barley seed coating with urease and phosphatase, free and immobilized in humic acids, was studied as a tool to enhance the use efficiency of N and P by plants. The seeds were ...

1 College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China 2 College of Forestry, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China In grape cultivation, ...

Researchers have developed a novel way to treat bladder cancer. Powered by urea, a waste substance found in urine, nanobots propel themselves to and penetrate the tumor to deliver their onboard ...

Bladder cancer is currently treated in its earlier stages by localized intravesical chemotherapy or immunotherapy after removing the tumor. However, recurrences occur in up to 70% of patients at 5 ...