News from the NNI Community - Research Advances Funded by Agencies Participating in the NNI

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(Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Energy)

Researchers have created a flat, micron-thick lens that could drastically reduce the size and weight of any optical instruments used for imaging, including cameras, microscopes, telescopes, and eyeglasses.

(Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Energy)

Researchers have created a flat, micron-thick lens that could drastically reduce the size and weight of any optical instruments used for imaging, including cameras, microscopes, telescopes, and eyeglasses.

(Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation)

Scientists have discovered that single atoms of platinum can break the bond between carbon and fluorine, one of the strongest known chemical bonds.

(Funded by the National Institutes of Health)

Scientists have discovered that nanoparticles of gold covered with cytokines can reduce inflammation and promote the regeneration of muscle fibers.

(Funded by the National Institutes of Health)

Scientists have discovered that nanoparticles of gold covered with cytokines can reduce inflammation and promote the regeneration of muscle fibers.

(Funded by the National Institutes of Health)

Researchers have developed a new screening process could dramatically accelerate the identification of nanoparticles suitable for delivering therapeutic RNA into living cells.

(Funded by the National Institutes of Health)

Researchers have developed a new screening process could dramatically accelerate the identification of nanoparticles suitable for delivering therapeutic RNA into living cells.

(Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, and the National Science Foundation)

Researchers have created a computer simulation, validated by experimental results, to help design drug-delivery nanoparticles that carry cancer-fighting medicines directly to tumors, while minimizing the potential side-effects on healthy cells.

(Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, and the National Science Foundation)

Researchers have created a computer simulation, validated by experimental results, to help design drug-delivery nanoparticles that carry cancer-fighting medicines directly to tumors, while minimizing the potential side-effects on healthy cells.

(Funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health)

Scientists have used nanoparticles along with FDA-approved medication to effectively and selectively inhibit drug-resistant kidney cancer.