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

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(Funded by the Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation)

Graphene may one day be used to test for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive, neurodegenerative disease which is diagnosed mostly by ruling out other disorders, according to new research.

(Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy)

Physicists have synthesized 2D atom-thin sheets of boron with large crystal domains, which are needed to make next-gen electronics.

(Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy)

Physicists have synthesized 2D atom-thin sheets of boron with large crystal domains, which are needed to make next-gen electronics.

(Funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)

Engineers have developed a method to make atom-flat sensors that seamlessly integrate with devices to report on what they perceive.

(Funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)

Engineers have developed a method to make atom-flat sensors that seamlessly integrate with devices to report on what they perceive.

(Funded by the National Institutes of Health)

One obstacle to therapeutic use of microRNAs (miRNA), which are in clinical trial for a number of diseases, are ribonucleases, whose job it is to destroy them. Researchers report that an miRNA protective against sepsis can be delivered effectively via a nanocarrier.

(Funded by the National Institutes of Health)

One obstacle to therapeutic use of microRNAs (miRNA), which are in clinical trial for a number of diseases, are ribonucleases, whose job it is to destroy them. Researchers report that an miRNA protective against sepsis can be delivered effectively via a nanocarrier.

(Funded by the National Institutes of Health)

Engineers have developed a type of bioshock bandage that helps wounds to heal by delivering small electrical pulses generated by body movement.

(Funded by the National Institutes of Health)

Engineers have developed a type of bioshock bandage that helps wounds to heal by delivering small electrical pulses generated by body movement.

(Funded by the National Science Foundation)

Researchers have discovered a fundamentally different form of light-matter interaction in their experiments with gold nanoparticles. The discovery may become useful in the development of next-generation, ultrasmall optical components for computers and antennas.