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Diagnostic nanoparticles could be used to monitor tumor recurrence after treatment or to perform routine cancer screenings. Most of the tests that doctors use to…
Researchers have found a way to enhance radiation therapy using novel iodine nanoparticles. Cancer cell death is triggered within three days when X-rays are shone…
New biodegradable nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy that enter cancer cells and ‘shut down’ their mitochondria power stations co-designed by TU/e researchers. An emerging nanomedicine cancer…
New research shows that the protein that causes Alzheimer’s Disease’s hallmark brain plaques clings to certain bowl-shaped nanoparticles, allowing researchers to better understand the disease…
The vaccine, made of disease-fighting proteins, could boost efficacy, accelerate production of seasonal flu vaccines. An experimental flu vaccine consisting of billions of tiny spherical…
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles decorated by gold absorb about 96% of the solar spectrum and turn it into heat. The material can accelerate the evaporation in…
Color changes of gold nanoparticles under the skin reveal concentration changes of substances in the body. The idea of implantable sensors that continuously transmit information…
Scientists make pivotal discovery of method for wireless modulation of neurons with X-rays that could improve the lives of patients with brain disorders. The X-ray…
Scientists at UW Medicine and the NIH have created experimental flu shots that spur broad immunity in animal trials. Researchers have developed experimental flu shots…
Rapid COVID-19 tests are on the rise to deliver results faster to more people, and scientists need an easy, foolproof way to know that these…
New immunotherapy drug activates the body’s innate immune system to fight cancer. A new nanoparticle-based drug can boost the body’s innate immune system and make…
Chemical manufacturers frequently use toxic solvents such as alcohols and benzene to make products like pharmaceuticals and plastics. Researchers are examining a previously overlooked and…
Brown University researchers have shown a way to make bulk metals by smashing tiny metal nanoparticles together, which allows for customized grain structures and improved…
Lowering the Combustion Temperature for Methane Natural gas is the cleanest traditional fossil fuel source because it produces relatively low amounts of pollutants like carbon…
Method presents the immune system with several different coronaviruses at once. The SARS-CoV-2 virus that is causing the COVID-19 pandemic is just one of many…
Researchers develop the first nanomaterial that demonstrates “photon avalanching;” finding could lead to new applications in sensing, imaging, and light detection. Researchers at Columbia Engineering…
Researchers at Stanford are working to develop a single-dose vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 that could potentially be stored at room temperature. Before the pandemic, the lab…
KAIST researchers have synthesized a collection of nanoparticles, known as carbon dots, capable of emitting multiple wavelengths of light from a single particle. Additionally, the…