Newly Designed Nanoparticles Can Deliver Three Cancer Drugs at a Time
In a newly published study, MIT chemists detail how they designed nanoparticles that can deliver three cancer drugs at a time. Delivering chemotherapy drugs in…
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Study Shows Nanoparticles in Consumer Products Can Damage DNA
Using high-speed screening technology to analyze DNA, a newly published study found that nanoparticles commonly added to consumer products can significantly damage DNA. Thousands of…
Superlattice Study Reveals Gear-Like Molecular-Scale Machines
A newly published study from researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology reveals how superlattices create molecular machines with hydrogen-bond “hinges” and moving “gears.” A…
Nanoparticle Temporarily Violates the Second Law of Thermodynamics
In a newly published study, an international team of researchers detail how they discovered that a nanoparticle trapped with laser light temporarily violates the second…
Researchers Produce Uniform Antimony Nanocrystals for the First Time
Researchers have produced uniform antimony nanocrystals for the first time, taking a big step forward in the exploration of alternative energy storage. Researchers from Empa…
Argonne Researchers Develop New Technique for Creating Nanoalloys
Researchers from the Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new technique for creating nanoalloys. Argonne, Illinois – Since the dawn of the Bronze Age, people…
Silicon Nanoparticles Clustered Like Pomegranate Seeds Solve Problems for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Using a microemulsion technique, researchers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have developed a new lithium-ion battery design that uses silicon nanoparticles clustered like pomegranate…
New Possibilities for Characterizing Nanoparticle Interactions
New research from the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory opens a new and potentially powerful way to characterize the interactions of nanoparticles with molecules in a…
Scientists Develop Self-Healing Battery Electrode
Using self-healing silicon microparticles, scientists have developed the first battery electrode that heals itself. Researchers have made the first battery electrode that heals itself, opening…
Gold Nanoparticles Recycle CO2 Into Useful Forms of Carbon
A newly published study from researchers at Brown University shows the ability of carefully designed gold nanoparticles to recycle CO2 into useful forms of carbon….
PEPs Might Make Quantum Condensation Possible at Room Temperature
Using an array of metallic nanoparticles coated with molecules that emit light, researchers created a new type of particle that might make quantum condensation possible…
New Approach for Mixing Nanoparticles to Produce Composite Materials
A newly published study from scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory demonstrates a general strategy for the creation of heterogeneous nanoparticle superlattices using DNA and…
Gold-Plated Nanoparticles Seek and Destroy Cancer Cells
In a recently published study, researchers from Cornell University detail how they developed gold-plated nanoparticles that are able to find and destroy cancer cells. Comparable…
Cerium Oxide Nanocrystals Act as Super Antioxidants
Scientists at Rice University have created cerium oxide nanospheres that could help treat injuries, guard against radiation-induced side effects of cancer therapy and protect astronauts…
Researchers Use TEM to Record 3D Dynamic Imaging of Soft Materials
Through the use of transmission electron microscopy and a unique graphene liquid cell, Berkeley Lab researchers recorded the three-dimensional motion of DNA connected to gold…
New Nanostructured Material Mimics the Wettability of a Rose Petal
Scientists from the University of Sidney have developed a new nanostructured material that uses raspberry particles to fabricate surfaces with low wettability and high water…
Chemists Synthesize Nanomaterials with Stainless Steel-Like Interfaces
Researchers at Syracuse University have developed a new synthetic pathway to tailor the internal microstructure of nanomaterials. Chemists in The College of Arts and Sciences…
Scientists Measure and Control the Temperature Inside Living Cells
DARPA researchers have developed new techniques that allow them to measure and control the temperature in living cells. The techniques could support thermal management, control…