By engineering artificial nanoparticles made of lipids, scientists have developed a treatment for bacterial infections without using antibiotics. Scientists from the University of Bern have…
Using a combination of laboratory analysis and computer modeling, new research shows that nanoparticles keep their internal crystal structure while deforming like a liquid. A…
A team of researchers has developed particles that can glow with color-coded light and be manipulated with magnets, improving the likelihood of tracking the position…
Using an unusual kind of coupling between spin and the direction of propagation, physicists from the Vienna University of Technology are able to select the…
Using an optical microstructure and gold nanoparticles, researchers at the Max Planck Institute have amplified the interaction of light with DNA to the extent that…
Researchers at Imperial College London have designed a new self-assembling nanoparticle that targets tumors, helping doctors diagnose cancer earlier. The new nanoparticle, developed by researchers…
University of Toronto researchers have designed and tested a new form of solid, stable light-sensitive nanoparticles that could lead to cheaper and more flexible solar…
By combining supramolecules based on block copolymers with gold nanoparticles, Berkeley Lab researchers have created self-assembling nanoparticle arrays that can form a highly ordered thin…
MIT researchers show the inner workings of a lithium-ion battery, revealing how a random solid solution affects the movement of ions through battery material. New…
Scientists from UCLA have developed a new process that uses nanoparticles to control molecular growth within the “building block” components of inorganic materials. Growth is…
Researchers have designed RNA-carrying nanoparticles that can deliver siRNA to endothelial cells with high efficiency, raising the possibility of treating many types of disease, including…
MIT chemical engineers invented smartphone-readable microparticles that can be used to verify goods and crack down on counterfeiting. By encoding these particles with different colored…
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…
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…
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…
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 have produced uniform antimony nanocrystals for the first time, taking a big step forward in the exploration of alternative energy storage. Researchers from Empa…
Researchers from the Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new technique for creating nanoalloys. Argonne, Illinois – Since the dawn of the Bronze Age, people…