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Scientists clarify origins of lunar metallic iron

In a study published in Nature Astronomy, Profs. Shen Laiquan, Bai Haiyang, et al. from Prof. Wang Weihua's group at the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have clarified the respective effects of irradiation ...

Bio & Medicine Jun 27, 2024

Simulating blood flow dynamics for improved nanoparticle drug delivery

Despite gaining a bad rap in mainstream media in recent years, nanoparticles have been successfully used for decades in targeted drug delivery systems. Drug molecules can be encapsulated within biodegradable nanoparticles ...

Bio & Medicine Jun 27, 2024

Gold nanoparticles kill cancer—but not as thought

Gold particles of the size of billionths of a meter are lethal to cancer cells. This fact has been known for a long time, as has a simple correlation: The smaller the nanoparticles used to fight the cancer cells, the faster ...

Bio & Medicine Jun 27, 2024

Novel peptide formulation shows promise of restoring cognitive decline in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a complicated mental health disorder accompanied by a wide range of symptoms such as hallucinations, impaired cognitive ability, and disorganized speech or behavior. It has been associated with anomalies ...

Bio & Medicine Jun 27, 2024

Researchers find intriguing new tool for tendon healing: Nanoparticles for precision drug delivery

Harnessing nanoparticles to deliver drugs precisely to a surgically repaired tendon is a promising new approach that reduced scar tissue formation and improved mechanical function. Researchers' success in pinpointing a drug ...

Nanomaterials Jun 27, 2024

New method visualizes ligands on gold nanoparticles in liquid

The University of Antwerp and CIC biomaGUNE have come up with a promising method for understanding the role of surface molecules in the formation of nanoparticles. The groundbreaking research, published in Nature Chemistry, ...

Optics & Photonics Jun 26, 2024

Time-compression in electron microscopy: Terahertz light controls and characterizes electrons in space and time

Scientists at the University of Konstanz in Germany have advanced ultrafast electron microscopy to unprecedented time resolution. Reporting in Science Advances, the research team presents a method for the all-optical control, ...

Bio & Medicine Jun 26, 2024

Microrobot-packed pill shows promise for treating inflammatory bowel disease in mice

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a pill that releases microscopic robots, or microrobots, into the colon to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The experimental treatment, given orally, ...

Nanomaterials Jun 24, 2024

Researchers develop tuneable anti-counterfeiting material

Counterfeiters are becoming increasingly more sophisticated in forging everything from diplomas and currency to medications and artwork. While protective measures such as luminescent markings (which glow under ultraviolet ...

Bio & Medicine Jun 24, 2024

New organoid culture method can verify human toxicity of nanomaterials

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed the world's first organoid culture method capable of accurately assessing human toxicity of nanomaterials. Overcoming the limitations of the conventional ...

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