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Bio & Medicine Feb 14, 2024

Nanoparticles 'hitchhike' on immune cells to catch cancer metastasis early

Lymph nodes are the canaries in the coal mine of our immune system—firing into gear at the first indication of illness, then sending immune cells where they're needed in the body to fight infection and disease.

Bio & Medicine Feb 13, 2024

Gold nanoparticles found to reverse brain deficits in multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's

Results from phase two clinical trials at UT Southwestern Medical Center showed that a suspension of gold nanocrystals taken daily by patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease (PD) significantly reversed ...

Bio & Medicine Feb 13, 2024

Antibacterial agent carried by nanoparticles used to treat COPD in mice

A team of nanochemists at Soochow University, in China, working with a colleague from Columbia University, in the U.S., has developed an inhalable antibacterial therapy carried by nanoparticles for treating patients with ...

Nanomaterials Feb 12, 2024

Developing data science approaches for nanoparticle synthesis

Typically, researchers attempting to synthesize specifically targeted particles of materials have had to rely on intuition or trial-and-error methods. This approach can be inefficient, requiring significant time and resource ...

Nanomaterials Feb 6, 2024

A protective layer applied to gold nanoparticles can boost its resilience

For the first time, researchers including those at the University of Tokyo have discovered a way to improve the durability of gold catalysts by creating a protective layer of metal oxide clusters. The enhanced gold catalysts ...

Nanomaterials Feb 1, 2024

Wafer-scale patterning of gold nanoparticle arrays enables enhanced biosensing

A research team led by Prof. Li Yue from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has introduced a self-confined solid-state dewetting mechanism. This innovation significantly reduces the ...

Nanomaterials Jan 30, 2024

Efficient photothermal CO₂ methanation over NiFe alloy nanoparticles

The massive emissions of CO2 from the utilization of fossil fuels have caused a series of environmental issues and climate change. Driven by the fast development of green hydrogen and CO2 capture technologies, the hydrogenation ...

Optics & Photonics Jan 30, 2024

A faster, more efficient imaging system for nanoparticles

Researchers have developed a new system for imaging nanoparticles. It consists of a high-precision, short-wave infrared imaging technique capable of capturing the photoluminescence lifetimes of rare-earth doped nanoparticles ...

Bio & Medicine Jan 26, 2024

Locusts' sense of smell boosted with custom-made nanoparticles

Our sensory systems are highly adaptable. A person who cannot see after turning off a light in the night slowly achieves superior power to see even small objects. Women often attain a heightened sense of smell during pregnancy. ...

Ecology Jan 25, 2024

Environmental risks of new pesticides with nanoparticles insufficiently examined, say researchers

The environmental risks of new pesticides containing nanoparticles are inadequately researched, according to four Leiden University scientists, who have published an article in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. ...

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