The discovery that water microdroplets can replace potentially toxic agents in the creation of gold nanoparticles and nanowires could help usher in a new era of āgreen chemistry.ā An experim... Read more
Exposure of nanoparticles in the body allows for more effective delivery Gold nanoparticles could help make drugs act more quickly and effectively, according to new research conducted at Bin... Read more
Flexible sensors have been developed for use in consumer electronics, robotics, health care, and space flight. Future possible applications could include the creation of āelectronic skinā an... Read more
Could make their manufacture thousands of times quicker, allowing for cheaper semiconductors A completely new method of manufacturing the smallest structures in electronics could make their... Read more
Scientists found that nanoparticles, produced from chemicals in tea, reduced tumors by 80 percent. Currently, large doses of chemotherapy are required when treating certain forms of cancer,... Read more
Arriving at a rapid and accurate diagnosis is critical during flu outbreaks, but until now, physicians and public health officials have had to choose between a highly accurate yet time-consu... Read more
Gold nanoparticles, while showing great promise in fields such asĀ electronics,medical imaging andĀ cancer treatment, nonetheless involve a fairly environmentally-unfriendly production process... Read more
Scientists in Taiwan have discovered thatĀ gold nanoparticles can induce luminescence in the leaves of plants, making them emit a reddish glow. They came up with the process while searching f... Read more