Chemistry in Pictures: Arts and crafts and science
Nanomaterials are everywhere these days. Whether the goal is to use the tiny structures to solve problems…
China’s rare earth cerium drug can kill gout pains once and for all: scientists
One of the world’s most abundant rare earth elements could offer a comprehensive, long-lasting treatment for gout, a…
Generative AI helps scientists design entirely new RNA transporters
Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and TUM have developed Synthetic Transfer Vehicles (STVs), an entirely new class of RNA transporters.…
Cigarette smoke extract primes airway cells for greater nanoplastic damage
A laboratory model reveals how smoke-damaged epithelial barriers may leave airway cells more vulnerable to a second environmental…
New strategy combines cancer immunotherapy and gene therapy in a single nanoparticle
Cancer cells survive by hiding from the immune system’s surveillance. A KAIST research team has developed a new…
New photothermal therapy overcomes major cancer treatment barriers
In a promising development for cancer treatment, a collaborative research team has overcome two issues that have prevented…
New portable strip test accurately detects mosquito-borne viruses
A research team has developed a multisite bridging-mediated lateral flow immunoassay (mbLFIA) that enables highly sensitive, portable detection…
New method improves understanding of drug delivery nanoparticles
Modern medicine increasingly relies on targeted drug delivery – a process during which tiny particles (nanoparticles) transport drugs…
Antifungal nanoparticles made from immune cell membranes fight infections
Tiny particles made from the membranes of human immune cells could offer a promising new way to fight…
Using manganese ferrite nanoparticles to better harness heat against cancer
Scientists have long known that heat can be used to help fight cancer. But heating up tumors and…
Chinese tech makes desalinating seawater cheaper than producing bottled water
Desalination has always been an energy-hungry way of turning salt water into fresh water, making it largely the…
Engineered silica nanoparticles destroy prostate tumors in preclinical study
Prostate-targeted, engineered nanoparticles made of amorphous silica are effective in killing prostate tumors directly while enhancing anti-tumor immunity,…