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By using an aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope, scientists were able to monitor real-time atom rearrangement during the synthesis of intermetallic nanoparticles made of platinum-tin alloy. These nanoparticles have applications in energy-efficient fuel conversion and biofuel production.
By using an aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope, scientists were able to monitor real-time atom rearrangement during the synthesis of intermetallic nanoparticles made of platinum-tin alloy. These nanoparticles have applications in energy-efficient fuel conversion and biofuel production.
Leukemia cells have an impaired ability to get rid of iron. A nanoparticle drug called ferumoxytol delivers additional iron to these cells. The excess iron causes the leukemia cells to die. Ferumoxytol is already approved to treat anemia, so researchers know the drug is safe.
Leukemia cells have an impaired ability to get rid of iron. A nanoparticle drug called ferumoxytol delivers additional iron to these cells. The excess iron causes the leukemia cells to die. Ferumoxytol is already approved to treat anemia, so researchers know the drug is safe.
A prototype wearable device, tested in animal models, can continuously collect live cancer cells directly from a patient's blood. Developed by a team of engineers and doctors, this device could help doctors diagnose and treat cancer more effectively.
A prototype wearable device, tested in animal models, can continuously collect live cancer cells directly from a patient's blood. Developed by a team of engineers and doctors, this device could help doctors diagnose and treat cancer more effectively.
Researchers have developed tiny optical elements from metal nanoparticles and a polymer that one day could replace traditional refractive lenses to realize portable imaging systems and optoelectronic devices. The flat and versatile lens has a thickness 100 times smaller than the width of a human hair.
Researchers have developed tiny optical elements from metal nanoparticles and a polymer that one day could replace traditional refractive lenses to realize portable imaging systems and optoelectronic devices. The flat and versatile lens has a thickness 100 times smaller than the width of a human hair.
Researchers have discovered that radiation therapy may increase the uptake of therapeutic nanoparticles by glioblastomas – the most aggressive type of brain tumor – in mice. The team demonstrated that a brief burst of radiation was able to increase uptake of the nanoparticles up to five-fold, activating the immune response at the tumor site and prolonging survival.
Researchers have discovered that radiation therapy may increase the uptake of therapeutic nanoparticles by glioblastomas – the most aggressive type of brain tumor – in mice. The team demonstrated that a brief burst of radiation was able to increase uptake of the nanoparticles up to five-fold, activating the immune response at the tumor site and prolonging survival.
