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(Funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health)

Researchers have developed a system that harnesses the power of bubbles to propel tiny particles through the surfaces of microbial films—which often coat medical devices, household items, and the inside of water supply pipes—and kill the microbes living inside.

(Funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health)

Researchers have developed a system that harnesses the power of bubbles to propel tiny particles through the surfaces of microbial films—which often coat medical devices, household items, and the inside of water supply pipes—and kill the microbes living inside.

(Funded by the National Institutes of Health)

Scientists are leveraging advances in nanotechnology and the unique properties of messenger RNA to inhibit the growth of cancer cells by targeting tumor suppressors, which are genes that help cancer cells grow unchecked.

(Funded by the National Institutes of Health)

Scientists are leveraging advances in nanotechnology and the unique properties of messenger RNA to inhibit the growth of cancer cells by targeting tumor suppressors, which are genes that help cancer cells grow unchecked.

(Funded by the National Institutes of Health)

Scientists are developing nanoparticles that could be injected in the body to safely and effectively convert energy-storing bad fat to energy-burning good fat.

(Funded by the National Institutes of Health)

Scientists are developing nanoparticles that could be injected in the body to safely and effectively convert energy-storing bad fat to energy-burning good fat.

(Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy)

Scientists have patented a new process for making vanadium dioxide nanoparticles that enable economical manufacturing of energy-efficient "smart windows."

(Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy)

Scientists have patented a new process for making vanadium dioxide nanoparticles that enable economical manufacturing of energy-efficient "smart windows."

(Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy)

Scientists are using nanoparticles to make photodetectors better able to handle the ultraviolet radiation produced in high-energy physics experiments.

(Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy)

Scientists are using nanoparticles to make photodetectors better able to handle the ultraviolet radiation produced in high-energy physics experiments.