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Rice University bioengineers and physician-scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital have successfully destroyed tumors of human brain cancer cells in the first animal ...

Scientists in Taiwan are reporting development of a nanoparticle drug delivery system that shows promise as a potential way to administer insulin and perhaps other protein-based drugs by mouth rather ...

Scientists from four U.S. universities have created a way to use Rice University's light-activated nanoshells as building blocks for 2-D and 3-D structures that could find use in chemical sensors, ...

A nanoshell to protect foreign enzymes used to starve cancer cells as part of chemotherapy has been developed by nanoengineers. Enzymes are naturally smart machines that are responsible for many ...

Easy to apply, long lasting and eco-friendly, it’s two key benefits are; effective self-cleaning for up to five years and solar efficiency gains of up to 27 percent in wet weather. The coating’s ...

Lateral flow assays, also called immunochromatographic assays, identify or measure biomolecules in intricate samples like blood, saliva, urine, or other fluids to diagnose numerous medical conditions.

Featuring unique optical properties, heptamers containing seven nanoshells could be used in biochemial sensors. (Image courtesy of Rice University) Scientists from four universities in the United ...

Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new technology that promises to increase the efficiency of photovoltaic cells found in thin-film solar cells Researchers at Stanford University have ...

Researchers have successfully destroyed tumors of human brain cancer cells in the first animal tests of a minimally invasive treatment that zaps glioma tumors with heat. The researchers reported that ...

Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a nanoshell to protect foreign enzymes used to starve cancer cells as part of chemotherapy. Their work is featured on the June ...