Drug-carrying lipid nanoparticles were created that incorporate neurotranmitters to help them cross the blood-brain barrier in mice. The innovation could overcome many limitations encountered in delivering drugs into the central nervous system.
Jul 24, 2020
SCCS revisits three Opinions that lacked information to form conclusions
Jul 23, 2020
Image Credit: Shutterstock.com / Egorov Artem In order to make hydrogen fuel cells a viable energy source for the future, material scientists must find a way to integrate this technology with...
Jul 23, 2020
Technique produces highly conductive crystalline nanoribbons and could be used to make even thinner materials in the future The post Nanostructured topological insulator growth speeds up appeared first on Physics World.
Jul 23, 2020
Copper, a metal commonly used throughout history for its antibacterial properties, is being utilized by researchers to solve a problem very relevant today: making reusable face masks safer and more comfortable for daily use.
Jul 23, 2020
Debates over the shape of the Earth and the rate of the universe's expansion have a very different feel The post A flat-Earth fight, an inconsistent Hubble constant, and carbon atoms at a graphene ‘watering hole’ appeared first on Physics Wor...
Jul 23, 2020
Researchers from the Nanooptics Group at CIC nanoGUNE (San Sebastian) demonstrate that nanoscale infrared imaging—which is established as a surface-sensitive technique—can be employed for chemical nanoidentification of materials that are located u...
Jul 23, 2020
Physicists at the University of Alberta have developed technology that can translate data from microwaves to optical light—an advance that has promising applications in the next generation of super-fast quantum computers and secure fiber-optic tel...
Jul 23, 2020
Scientists demonstrate that nanoscale infrared imaging - which is established as a surface-sensitive technique - can be employed for chemical nanoidentification of materials that are located up to 100 nm below the surface.
Jul 23, 2020
New research suggests that graphene—made in a specific way- could be used to make more durable hydrogen fuel cells for cars.
Jul 23, 2020
