Scientists have pulled off a mind-bending quantum experiment that sounds almost impossible: they showed that tiny metal ...

Nanotechnology is reshaping dermatology by improving drug delivery, photoprotection, barrier repair, follicular targeting, and antimicrobial activity across conditions such as acne, psoriasis, atopic ...

Using a combination of spectromicroscopy at BESSY II and microscopic analyses at DESY's NanoLab, a team has gained new insights into the chemical behavior of nanocatalysts during catalysis. The ...

Multimetallic particles could aid hydrogen economy, breaking down ammonia four times faster than ruthenium catalyst ...

Noble metals, such as gold and platinum, show great potential in renewable energy. Very tiny pieces of noble metals, known as nanoparticles, can increase the rate of a chemical reaction within ...

Current regulations for nanomedicines overlook the effects of the different forms of the same element, such as ions, nanoparticles, and aggregates. In a recent study, researchers developed a new ...

Engineered nanoparticles can improve cancer immunotherapy by delivering drugs, antigens, and genetic payloads with greater ...

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and elsewhere have published a paper in Science Advances that describes a type of nanoparticle for delivering vaccines called a metal ...

Magnetic nanoparticles are a class of nanomaterials that exhibit magnetic properties at the nanoscale. These particles, typically ranging from 1 to 100 nanometers in size, are composed of magnetic ...