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Two-photon excitation fluorescence is growing in popularity in the bioimaging field but is limited by fluorophores' extremely low two-photon absorption cross-section. The researcher Dr. Guowei Lu and ...

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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A University at Buffalo-led research team is developing new catalysts that aim to turn climate-warming methane emissions into useful commercial products. The work, described last month ...

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 ...

A potentially revolutionary approach to treating cancer has taken another step toward regular use in patients. The nanoshell-based technology developed in Houston, which allows physicians to ...

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.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A byproduct of landfilling, livestock farming, coal mining and other human activities, methane emissions are one of the key drivers of climate change. Yet for decades scientists have ...

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 ...

Following successful testing, UK based performance coatings specialist, nanoShell ltd of Plymouth, has launched nanoShell Solar PV it’s self-cleaning hydrophobic coating for solar panel glass. Easy to ...

HOUSTON -- (Feb. 1, 2011) -- Rice University bioengineers and physician-scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital have successfully destroyed tumors of human brain cancer ...