Nanoscale 'glass' bottles could enable targeted drug delivery

Tiny silica bottles filled with medicine and a special temperature-sensitive material could be used for drug delivery to kill malignant cells only in certain parts of the body.

Nanocapsule reaches cancer that has spread to central nervous system in mice

Cancer that has spread to the central nervous system is notoriously difficult to treat. Now, researchers have developed a drug delivery system that breaks through the blood-brain barrier in order to reach and treat cancer that has spread to the central nervous system.

Thinnest optical waveguide channels light within just three layers of atoms

The work is a proof of concept for scaling down optical devices to sizes that are orders of magnitude smaller than today's devices. It could lead to the development of higher density, higher capacity photonic chips.

Researchers use new tools of data science to capture single molecules in action

New work leverages new tools from data science in order to make every photon detected count and refine our picture of molecular motion.

Nanoparticle therapy targets lymph node metastases

Researchers have developed a strategy to target metastases in lymph nodes for destruction, before they can cause cancer at other locations.

Greener, faster and cheaper way to make patterned metals for solar cells and electronics

Researchers have developed a way to make patterned films of silver and copper (the two most conductive metals) using cheap organofluorine compounds and without using toxic chemicals.

New nanotechnology platform could aid stem cell transplantation research

People with neurodegenerative diseases and central nervous system injuries could benefit.