Dual-targeting nanoparticles lower cancer's defenses and attack tumors

Sientists report the development of the first dual-cell targeting immunotherapy nanoparticle that slows tumor growth in mice with different cancers.

A reversible method for altering the electronic properties of a nanomaterial

A team of physicists has demonstrated a reversible method for altering the electronic properties of a nanoscopic material, pointing the way toward merging several hallmark functions of modern electronics into a single component.

'Immunoswitch' particles may be key to more-effective cancer immunotherapy

Scientists have created a nanoparticle that carries two different antibodies capable of simultaneously switching off cancer cells? defensive properties while switching on a robust anticancer immune response in mice.

Oyster shells inspire new method to make superstrong, flexible polymers

New engineering technique could lead to stronger composite materials used in commercial products, opening the way for their use in structural applications.

Carbon nanotube electronic skins for motion detection

Researchers have developed piezoresistive electronic skins based on a composite of polymer and arrays of aligned few-walled carbon nanotubes that, enabled by the aligned carbon nanotubes, exhibited multiple advantages, such as simple device structure, high precision, fast response, excellent stability, and low power consumption.

How a researcher disassembles molecules

Scientists aim to develop new areas for black phosphorus' application, for instance in the fields of electrical energy storage and solar cells. It could make batteries last longer or enable solar cells to produce more electrical energy.

Device designed to exploit scattering of light by mechanical vibrations

Silicon photonic device would enable optical and mechanical waves vibrating at tens of gigahertz.