Macrophage nanosponges could keep sepsis in check

A team of researchers has developed macrophage 'nanosponges', which are nanoparticles cloaked in the cell membranes of macrophages, that can safely absorb and remove molecules from the bloodstream that are known to trigger sepsis.

Laser evaporation technology to create new solar materials

Delicate hybrid organic-inorganic crystals open new possibilities for light-based technologies.

Carbon nanotubes devices may have a limit to how 'nano' they can be

Carbon nanotubes bound for electronics not only need to be as clean as possible to maximize their utility in next-generation nanoscale devices, but contact effects may limit how small a nano device can be.

The making of biorelevant nanomaterials

A combined strategy of polymerization and electrostatic self-assembly to synthesize low-dimensional polyion complex nanomaterials with various morphologies.

Physicists take first step toward cell-sized robots (w/video)

An electricity-conducting, environment-sensing, shape-changing machine the size of a human cell? Is that even possible?

Nature's smallest rainbows, created by peacock spiders, may inspire new optical technology

Implications of this finding can apply to a wide array of fields ranging from life sciences and biotechnologies to material sciences and engineering.

Novel nanomedicine inhibits progression of pancreatic cancer in mice

Survival rates in pancreatic cancer linked to inverse correlation between specific oncogene and tumor suppressant.