Guided ultrasound plus nanoparticle chemotherapy cures tumors in mice

Thermal ablation with magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery is a noninvasive technique for treating fibroids and cancer. New research shows that combining the technique with chemotherapy can allow complete destruction of tumors in mice.

Nanoscale drawbridges open path to color displays

A new method for building 'drawbridges' between metal nanoparticles may allow electronics makers to build full-color displays using light-scattering nanoparticles that are similar to the gold materials that medieval artisans used to create red stained-glass.

Materials scientists learn how mother of pearl is made

Researchers have uncovered the process by which mollusks manufacture nacre - commonly known as 'mother of pearl'. Knowing how it?s made could lead to new methods to synthesize a variety of new materials with as yet unguessed properties.

Building better bilayers

A strategy for generating stable lipid bilayers could simplify the study of biologically important membrane proteins.

HyPer-Tau provides spatially-resolved hydrogen peroxide sensing in cells

By attaching a hydrogen peroxide reporter protein to cellular microtubule structures, researchers have developed the first sensor able to show the location of the key cellular signaling chemical inside living cells with high resolution over time.

Nano-thin plates that can be picked up by hand

Despite being thousands of times thinner than a sheet of paper and hundreds of times thinner than household cling wrap or aluminum foil, corrugated plates of aluminum oxide spring back to their original shape after being bent and twisted.

Scientists see the light on graphene microsupercapacitors (w/video)

Researchers who pioneered the development of laser-induced graphene have configured their discovery into flexible, solid-state microsupercapacitors that rival the best available for energy storage and delivery.