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Scientists discover light could exist in a previously unknown form

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Artistic image of light trapped on the surface of a nanoparticle topological insulator.

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NASA Charges Toward Greener Aviation With Novel Concepts

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NASA Charges Toward Greener Aviation With Novel Concepts.

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Gentle cancer treatment using nanoparticles works

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The images show PET scans of a mouse with a large tumor (by the white arrow). The tumor is treated with nanoparticles, which are injected...

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Study Maps Hidden Water Pollution in U.S. Coastal Areas

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U.S. coastal areas where freshwater and seawater mix unseen below ground, making them vulnerable to ocean and/or...

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Carbon nanotube 'stitches' make stronger, lighter composites: Method to reinforce these materials could help make airplane frames lighter, more damage-resistant

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The researchers’ technique integrates a scaffold of carbon nanotubes within a polymer glue. They first grew a forest of vertically-aligned...

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Is Earthly Life Premature from a Cosmic Perspective?

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Synthetic vaccine particles immune tolerance mechanism published in Nature Nanotechnology: Antigen-specific targeting of the immune system offers new treatment approach to improve efficacy and safety profile of biologic drugs

"Undesired immune responses affect both the efficacy and safety of marketed biologic therapies and the development of otherwise promising new technologies. Selecta's SVP platform positions the company to enhance biologic therapy and to advance a...

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Dutch radio antenna to depart for the moon on Chinese mission

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The satellite rotates around a fixed point behind the moon – the second Lagrange, or L2, point...

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