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'Trojan horse' proteins used to target hard-to-reach cancers: Scientists at Brunel University London have found a way of targeting hard-to-reach cancers and degenerative diseases using nanoparticles, but without causing the damaging side effects the treat

In a huge step forward in the use of nanomedicine, the research helped discover proteins in the blood that disguise nanoparticles so they are absorbed into cells without causing inflammation and destroying healthy cells.

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Nanoparticles Prove Effective in Removing Phosphor from Calcareous Soil

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Simple, Biocompatible Method Developed for Production of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles

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New Technique Could Harvest More of the Sun's Energy

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An ultra-sensitive needle measures the voltage that is generated while the nanospheres are illuminated.

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Biomimetic dew harvesters: Understanding how a desert beetle harvests water from dew could improve drinking water collection in dew condensers

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A preserved specimen of the Tenebrionind beetle (Physasterna cribripes) was used for this study, displaying the insect’s mechanisms of dew...

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Unusual Electronic State Found in New Class of Unconventional Superconductors: Finding gives scientists a new group of materials to explore to unlock secrets of some materials' ability to carry current with no energy loss

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Top: Ripples extending down the chain of atoms breaks translational symmetry (like a checkerboard with black and white squares), which...

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Light propagation in solar cells made visible

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Through use of a glass fibre tip, the researchers were able to measure the amount of light that had actually been captured in the solar...

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Endomagnetics receives IDE approval to initiate US trials

The SentiMag® and Sienna+® system gives surgeons the ability to locate the sentinel lymph nodes draining a tumour accurately and reliably as part of cancer staging - the process of determining whether cancer has spread.

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