Science

Improved nanoparticles deliver drugs into brain

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Real-time imaging of a rodent brain shows that nanoparticles coated with polyethylene-glycol (PEG) (green) penetrate farther within the...

New Method for Synthesis of Noble Metal-Based Nanoparticles on Various Substrates

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Particularly tested for carbon based substrates such as carbon nanocabon tubes, the proposed method has enabled the synthesis of platinum-...

Kepler's Supernova Remnant: Was Kepler's Supernova Unusually Powerful?

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In 1604, a new star appeared in the night sky that was much brighter than Jupiter and dimmed over several weeks. This...

NASA Observations Point to 'Dry Ice' Snowfall on Mars

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Observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have detected carbon-dioxide snow clouds on Mars and evidence of...

Extreme Life Forms Might be Able to Survive on Eccentric Exoplanets

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A hypothetical planet is depicted here moving through the habitable zone and then further out into a long, cold...

To Avoid Humans, Tigers Take Night Shift

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A tiger’s eyes glow during the night on the...

Sea Life Color Codes Food to Evade Danger

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An example of...

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity's Arm Wields Camera Well

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This view of the lower front and underbelly areas of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity combines nine images taken by the...