Science

Fluorescent-based tool reveals how medical nanoparticles biodegrade in real time: May inform development of versatile drug carriers for therapeutic uses in patients

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Nanoparticle disassembly causes a shift in the fluorescence pattern.

NASA Seeks External Concepts for Mission to Oceanic Jovian Moon

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This image shows two views of the trailing hemisphere of Jupiter's ice-covered satellite, Europa. The left image shows...

NASA Puzzles Out Ozone's Ups and Downs

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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station...

NASA's Spitzer and WISE Telescopes Find Close, Cold Neighbor of Sun

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This artist's conception shows the object named WISE J085510.83-071442.5, the coldest known brown dwarf...

Simple Method Suggested for Hormone Determination by Using Nanoparticles

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Drill Here? NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Inspects Site

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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has driven within robotic-arm's reach of the sandstone slab at the center of this April 23...

Gold nanoparticles help target, quantify breast cancer gene segments in a living cell

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A single gold nanoparticle, or monomer, appears green when illuminated (top left), while a pair of gold nanoparticles bound to an mRNA...

Atomic switcheroo explains origins of thin-film solar cell mystery

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Cross-sectional electron beam-induced current maps show the difference in cadmium telluride solar cells before (pictured above) and after (...