Iranian Researchers Study Interaction of Vitamins with Boron Nitride Nanotubes
U.S. Air Force Creates an Alternative Fuel Source

The F-T reactor system produces synthetic liquid diesel fuel for Air Force equipment.
Brain tumor cells penetrated by tiny, degradable particles carrying genetic instructions: Work in mice advances potential for nanoparticles to treat brain cancer

Biodegradable plastic molecules (orange) self-assemble with DNA molecules (intertwined, black circles) to form tiny nanoparticles that can...
Graphene only as strong as weakest link: Rice, Georgia Tech experiments determine real-world limits of two-dimensional carbon

An electron microscope image shows a pre-crack in a suspended sheet of graphene used to measure the overall strength of the sheet in a test...
Well-behaved, Young Galaxy Surprises Astronomers

The young galaxy SDSS090122.37+181432.3, also known as S0901, is seen here as the bright arc to the left of the central...
Target on Mars Looks Good for NASA Rover Drilling

This two-step animation shows before and after views of a patch of sandstone scrubbed with the Dust Removal Tool, a wire-...
Stanford scientists create circuit board modeled on the human brain

The Neurogrid circuit board can simulate orders of magnitude more neurons and synapses than other brain mimics on the power it takes to run...