Science

Stealth nanoparticles lower drug-resistant tumors' defenses

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A layered nanoparticle with an anticancer drug core, a gene-silencing inner layer and a tumor-targeting outer layer could provide a new way...

ALMA Probes Mysteries of Jets from Giant Black Holes

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Two international teams of astronomers have used the power of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to focus on...

Rings, Dark Side of Saturn Glow in New Cassini Image

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This colorized mosaic from NASA's Cassini mission shows an infrared view of the Saturn system, backlit by the sun, from...

A chameleon in the physics lab: Looking cooler when heated, a thin coating tricks infrared cameras

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A new coating intrinsically conceals its own temperature to thermal cameras.

Project aims to mass-produce 'nanopetals' for sensors, batteries

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These color-enhanced scanning electron microscope images show nanosheets resembling tiny rose petals. The nanosheets are key components of...

Asteroid 2013 TV135 - A Reality Check

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This diagram shows the orbit of asteroid 2013 TV135 (in blue), which has just a one-in-63,000 chance of...

Long-Sought Pattern of Ancient Light Detected

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This artist's impression shows how photons from the early universe are deflected by the gravitational lensing effect of...

CWRU makes nanodiamonds in ambient conditions: Opens door for flexible electronics, implants and more

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Clockwise) Microplasma dissociates ethanol vapor, carbon particles are collected and dispersed in solution, and electron microscope image...

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