Stealth nanoparticles lower drug-resistant tumors' defenses

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

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

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

A new coating intrinsically conceals its own temperature to thermal cameras.
Project aims to mass-produce 'nanopetals' for sensors, batteries

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

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

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

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