Novel Nanoparticles for Easier Biomarker Detection

These nanoparticles created by MIT engineers can act as synthetic biomarkers for disease. The particles (brown) are coated with peptides (...
Synthetic and biological nanoparticles combined to produce new metamaterials

Two different protein cages, cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (blue) and Pyrococcus furiosus ferritin (red), can be used to guide the assembly...
NASA to Provide Commentary as Grail Moon Mission Ends

This still image and animation shows the final flight path for NASA's twin Gravity Recovery and Interior...
Dreidel-like dislocations lead to remarkable properties: Rice University theory predicts formation of conductive sub-nano ‘wires’ in two-dimensional materials

Animated illustration show the precise arrangement of atoms in dislocations in two-dimensional molybdenum/sulfur. Dislocations happen when...
UCLA engineers develop new energy-efficient computer memory using magnetic materials: MeRAM is up to 1,000 times more energy-efficient than current technologies

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NASA to Provide Commentary as Grail Moon Mission Ends

This still image and animation shows the final flight path for NASA's twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (...
Rocket Burn Sets Stage for Dynamic Moon Duos' Lunar Impact

An artist's depiction of the GRAIL twins (Ebb and Flow) in lunar orbit. During GRAIL's prime mission science phase, the...