A new method uses gold to assemble multi-element nanoparticles under mild conditions, offering improvements in catalytic activity and long-term stability. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The drive to engineer ...

Small amendments in overall concentrations, impurities and nucleation sites can lead to considerable differences in particle shape, size and purity, rendering reproducibility a concern. Therefore, ...

In cancer therapy, the effectiveness of an approach is determined by its ability to preserve the non-cancerous cells. Simply put, the higher the collateral damage, the greater are the side-effects of ...

Nanomedicine. 2015;10(2):321-341. Delivery: "Go where we want." The contrast agent must be able to be delivered in vivo and transported to the site of interest. Nontoxic: "Do no harm along the way." ...

Spruce tree needles contain tiny gold particles — and they could indicate large gold deposits beneath the surface. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Adding gold nanoparticles to 3D printed materials has always faced a fundamental problem: the particles must either be mixed into the printing material beforehand or applied as a ...

A team of researchers has identified a promising new approach that may one day help to restore vision in people affected by macular degeneration and other retinal disorders. A new study by Brown ...

While Raman spectroscopy has been hugely successful in a number of domains of chemistry and materials science, 1-3 one of the main challenges with performing Raman measurements is the inherently weak ...

A new study by Brown University researchers suggests that gold nanoparticles - microscopic bits of gold thousands of times thinner than a human hair - might one day be used to help restore vision in ...