These microadditives enhance color, flavor and freshness. But what do they do in the body? It seemed like a small thing when Paul Westerhoff’s 8-year-old son appeared, with his tongue and lips coated ...

Bengaluru: Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a new approach to potentially detect and kill cancer cells, especially those which form a solid tumour mass. They have ...

IISc scientists develop hybrid nanoparticles (gold & copper) to detect and kill cancer cells using heat and sound waves. Potential game-changer in cancer treatment. Researchers at the Indian Institute ...

Plasmonic metal nanostructures (e.g., Au, Cu, Pt, Ru) have attracted considerable attention in photothermal catalysis due to their unique capabilities in light-field regulation and energy conversion.

Nanoparticles, extremely tiny particles measured in billionths of a meter, are increasingly everywhere, and especially in biomedical products. Their toxicity has been researched in general terms, but ...

Researchers in the University at Buffalo's Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics have announced that they are turning their expertise in nanomedicine to the development of ...