Nanoparticles exhibit distinct physical and chemical properties compared to bulk materials, making them valuable in applications such as electronics, photovoltaics, catalysis, and biomedical sciences.

Bacteria are a major cause of infections and death in hospital settings, due—in part—to the rising incidence of antibiotic ...

Induction thermal plasma is emerging as a transformative tool in nanoparticle synthesis and materials processing, offering rapid, high‐temperature environments where controlled reactions occur with ...

A lab-on-a-disc system enables 90 precise and reproducible nanoparticle syntheses in minutes by automatically controlling reagent concentrations across parallel reactions with minimal manual input.

A new review highlights a powerful, cleaner route to produce ultra-clean, customizable nanoparticles—key building blocks for artificial sensory systems that mimic human perception and power emerging ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The field of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) has emerged as a promising frontier in materials science, offering unique properties that surpass those of traditional alloys. Unlike ...

RNA therapy with polymer nanoparticles is considered a promising approach for the treatment of various illnesses. It involves the use of polymers as "nanocarriers" to transport RNA drugs precisely to ...

A team of researchers succeeded in adapting an AI system to reliably assist with making nanoparticle measurements which speeds up the research process significantly. Nanoparticle researchers spend ...

Penn Engineers have redesigned a key component of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the delivery vehicles behind mRNA vaccines, to ...

3D red-and-blue SARS-CoV-2 virus against a dark-blue background. A team at the University of Washington is working to improve COVID-19 vaccines. Credit: Shutterstock Conventional mRNA vaccines, like ...