Reshaping gold leads to new electronic and optical properties
The nanoporous structure allows the gold to interact with light in a way that would otherwise not be possible. Credit: Generated by AI. CC0. New research has shown that working with gold at the nanoscale to change its morphology can have a huge impact on its...
Nanoparticle blueprints reveal path to smarter medicines
In shape and structure, lipid nanoparticles turn out to be more like jelly beans than spheres, as previously thought. Credit: Bella Ciervo. CC BY-SA. Breakthrough in characterising lipid nanoparticles provides blueprint for engineering more effective RNA therapies....
Bacteria use nano-spearguns to defend against attacks
Pseudomonas bacteria deploy their nano-spearguns when damaged by a sharp tip (15,000 x magnification). Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum/ SNI Nano Imaging Lab. CC BY-NC-SA. By poking bacteria with an ultra-sharp stick, researchers have shown some bacteria...