Nanoparticles : Science World Report

Jun 18, 2013 07:02 PM EDT

Nano-Antioxidant With Longer Shelf Life For Better Anti-Aging Cremes and Food

Scientists from ETH Zurich have developed a nanomaterial that protects other molecules from oxidation. Unlike many such active substances in the past, the ETH-Zurich researchers' antioxidant has a long shelf life, which makes it just the ticket for industrial applications.

Jun 14, 2013 09:54 PM EDT

Long Sought Platinum Catalyst Alternative Found in Novel Nanoparticle

A team of researchers has found that an important chemical reaction that generates hydrogen from water is effectively triggered -- or catalyzed -- by a nanoparticle composed of nickel and phosphorus, two inexpensive elements that are abundant on Earth. The results of the group led by Raymond Schaak,...

May 30, 2013 04:26 PM EDT

Shape-Shifting Nanoparticles Yet Another Method to Target and Kill Cancer

As a new method to target and terminate cancerous tissue, tiny spherical particles that float easily through the bloodstream after injection and then assemble into a durable scaffold within diseased tissue have been developed by scientists.