In Egypt, researchers found that applying silicon dioxide, copper oxide, and gamma iron oxide nanoparticles to lettuce plants significantly reduced root rot caused by the Rhizoctonia solani fungus ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered what could be a breakthrough in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Over 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, which slowly erodes memory, cognitive skills and ...

Neurotech developer Subsense is developing technology that might become the first nonsurgical, nanoparticle-based bidirectional brain-computer interface (BCI). It would be a big leap forward for the ...

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 ...

A scientific team has unlocked a new way to treat serious lung conditions by using specially designed nanoparticles to deliver genetic therapies straight to lung cells. This innovation could transform ...

Abiotic stresses, such as drought and heat, are non-living factors that negatively affect plant growth. These stresses are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change, threatening global ...

Keroles Riad is the founder and CEO of O Nanotech Solutions, a startup that produces flame-made quantum dots. He also receives funding from NSERC as a Canada Banting Postdoctoral Fellow. He also ...

With their drab gray suits and their Buddy Holly glasses, the so-called traitorous eight don’t look like revolutionaries. Given no context, you can imagine them occupying some kind of ...