Ivy: New Sunblocker

Ivy: New Sunblocker

Ivy nanoparticles may protect skin from UV radiation at least four times better than the metal-based sunblocks found on store shelves today

Which First: Chicken Or Egg?

Which First: Chicken Or Egg?

An article of Angewandte Chemie is lively discussed in the press if it gives the answer to this age old mystery question

New Drug Delivery System

New Drug Delivery System

A new drug delivery system uses nanoparticles embedded in a liposome that can be triggered by non-invasive electromagnetic fields

Two at a Time

Two at a Time

The ability of an electron to exist in two places at once has been controlled in the most common electronic material – silicon.

Power Boost

Power Boost

Using carbon nanotubes as a battery’s electrode gives a tenfold increase in power by weight, compared to lithium-ion batteries.