Scientists are finding safer ways to keep drug-loaded microrobots attached to cancer tissue.
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ESO instrument finds closest black hole to Earth
A team of astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and other institutes has discovered a black hole lying just 1000 light-years from Earth.
Boosting nano-electricity from living microalgae
A new approach drastically improves the amount of energy harvested from microalgae for sustainable bioenergy.
A mathematical model to predict patient response in cancer immunotherapy
Identifying patient-specific response to cancer immunotherapy is urgently needed to maximize therapeutic benefit for as many people as possible.
Hubble celebrates its 30th anniversary with a tapestry of blazing starbirth
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, which has opened a new eye onto the cosmos and has been transformative for our civilization.
Catalyst enables reactions with the help of green light
Chemists from the University of Bonn and the USA use inexpensive and non-hazardous titanium to replace expensive and toxic catalysts.
Earth Day turns 50
This year, April 22, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a grassroots idea from the 1970s that became a global movement.
A high-capacity battery material developed from salmon DNA
A Korean research team has succeeded in developing next-generation high-capacity cathode material for lithium-ion batteries using DNA from salmon and carbon nanotubes.
Killing cancer with iron
Researchers at the University of Munich have demonstrated a conceptually novel nanocarrier strategy in which the nanoparticles are both the cargo and the carrier.
Study finds remdesivir effective against a key enzyme of coronavirus that causes COVID-19
Remdesivir, an anti-viral agent known to be effective against MERS, is already in human trials as researchers search for a treatment for COVID-19.