Science news articles about 'tiny particles'

  • Attack of the Tiny Particles - be very afraid

    The government must begin a "major and urgent" effort to assess the safety of nanomaterials, the tiny particles commonly used in products as varied as sun creams, sports clothing and medicine, leading ...
  • Comet particles provide glimpse of solar system's birth spasms

    ... 4.5 billion years ago via a few tiny particles from comet Wild 2. These convulsions flung ... into comet Wild 2. The extraterrestrial dust particles that Simon and his colleagues examined were among ...
  • Do laser printers emit harmful particles?

    ... pathogenic toner particles into the air, which has been a subject of public controversy. Some reports have suggested that laser printers release tiny particles that could have negative health effects.
  • Tiny capsules deliver

    A tiny particle syringe composed of polymer layers and nanoparticles may provide drug delivery that targets diseased cells without harming the rest of the body, according to a team of chemical ...
  • Dangerous printer particles identified

    ... that almost one third of popular laser printers emitted large numbers of ultrafine particles. These tiny particles are potentially dangerous to human health because they can penetrate deep into the ...
  • Liquid lens creates tiny flexible laser on a chip

    ... a Chip. To create their lens, the researchers have constant, tiny streams of calcium chloride surrounded by two ... made up of focused laser beams can capture tiny particles like cells, stabilize them, ...
  • Superfast airplanes through super tiny technology

    ... of scientists led by Princeton engineers has been awarded a $3 million grant to study how fuel additives made of tiny particles known as nanocatalysts can help supersonic jets fly faster ...
  • Better Way to Measure Particle Shape Proves Popular

    Tiny particles are pivotal to climate change, public health, and nanotechnology. A significant fraction of these particles are aspherical, yet scientists must routinely assume the particles are ...
  • Tiny test tube experiment shows reaction of melting materials at the nano scale

    ... of carbon, the test tube was stuffed with a thread-like crystal (a nanowire) of germanium with a tiny particle of gold at its tip. The researchers heated the test tube and watched as the gold melted ...
  • Tiny particles can deliver antioxidant enzyme to injured heart cells

    ... acid), already approved for use in sutures and grafts. When polymers such as PLGA are made into particles for drug delivery, they can induce inflammation. Davis and his colleagues have also used the ...
  • Too much technology may be killing beneficial bacteria

    ... and high-tech, energy-efficient washing machines that disinfect clothes by generating the tiny particles. The positive effects of that technology may be overshadowed by the potential negative ...
  • Astronaut health on moon may depend on good dusting

    ... who visit the moon. Their good health may depend on the amount of exposure they have to the tiny particles. To prepare for a return to the moon, researchers with the National Space Biomedical ...
  • Nanoparticles assemble by millions to encase oil drops

    ... can trap oil droplets in water by spontaneously assembling into bag-like sacs. The tiny particles were found to assemble spontaneously by the tens of millions into spherical sacs as large as BB ...
  • Even low levels of air pollution may pose stroke risk

    ... and petrochemical industry presence. Particulate matter is one type of air pollution, defined as tiny particles of solid or liquid that can cause numerous health problems when inhaled. These ...
  • Tiny Particles Solve Big Problems

    Cutting edge nanotechnology research at North Carolina State University is leading to advances in everything from revitalizing HIV drugs to creating harder, stronger nanocrystalline iron that can ...

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