Engineers develop new sensor to detect tiny individual nanoparticles
Monday, September 1, 2014 - 14:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Nanoparticles, engineered materials about a billionth of a meter in size, are around us every day. Although they are tiny, they can benefit human health, as in some innovative early cancer treatments, but they can also interfere with it through viruses, air pollution, traffic emissions, cosmetics, sunscreen and electronics.