At Empa, an interdisciplinary research institute for materials science and technology within the ETH Domain, researchers are ...

Stimuli-responsive nanomaterials enhance targeted drug delivery, improving treatment precision for inflammatory diseases ...

Nanomaterials are, as defined by Standford University's Environmental Health & Safety Department as "materials with a minimum of one external dimension that ranges in size between 1-100 nanometers [2.

Scientists working at the intersection of photonics and nanotechnology are building tools that could identify cancer-related signals in blood samples collected five to eight years before a clinical ...

Researchers combine photonics and nanotechnology to identify molecular cancer signals five to eight years earlier than traditional diagnostic tools.

Cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) allows us to observe samples in a preserved state that is close to their native form, making it a highly effective way to examine biological samples.

On March 5, 2026, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Health Canada (HC) published the Framework for the Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials under the Canadian Environmental ...

Every day, more industrial processes are moving to a new, more active form of the materials they use. This new form is 1,000 times smaller than the micrometer-sized materials that have been common in ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Dimensions typically refer to the measurable extent of height, width, and depth, defining an object's presence in physical space. However, in the weird and wonderful quantum world ...

Cosmetics are defined to include, for example, creams, make-up products, toothpaste and sunscreens 1. The initiative is also significant as it is inconsistent with the EU's statement in 2008 “that ...