Turning bacteria into chemical factories
Kristala Jones Prather engineers cells to produce useful compounds such as drugs and biofuels.
Kristala Jones Prather engineers cells to produce useful compounds such as drugs and biofuels.
Carbon nanotubes that detect nitric oxide can be implanted under the skin for more than a year.
Speakers at the office’s ribbon-cutting ceremony praised the late chemistry professor for his contributions to science education.
Chemists develop new way to kill cancer cells resistant to the chemotherapy drug cisplatin.
New nanoparticles weaken tumor-cell defenses, then strike with chemotherapy drug.
New microscopy technique allows scientists to visualize cells through the walls of silicon microfluidic devices.
Researchers find that tiny molecules passing through nanotubes can be propelled or slowed depending on their size.
Unusual reaction, never fully understood, is important to fuel combustion, atmospheric chemistry and biochemistry.
Fog-harvesting system developed by MIT and Chilean researchers could provide potable water for the world’s driest regions.
Layer of microscopic spheres offers new approach to controlling acoustic waves.
Understanding the strength of the shellfish’s underwater attachments could enable better glues and biomedical interfaces.
Understanding the properties that control surface dissipation of heat could lead to improved power plants and electronics with high heat-transfer rates.
New research enables high-speed customization of novel nanoparticles for drug delivery and other uses.
Proposed method could be more efficient than previous systems and easier to retrofit in existing power plants.