Tendons are the small but tough linkers between bones and muscle. When they are injured, repairing a tendon is no small task. Alayna Loiselle, an orthopedics researcher at the University of Rochester ...

The delivery of experimental materials to individual cells with exactness and exclusivity has long been an elusive and much sought-after ability in biology. With it comes the promise of deciphering ...

Engineers and urologists from UChicago and Duke developed a saline solution containing dark nanoparticles to dramatically ...

The advantages of cheaper, faster and more precise crystal formation are clear to see. Crystals are used everywhere, from ...

Trapped and squeezed: A single nanoparticle made of glass (a white point near the centre of the photo) is confined in an optical potential created with a focused laser beam. By detecting the light ...

During a procedure known as laser lithotripsy, urologists use a small, video-guided laser to blast painful, potentially ...

Chronic inflammation of the liver is a slow, silent disease that can ultimately lead to scarring, cirrhosis, and even liver failure. For millions of people around the world, the liver’s natural ...