Science & Technology
Controlled, localized delivery of blood thinner may improve blood clot treatment
Researchers combined heparin with a protein fragment, peptide, to slow down the release of the drug and convey the medication directly to the site of a clot.
Physicists model cell migration to learn how cancer cells navigate tissue
This migration mode is one of the ways cancer cells navigate tissue during metastasis. In a new study researchers have explored mesenchymal migration through cell simulations and mathematical modeling. Their aim: to learn more about how cancer cells si…
Now on the molecular scale: Electric motors
Electric vehicles, powered by macroscopic electric motors, are increasingly prevalent on our streets and highways. Now a multidisciplinary team has made an electric motor you can’t see with the naked eye: an electric motor on the molecular scale. This …
Researchers create an optical tractor beam that pulls macroscopic objects
Researchers demonstrated a new type of optical manipulation: using laser light to pull a macroscopic object. The technology has potential for applications in the continued explorations of Mars.