July 29th, 2009

Gold science stories on the web today

Some highlighted developments from around the globe:

Method to Weigh Single Atoms One Step Closer Progresses are being …
Softpedia
In their studies of gold nanoparticles of highly uniform shapes and sizes, the investigators have looked at how the atoms lose their energy, …

Twinkling nanostars: a golden opportunity?
Optics.org
… the light scatter from rotating gold nanoparticles to suppress the background noise that characterizes optical interrogations of biological tissue. …
All-In-One Nanoparticle: A Swiss Army Knife for Nanomedicine
Newswise (press release) – USA
Glowing gold nanoparticles have been used since ancient times in stained glass; more recently they are being developed for delivering drugs, for treating …

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