There are few technologies more fundamental to modern life than the ability to control light with precision. From fiber-optic ...

A large research team led by nanotechnologist Roy van der Meel rebuilt the body's own proteins and fats into nano-delivery vans that get genetic medicines to exactly the right place in the body. In a ...

Research into public perceptions of nanotechnology is becoming more rigorous with social scientists developing and testing increasingly complex theoretical models. Researchers have explored, among ...

Pore-forming proteins are found throughout nature. In humans, they play key roles in immune defense, while in bacteria they ...

A new delivery particle developed at MIT could make mRNA vaccines more effective and potentially lower the cost per vaccine ...

A new lipid nanoparticle could make mRNA vaccines more powerful and potentially lower the cost per vaccine dose.