Nanoparticles have diverse applications in modern science and industry, powering technologies like quantum-dot displays, nanocatalysts and drug delivery. Their unique physicochemical properties, which ...

Some key applications of gold nanoparticles include photonics, medicine and catalysis. 3 Gold nanoparticles have a high absorption cross-section in the visible and infrared regions, which can be tuned ...

The sol-gel process is a widely used method for synthesizing nanoparticles with precise control over size, shape, and composition. This method converts a liquid precursor, or "sol," into a solid gel ...

A team of researchers has developed a novel method to enhance the precision of cancer treatment using gold nanoparticles tagged with DNA barcodes. A team of researchers from the National University of ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Noble metal nanoparticles like gold and silver have been extensively studied for their optical, electronic, and catalytic properties, which can be finely tuned by controlling ...

A new study by Brown University researchers suggests that gold nanoparticles—microscopic bits of gold thousands of times thinner than a human hair—might one day be used to help restore vision in ...