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September 03, 2014

Engineers develop new sensor to detect tiny individual nanoparticles
St. Louis MO (SPX) Sep 03, 2014
Nanoparticles, engineered materials about a billionth of a meter in size, are around us every day. Although they are tiny, they can benefit human health, as in some innovative early cancer treatments, but they can also interfere with it through viruses, air pollution, traffic emissions, cosmetics, sunscreen and electronics. A team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, led by Lan Yang, PhD, the Das Family Career Development Associate Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering, ... read more

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