Study shows quantum dots can penetrate skin through minor abrasi...

Gene silencer and quantum dots reduce protein...
(University of Washington) Fluorescent nanoparticles, called quantum dots, are dramatically better than existing methods for delivering a gene-silencing tool into cells. The quantum-dot...

Quantum Computing Spins Closer
The steps needed to achieve speedy optical control of electron spin in a quantum dot are revealed in a new study published in the journal Nature. The instructions bring the prospect of fast...

Scientists present 'moving' theory behind bacterial...
(North Carolina State University) Biochemists at North Carolina State University have answered a fundamental question of how important bacterial proteins make life-and-death decisions that...

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised...
Revised and ExpandedWith the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how...

Chemistry
Authors Steven and Susan Zumdahl offer all the elements instructors need for their general chemistry course. They bring a conceptual approach to chemistry and integrate problem-solving skills...