Unregulated nanoparticles from diesel engines inhibit lungs August 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Diesel engines emit countless carbon nanoparticles into the air, slipping through government regulation and vehicle filters. A new University of Michigan simulation shows that these nanoparticles can get ... | |
Slipping through cell walls, nanotubes deliver high-potency punch to cancer tumors in mice August 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The problem with using a shotgun to kill a housefly is that even if you get the pest, you'll likely do a lot of damage to your home in the process. Hence the value of the more surgical flyswatter. | |
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