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New cancer weapon: nuclear nanocapsules
Rice University chemists have found a way to package some of nature's most powerful radioactive particles inside carbon nanotubes. Alpha-particle radiation is so powerful that cancer cells can be destroyed with just one direct hit from an alpha particle on a cell nucleus. Rice's researchers hope to use their new technology to target tiny tumors and even lone leukemia cells. Their research is available online from the journal Small.
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