Nanotechnology shows promise as next wrinkle fighter
Nanoparticles can stop thin polymer films from buckling and wrinkling.
Posted: Jan 16th, 2007
Read moreResearch advances on nanotechnology workplace health and safety
A special issue of the Journal of Nanoparticle Research is devoted to occupational health.
Posted: Jan 16th, 2007
Read moreHybrid nanotechnology CMOS chip could challenge Moore's law
HP today announced research that could lead to the creation of field programmable gate arrays up to eight times denser than those currently being produced.
Posted: Jan 16th, 2007
Read moreProtein cage helps nanoparticles target tumors
Researchers have used an engineered form of ferritin, a cage-like iron storage protein, to both synthesize and deliver iron oxide nanoparticles to tumors.
Posted: Jan 16th, 2007
Read moreNanoparticles continue to yield delivery tools for therapeutic nucleic acids
Cancer researchers hold great hope that nucleic acid-based therapeutics, such as anticancer genes, antisense oligonucleotides, and small interfering RNA molecules, will prove to be powerful antitumor agents.
Posted: Jan 16th, 2007
Read moreClot-mimicking nanoparticles attack breast cancer tumors
Nanoparticles that act much like a developing clot seek out and bind to the blood vessels surrounding tumors and then attract more nanoparticles to the tumor target.
Posted: Jan 16th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology investing forum
A conference in Palm Springs next week will give an overview where nanotechnology VCs are investing right now and what the most promising commerzialization applications are.
Posted: Jan 16th, 2007
Read moreSelf-cleaning Lotus plastic
Nature inspires scientists to treat surfaces in a special way.
Posted: Jan 15th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology playing a role in Diderot's dreams?
A thought-provoking essay can be found over at the Cyborg Democracy blog – Dreaming with Diderot.
Posted: Jan 15th, 2007
Read moreCombination gene therapy delivered in lipid-based nanoparticles
Dual gene therapy suppresses lung cancer in preclinical test
Posted: Jan 15th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology imaging sensor gets rid of flash in cameras
A Korean company's new nanotechnology-based Single Carrier Modulation Photo Detector (SMPD) can take pictures in near darkness.
Posted: Jan 15th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology-based medicines nearing commercialization
The nanotech community will gather at the 2nd Annual NANOMEDICINE: Commercializing Drug Delivery, Diagnostics and Medical Devices conference for two days on March 26-27, 2007.
Posted: Jan 12th, 2007
Read moreEuropean nanomedicine research, training and regulation consolidates
European efforts to consolidate the field of nanomedicine were further progressed during the research conference on nanomedicine in Spain last September.
Posted: Jan 12th, 2007
Read moreGold clusters stabilize platinum electrocatalysts for use in fuel cells
Under lab conditions that imitate the environment of a fuel cell, researchers added gold clusters to the platinum electrocatalyst, which kept it intact during an accelerated stability test.
Posted: Jan 11th, 2007
Read moreNext OECD workshop on nanotechnology safety announced
The 2nd Meeting of the OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials will take place in Berlin/Germany, on April 25-27, 2007.
Posted: Jan 11th, 2007
Read moreProperties of nanoparticles depend on cluster size
Tiny variations in the numbers of atoms along the edges of molybdenum disulfide nanoparticles can profoundly influence the crystal's atomic-scale structure and coordination, electronic properties, and other characteristics.
Posted: Jan 11th, 2007
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