Head and neck cancer, the sixth most common cancer in the world, has remained one of the more difficult malignancies to treat, and even when treatment is successful, patients suffer severely from the available therapies. Now, researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a tumor-targeted nanoparticle that delivers high doses of anticancer agents directly to head and neck tumors.
Jul 15th, 2011
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a novel method of disguising nanoparticles as red blood cells, enabling the resulting nanoparticles to evade the body's immune system and deliver cancer-fighting drugs straight to a tumor.
Jul 15th, 2011
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A research team reports some promising results for earlier diagnosis of liver cancer.
Jul 15th, 2011
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A combination of two ordinary materials - graphite and water - could produce energy storage systems that perform on par with lithium ion batteries, but recharge in a matter of seconds and have an almost indefinite lifespan.
Jul 15th, 2011
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Researchers demonstrated how semiconductor nanocrystals can be doped in order to change their electronic properties and be used as conductors. This opens a world of possibilities in terms of applications of small electronic and electro-optical devices, such as diodes and photodiodes, electric components used in cellular phones, digital cameras, and solar panels.
Jul 15th, 2011
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Implants that obtain their energy from blood sugar and oxygen: Dr. Sven Kerzenmacher at the Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) of the University of Freiburg is researching the development of biological fuel cells with the goal of finding an inexhaustible source of power in the human body.
Jul 15th, 2011
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Rice University lab bulks up raw materials for highly efficient electric grid.
Jul 14th, 2011
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a memory device that is soft and functions well in wet environments - opening the door to a new generation of biocompatible electronic devices.
Jul 14th, 2011
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With the Advanced Light Source Berkeley Lab scientists explore the electronic structure of graphene in regions never before tested by experiment.
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Researchers at MIT have found a way to grow submicroscopic wires in water with great precision, using a method that makes it possible to produce entire electronic devices through a liquid-based process.
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Researchers from the University of Maryland and the CNST's Shaffique Adam have recently published a detailed review of the electronic transport properties of two-dimensional graphene.
Jul 14th, 2011
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Researchers report how they have developed an iron oxide containing material that could lead to a new generation of ozone filters.
Jul 13th, 2011
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At an atomic scale, the tiniest bridge of gold - that made of a single atom - is actually the strongest, according to new research by engineers at the University at Buffalo's Laboratory for Quantum Devices.
Jul 13th, 2011
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The achievement opens new possibilities for designing drugs for pain, epilepsy and heart rhythm disturbances.
Jul 13th, 2011
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A custom-built, $2.5 million "split magnet" system with the potential to revolutionize scientific research in a variety of fields has made its debut at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University.
Jul 13th, 2011
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Rice University lab's light-switching complex attaches itself to amyloid proteins.
Jul 13th, 2011
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