Researchers develop radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells
This is an early step toward developing therapies for metastasized cancers, scientists say.
Posted: May 21st, 2013
Read moreA nanotechnology use for grapefruits in improving drug delivery
Grapefruits have long been known for their health benefits, and the subtropical fruit may revolutionize how medical therapies like anti-cancer drugs are delivered to specific tumor cells.
Posted: May 21st, 2013
Read moreArranging nanoparticles in geometric patterns allows for control of light with light
Rice University scientists have unveiled a robust new method for arranging metal nanoparticles in geometric patterns that can act as optical processors that transform incoming light signals into output of a different color.
Posted: May 21st, 2013
Read moreHow gold nanoparticles can help fight ovarian cancer
Positively charged gold nanoparticles are usually toxic to cells, but cancer cells somehow manage to avoid nanoparticle toxicity. Mayo Clinic researchers found out why and determined how to make the nanoparticles effective against ovarian cancer cells.
Posted: May 21st, 2013
Read moreA new type of laser
Physicists have succeeded in creating a new type of laser. Its operation principle is completely different from conventional devices, which opens up the possibility of a significantly reduced energy input requirement.
Posted: May 21st, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology surface architecture for bio applications
Surface nanoarchitecture provides spatially and temporally resolved stimuli response of the material, and offers defi ned control over the behavior of biomolecules and cells at the solid-liquid interface.
Posted: May 21st, 2013
Read moreSelf-assembled functionalized nanowires using multiple modified amyloid peptides
Researchers have successfully developed a new technique for efficiently creating functionalized nanowires for the first time ever. The group focused on the natural propensity of amyloid peptides, molecules which are thought to cause Alzheimer's disease, to self-assemble into nanowires in an aqueous solution and controlled this molecular property to achieve their feat.
Posted: May 21st, 2013
Read moreThe April issue of Nanotech Insights newsletter is now available
The April 2013 issue of Nanotech Insights, a quarterly newsletter dedicated to the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, is now available from CKMNT.
Posted: May 21st, 2013
Read moreResearchers perform fastest measurements ever made of ion channel proteins
A team of researchers at Columbia Engineering has used miniaturized electronics to measure the activity of individual ion-channel proteins with temporal resolution as fine as one microsecond, producing the fastest recordings of single ion channels ever performed.
Posted: May 20th, 2013
Read moreIron-platinum alloys could be new-generation hard drives
UC Davis researchers have found a convenient way to make layered iron-platinum alloys and tailor their properties, a promising material for a potential new generation of data storage media.
Posted: May 20th, 2013
Read moreNon-wetting fabric drains sweat (w/video)
Waterproof fabrics that whisk away sweat could be the latest application of microfluidic technology developed by bioengineers at the University of California, Davis.
Posted: May 20th, 2013
Read moreInkjet-printed graphene opens the door to foldable electronics
Researchers develop method to print highly conductive, bendable layers of graphene.
Posted: May 20th, 2013
Read moreNew advance in nanotechnology gene sequencing technique
Researchers have used solid-state nanopores to differentiate single-stranded DNA molecules containing sequences of a single repeating base.
Posted: May 20th, 2013
Read moreNanoantennas improve infrared sensing
A team of University of Pennsylvania engineers has used a pattern of nanoantennas to develop a new way of turning infrared light into mechanical action, opening the door to more sensitive infrared cameras and more compact chemical-analysis techniques.
Posted: May 20th, 2013
Read moreAdvanced carbon nanocomposite materials for planes, trains and automobiles
New technique advances carbon-fiber composites.
Posted: May 20th, 2013
Read moreCompetition in the quantum world
Innsbruck physicists led by Rainer Blatt and Peter Zoller experimentally gained a deep insight into the nature of quantum mechanical phase transitions. They are the first scientists that simulated the competition between two rival dynamical processes at a novel type of transition between two quantum mechanical orders.
Posted: May 20th, 2013
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