Improving delivery of anti-cancer chemotherapy with positively charged nanoparticles
A study released this week suggests that anti-cancer chemotherapies which use nanoparticles to deliver drugs deep inside tumor tissue will be more effective if the particles are positively electrically charged because they are taken up to a greater extent by proliferating cells.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2010
Read moreTiny diamond sparklers may hold the key to big advances in biomedical imaging technology
A team of researchers, led by Macquarie University Associate Professor James Rabeau, have discovered that the properties of light emitted from tiny isolated nano-diamonds are completely different from their larger relatives.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2010
Read moreUnder new leadership, Kavli Institute for Nanoscience evolves from a think tank to a proving ground
Looking to push the boundaries of nanoscience, the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science is no longer a think tank for new ideas, but a proving ground to aggressively push the limits of nanotechnology.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2010
Read moreThe assembly of protein strands into fibrils
The Atomic Force Microscope depicts on its screen the few nanometer thick and few micrometer long fibers as white flexible sticks, crisscrossing the surface on which they are deposited. The very peculiar property of these proteins lies in fact that they can self assemble into complex ribbon-like twisted fibers.
Posted: Apr 11th, 2010
Read moreResearchers harness virus to split water
A team of MIT researchers has found a novel way to mimic the process by which plants use the power of sunlight to split water and make chemical fuel to power their growth. In this case, the team used a modified virus as a kind of biological scaffold that can assemble the nanoscale components needed to split a water molecule into hydrogen and oxygen atoms.
Posted: Apr 11th, 2010
Read moreNew findings about protein architecture could aid development of unique nanomaterials
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University's School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS) have taken a major step forward in the effort to understand and engineer protein structure, which could lead to potential benefits in the fields of drug design and nanomaterials.
Posted: Apr 11th, 2010
Read moreBirthplace of nanotechnology to host gala, symposium, sculpture garden
Lockheed Martin is sponsoring the Year of the Nano, Rice's celebration of the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the buckminsterfullerene molecule -- the 'buckyball' -- that enables nanotechnology.
Posted: Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreYeast from the nanotechnology laboratory
The latest research currently being conducted in India has shown that nanoparticles can promote the growth of fungi and even assist plant growth.
Posted: Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreResearchers report major step forward in effort to understand and engineer protein structure
Significant findings about protein architecture may aid in drug design, generation of nanomaterials.
Posted: Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreClosing in on a carbon-based solar cell
To make large sheets of carbon available for light collection, Indiana University Bloomington chemists have devised an unusual solution -- attach what amounts to a 3-D bramble patch to each side of the carbon sheet.
Posted: Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreCRANN awarded $15.5m euros to lead two European nanotechnology projects
CRANN has been awarded 15.5m euros in non-exchequer funding, following a competitive process, to lead two major European nano research projects which will create 17 R+D roles.
Posted: Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreEuropean cancer research project to develop new nanomedical technology gets 12m euros funding
Trinity College Dublin (TCD) scientists based at the Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), TCD School of Medicine, in collaboration with CRANN, will lead a pan-European team that has attracted funding worth approximately 12m euros, to develop a cutting edge nanotechnology process which will enable the early and rapid diagnosis of most common cancer types.
Posted: Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreWireless nanotechnology sensors could save bridges, buildings
Could inexpensive wireless sensors based on nanotechnology be used to alert engineers to problematic cracks and damage to buildings, bridges, and other structures before they become critical? A feasibility study would suggest so.
Posted: Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreLeti demonstrates fully CMOS-compatible laser source coupled to a silicon waveguide
Leti announced today that it has demonstrated a fully CMOS-compatible laser source coupled to a silicon waveguide, a major milestone toward the WADIMOS project's goal of fabricating silicon photonics circuits in CMOS foundries.
Posted: Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreDevelopment of a low-cost metal substrate for CIGS solar cells
Researchers at AIST have developed an ultra-thin metal substrate using low carbon steel as the base, which enables lower cost than stainless steel foil.
Posted: Apr 9th, 2010
Read moreDevelopment of continuous synthesis equipment for metal nanoparticles
Researchers at AIST have developed continuous production equipment for metal nanoparticles and have succeeded in the practical use of a process where metal nanoparticles are synthesized continuously with uniform quality.
Posted: Apr 9th, 2010
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