Imagine having one polymer and one small molecule that instantly assemble into a flexible but strong sac in which you can grow human stem cells, creating a sort of miniature laboratory.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreWith the first Baby Boomer recently filing for Social Security, it is clear that more Americans will be living into their 80s and beyond. Responding to this trend, a new Penn State center will pursue interdisciplinary research that enhances independent living opportunities for older Americans in their homes and their communities and also fosters their physical, emotional and social well-being.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreAs a wide variety of nanoparticles continue to demonstrate their ability to improve the delivery of imaging agents and drugs to tumors, nanoparticle researchers have turned their attention to the challenge of systematically determining how a given nanoparticle's physical and chemical characteristics affect its ability to target tumors.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreThree new reports highlight the progress that researchers are making in developing broadly applicable, nanoparticle-enabled siRNA anticancer therapeutics.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreResearchers have created a technology based on stellar photometry software that provides more precise images of single molecules tagged with nanoprobes, particles specially designed to bind with a certain type of cell or molecule and illuminate when the target is found.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreIn an article featured on the cover of the March issue of Nature Nanotechnology, Mauro Ferrari of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, presented a proof-of-concept study on a new multistage delivery system for imaging and therapeutic applications.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland starts collaboration with the European top research centres by integrating its electronic-based micro and nanotechnology research activities with them.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreResearchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated a method for simultaneous structural and chemical characterization of samples at the femtogram level and below.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreResearchers from a wide range of disciplines at Eindhoven University of Technology will be joining forces in the Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS).
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreAustralian nanotechnology research and development has received a boost with the announcement that Australia's national facilities for nanoscale fabrication and characterisation are to work together closely for the benefit of all Australian researchers.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreResearchers hoping to use carbon nanotubes for quantum computing - in which the spin of a single electron would represent a bit of data - may have to change their approaches, according to new Cornell research.
Mar 26th, 2008
Read moreOne day soon patients may spit in a cup, instead of bracing for a needle prick, when being tested for cancer, heart disease or diabetes. A major step in that direction is the cataloguing of the ?complete? salivary proteome, a set of proteins in human ductal saliva, identified by a consortium of three research teams.
Mar 26th, 2008
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Thammasat University in Thailand yesterday unveiled nanotechnology waterproof cloth bags which it hopes will replace plastic bags and create a green campus.
Mar 26th, 2008
Read moreWhy do certain electronic components undergo spontaneous, irreversible breakdown? Why do certain mechanical parts, without any apparent wear, suffer failure? An initial, empirical answer to such questions has been provided by observations and measurements made by researchers.
Mar 26th, 2008
Read moreIn a finding that could provide controlled motion in futuristic nanomachines used for drug delivery, fuel cells, and other applications, researchers in Pennsylvania report that chemical signaling between synthetic microcapsules can trigger and direct movement of these capsules.
Mar 26th, 2008
Read moreEPA today announced $1.75 million in SBIR contracts to 25 small businesses to research and develop new environmental technologies.
Mar 26th, 2008
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