Melting DNA into a barcode
A completely new method for producing an image of individual DNA molecules' genetic make-up has been developed by researchers in Sweden and Denmark.
Jul 19th, 2010
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Vaccine-delivery patch with dissolving microneedles boosts protection
A new vaccine-delivery patch based on hundreds of microscopic needles that dissolve into the skin could allow persons without medical training to painlessly administer vaccines - while providing improved immunization against diseases such as influenza.
Jul 19th, 2010
Read moreInternational Conference on Science and Technology Education to focus on Islamic world
Among the events of the festival will be an educational workshop on nanotechnology.
Jul 19th, 2010
Read moreInsights into the development of superior UVB blocking molecules
A research team in Thailand has investigated the absorption and emission spectra of ultraviolet (UV) B blocking methoxy substituted cinnamates using the symmetry-adapted cluster configuration interaction method.
Jul 19th, 2010
Read moreBreakthrough in thin-film solar cells: New insights into the indium/gallium puzzle
Computer simulations designed to investigate the so-called indium/gallium puzzle have highlighted a new way of increasing the efficiency of CIGS thin-film solar cells.
Jul 19th, 2010
Read moreNovel microfluidic HIV test is quick and cheap
Microfluidic device uses antibodies to 'capture' white blood cells called T cells affected by HIV.
Jul 16th, 2010
Read moreSugar-coated nanotubes deliver high-dose radiotherapy
Starting with simple carbon nanotubes, a team of researchers from the United Kingdom and Spain has developed a sugar-coated nanocapsule that can deliver large doses of radioactivity to tumors.
Jul 16th, 2010
Read moreNanosponge drug delivery system more effective than direct injection
When loaded with an anticancer drug, a delivery system based on a novel material that its creators call a nanosponge is three to five times more effective at reducing tumor growth than direct injection of the same drug.
Jul 16th, 2010
Read moreNanoinformatics 2010: A collaborative roadmapping workshop
This workshop will bring together informatics experts, nanotechnology researchers and policy makers, and other stakeholders and potential contributors to jointly develop a comprehensive roadmap for the area of nanoinformatics.
Jul 16th, 2010
Read moreNanoparticles assembled inside tumors trap drugs and imaging agents
Researchers have shown that a system that assembles itself into a nanoparticle, complete with drug or imaging agent, once it gets inside a tumor can dramatically increase the rate at which clinically important molecules get into tumors and still trap those molecules inside the tumor.
Jul 16th, 2010
Read moreMagnetic nanoparticles remove ovarian cancer cells from the abdominal cavity
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology created magnetic nanoparticles that can selectively bind to and remove ovarian tumor cells from abdominal cavity fluid.
Jul 16th, 2010
Read moreNearly as hard as steel: Aluminum with fullerenes
Russian researchers are using special carbon nanoparticles to optimize materials. They are adding fullerenes to aluminum to obtain a new material that is roughly three times harder than conventional composites, yet weights much less.
Jul 16th, 2010
Read moreNanoparticles boost generator performance
The electrical energy in generators is generated in copper bars insulated against high electrical voltages with thick layers of plastic. New materials would enable a thinner design for these insulators, freeing up space for thicker bars in which ultimately more energy could be generated.
Jul 16th, 2010
Read moreChemists grow crystals with a twist - and untwist
Chemists from New York University and Russia's St. Petersburg State University have created crystals that can twist and untwist, pointing to a much more varied process of crystal growth than previously thought.
Jul 16th, 2010
Read moreEcological cement cuts CO2 emissions by up to 100 percent
The development of the new ecological cement, as well as the techniques for enhancing its mechanical properties using nanotechnology, has lead to the obtention of two patents.
Jul 16th, 2010
Read moreNovel microscopy technique for three-dimensional imaging of nanostructures wins ERC starting grant
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a Starting Grant to the TERATOMO proposal presented by Rainer Hillenbrand. The grant has a budget of nearly 1.5 million euros for a 5 year work program. TERATOMO is the acronym for Near-field Spectroscopic Nanotomography at Infrared and Terahertz frequencies.
Jul 16th, 2010
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