In order to boost this signal, and improve the ability of MRI to detect the smallest tumors, a new chemical method for making iron oxide nanoparticles enables researchers to more carefully control the physical and magnetic properties of these particles.
Posted: Jan 22nd, 2007
Read moreTaking a critical step toward the development of a multifunctional nanoscale anticancer agent that can detect cancer, treat it, and then report on the success or failure of that treatment.
Posted: Jan 22nd, 2007
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Dutch scientists can tune the size of protein-coated polymer nanoparticles for drug delivery applications.
Posted: Jan 22nd, 2007
Read moreResearchers have found a way to organize molecules in a crystal so that the poles align in the same direction.
Posted: Jan 22nd, 2007
Read moreWhen it comes to nanotechnology, Lakhtakia and his colleagues found that people in most segments of the economy are not paying much attention.
Posted: Jan 22nd, 2007
Read moreA new analytical procedure with extremely high sensitivity and precision that allows the reliable identification of single molecules on surfaces.
Posted: Jan 22nd, 2007
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It seems that "powered by nanotechnology" has become a catchy phrase that suppliers of auto consumer products increasingly attach to products ranging from engine oil and windshield treatment to paint coating and in-car air purifiers.
Posted: Jan 19th, 2007
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New nanodot arrays that respond to magnetic fields with record levels of uniformity.
Posted: Jan 19th, 2007
Read moreResearch team achieves efficient, scalable solutions on difficult optimization problems containing over a billion variables.
Posted: Jan 19th, 2007
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An ongoing research project into the detection of illicit drug use has shown that 100% of a sample of bank notes in current circulation in Dublin showed contamination with cocaine.
Posted: Jan 19th, 2007
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A simple low-cost approach using a commercially available Teflon suspension for forming an ultrahydrophobic coating.
Posted: Jan 19th, 2007
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Researchers have succeeded in breaking the symmetry of nanoparticles using a mathematical principle known as the hairy ball theorem.
Posted: Jan 19th, 2007
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New technique stores and retrieves entire image from a single photon.
Posted: Jan 19th, 2007
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Lycra-like materials were inspired by spider silk.
Posted: Jan 19th, 2007
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A molecule that can move in a straight line on a flat surface now can carry cargo.
Posted: Jan 18th, 2007
Read moreU.S. researchers are teaming up with counterparts in Pakistan to develop nanotechnologies which will identify potential cancer therapies which utilize native medicinal plants.
Posted: Jan 18th, 2007
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