Using transparent zebrafish embryos, researchers at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia have shown that fullerenes can help fend off damage to normal tissue from radiation.
Apr 6th, 2006
Read moreOfficials in Germany have issued what appears to be the first health-related recall of a nanotechnology product.
Apr 5th, 2006
Read moreOak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers have demonstrated a way to sustain high supercurrents in wires in the presence of a large applied magnetic field ? a step which could greatly expand practical applications of superconductors.
Apr 4th, 2006
Read moreIndiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis researchers have developed a new procedure for the synthesis of quantum dots.
Apr 4th, 2006
Read moreUniversity of Edinburgh scientists will assess whether nanoparticles can cause damage to the cells of the liver.
Apr 4th, 2006
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AIST in Japan has succeeded in the synthesis of unique high quality fluorescent quantum dots, and the development of nano-biohybrid materials for protein and DNA/RNA measurements using quantum dots.
Apr 4th, 2006
Read moreAIST in Japan has succeeded in the development of a nano-fabrication technique utilizing a thermal lithography method resulting from the combination of visible-light lithography using a semi-conductor laser with a thermally nonlinear material.
Apr 4th, 2006
Read moreAn award-winning device developed at Argonne National Laboratory has set a world record for tiny spot size with a hard X-ray beam.
Apr 3rd, 2006
Read moreResearch to be carried out at the University of Leicester will develop silver nanoparticles, in a form which can play a significant role to play in combating MRSA, Cystic Fibrosis and AIDS, as well as the treatment of wounds.
Mar 31st, 2006
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Being able to hear the smallest of noises is a matter of life or death for many insects, but for the scientists studying their hearing systems understanding how insect ears can be so sensitive could lead to new microphones able to capture and analyse extremely faint sounds.
Mar 30th, 2006
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Nanoparticles of gold can act as tiny, precise and powerful heaters, which potentially could be used in biomedical applications, according to a new study.
Mar 30th, 2006
Read moreA Duke University engineer is herding tiny lenses with magnetic ferrofluids, precisely aligning them so that they focus bursts of light to excavate patterns of cavities on surfaces.
Mar 30th, 2006
Read moreA Duke University engineering group is doing pioneering work at very diminutive dimensions. Their basic studies could lead to genetically engineered proteins that can form e.g. erasable chemical detectors.
Mar 30th, 2006
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A rapid method for detecting and identifying very small numbers of diverse bacteria, from anthrax to E. coli, has been developed by scientists from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Mar 30th, 2006
Read moreUsing probes originally designed to detect and image topographical features on surfaces, scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated the ability to initiate and spatially localize chemical reactions on the submicron scale.
Mar 30th, 2006
Read moreUsing a simple, commercial microwave oven, chemists have developed a new method for the synthesis of nanomaterials that can control the dimensions and properties of rods and wires that are just one billionth of a meter in size.
Mar 30th, 2006
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