By combining peptide-based polymers with modified iron oxide nanoparticles, researchers have developed nanoparticles that can be manipulated in a magnetic field and that can respond to changes in pH and other physiologic stimuli.
Jul 31st, 2006
Read moreOne of the hopes for nanotechnology is that researchers will be able to harness the power of the nanoscale to develop faster, more sensitive and less expensive assay techniques for use in diagnostic and drug discovery applications.
Jul 31st, 2006
Read moreHaving the ability to measure pH in a tissue without the need for a biopsy could provide clinicians with a rapid method for determining if a suspicious growth is malignant. Two novel nanoparticles raise the distinct possibility that making such measurements could soon be reality.
Jul 31st, 2006
Read moreScientists have pioneered a new approach to detecting cancer cells, one that could eventually allow doctors to discover many malignancies earlier than currently possible.
Jul 27th, 2006
Read moreIn laboratory tests, one very low dose of a drug was enough to show an effect on notoriously tenacious artery-clogging plaques. What kind of drug is that potent?
Jul 27th, 2006
Read moreThe August issue of nanoRISK looks at nanotechnology applications in the military; the use of nanoparticles in the cosmetics industry; reports on a new, collaborative approach to nanotoxicology at the National University of Singapore; and numerous briefs on papers, initiatives, upcoming events and new book releases.
Jul 27th, 2006
Read moreIn a first-of-its-kind achievement, scientists have directly imaged the magnetic interactions between two magnetic atoms less than one nanometer apart and embedded in a semiconductor chip.
Jul 26th, 2006
Read moreA team of researchers have developed a means of making CNTs biocompatible.
Jul 26th, 2006
Read moreA newly devised nozzle fitted with a pinhole-sized capillary has allowed researchers to distribute helium atoms with X-ray-like waves on randomly shaped surfaces.
Jul 26th, 2006
Read moreIn the future, you might be reading this on foldable electronic paper, according to an American scientist.
Jul 26th, 2006
Read moreA new analyser measures the volatile and hygroscopic (water absorbing) properties of nanoparticles emitted from vehicles.
Jul 26th, 2006
Read moreResearchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have demonstrated a new, environmentally friendly process for treating water contaminated by perchlorate, a toxic chemical that has been found in drinking water in 35 states.
Jul 25th, 2006
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Bombarding a carbon nanotube with electrons causes it to collapse with such incredible force that it can squeeze out even the hardest of materials, much like a tube of toothpaste, according to an international team of scientists.
Jul 25th, 2006
Read moreNew research in the field of microelectronics facilitates the manufacture of nanodevices at the molecular level based on the use of genetic material.
Jul 25th, 2006
Read moreAdhesives are supposed to harden quickly and reliably - and connection should be debondable without difficulty once they have done their job. Fraunhofer researchers have developed the first adhesive to reconcile these contradictory requirements.
Jul 25th, 2006
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Max Planck scientists have shown that molecular motors can induce orientational order in an isotropic liquid of filaments.
Jul 25th, 2006
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