Researchers have successfully tested a system that can identify a piece of DNA's bases directly as it moves through a modified protein nanopore. With further development, this system could greatly reduce the expensive equipment, chemicals, and lab time needed for current scanning methods.
Mar 26th, 2009
Read moreInvestigators at the University of California, Riverside, have developed a simple and cost-effective method of building conducting polymer nanowires that can detect a wide range of levels of a cancer biomarker.
Mar 26th, 2009
Read moreScientists have developed a 'nanowonton' of cobalt and gold to create an imaging contrast agent for use with both MRI and PAT.
Mar 26th, 2009
Read moreUsing nanoparticles made of a biocompatible polymer, investigators were able to encapsulate a molecule isolated from green tea that triggers apoptosis and inhibits angiogenesis, two key biochemical events that could prevent cancer.
Mar 26th, 2009
Read moreA team of scientists has created miniscule flakes of silicon that glow brightly, last long enough to slowly release cancer drugs, then break down into harmless byproducts.
Mar 26th, 2009
Read moreA team of investigators at Brown University has developed a novel way to treat a class of breast cancer cells. The team has created twin nanoparticles that specifically targets the Her-2 tumor cell and unload a cancer-fighting drug directly into it.
Mar 26th, 2009
Read moreA trans-European research team has developed a nanoparticle that transports antitumor genes selectively to cancer cells.
Mar 26th, 2009
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Imagine if all you had to do to charge your iPod or your BlackBerry was to wave your hand, or stretch your arm, or take a walk? You could say goodbye to batteries and never have to plug those devices into a power source again.
Mar 26th, 2009
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New research finding could lead to more durable aircraft, automotive components.
Mar 26th, 2009
Read moreThe Guardian in the UK is carrying a piece today on the emergence as China as a nanotechnology powerhouse
Mar 26th, 2009
Read moreThrough online activities ranging from facilitated chats to one-on-one interviews, the members will help Elsevier identify, design and deliver relevant products and services that resonate with and inspire research scientists around the world.
Mar 26th, 2009
Read moreElsevier announced today, that Biomaterials, the leading journal in the field of biomaterials science, will host Biomaterials Asia 2009 in Hong Kong from April 5-8 to highlight the latest Asian research developments, institutions, and individuals in biomaterials science.
Mar 26th, 2009
Read moreFrom Puerto Rico to Montana, museums, universities and research centers are gearing up for one of the largest outreach efforts ever attempted for educating the public about science and engineering at the nanoscale, a barely conceivable environment where one can manipulate objects as small as a single atom.
Mar 25th, 2009
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Scientists at Drexel University have produced a strongly hydrophobic nanodiamond material that shows bright blue fluorescence, just as macroscopic diamonds do.
Mar 25th, 2009
Read moreTwo lasers may be better than one when attacking cancer cells, according to a paper by Rice University scientists.
Mar 25th, 2009
Read moreFunding from the Missouri Life Sciences Research Fund, part of the 1998 state tobacco settlement, will establish the St. Louis Institute of Nanomedicine Working Group, a collaborative regional effort to apply advances in nanotechnology to the treatment of human diseases.
Mar 25th, 2009
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