Researchers from several CNRS-associated laboratories in France have succeeded in synthesizing porous nanoparticles that are capable of absorbing the energy of two photons in the near infrared spectrum, and then re-emitting radiation used for medical imaging by fluorescence.
Mar 28th, 2008
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Scientists in the US have mimicked the structure of bird nests to overcome the extreme fragility of highly insulating aerogels.
Mar 28th, 2008
Read moreMedical, environmental and chemical conundrums - including the mystery of how ice forms in the sky and goes on to create clouds - will be unravelled at a conference hosted by University College London to mark the opening of UCL's Materials Simulation Laboratory on Monday, March 31, 2008.
Mar 28th, 2008
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Scientists hope to build spintronic devices using a phenomenon called the spin Hall effect, which results from a particle's intrinsic angular momentum, or spin, rather than its electric charge.
Mar 28th, 2008
Read moreThe future of computing is under the spotlight at the Institute of Physics' Condensed Matter and Materials Physics conference at the Royal Holloway College of the University of London on March 26-28.
Mar 28th, 2008
Read moreEarthSky Communications today announced the launch of a new series of 10 podcasts - focused on the emerging science of nanotechnology - as part of the nationwide Nanotechnology: Power of Small project.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreA chemical engineer in the emerging field of nanomedicine, Chong Cheng says creating the tools to target tumors with powerful drugs - while bypassing healthy parts of the body - is the first step in achieving a future where cancer patients don?t suffer from the worst side affects of treatments such as chemotherapy.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreScientists have developed a new form of stretchable silicon integrated circuit that can wrap around complex shapes such as spheres, body parts and aircraft wings, and can operate during stretching, compressing, folding and other types of extreme mechanical deformations, without a reduction in electrical performance.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreA team of physicists and engineers has demonstrated exquisite control of single particles of light - photons - on a silicon chip to make a major advance towards the long sought after goal of a super-powerful quantum computer.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreImagine having one polymer and one small molecule that instantly assemble into a flexible but strong sac in which you can grow human stem cells, creating a sort of miniature laboratory.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreWith the first Baby Boomer recently filing for Social Security, it is clear that more Americans will be living into their 80s and beyond. Responding to this trend, a new Penn State center will pursue interdisciplinary research that enhances independent living opportunities for older Americans in their homes and their communities and also fosters their physical, emotional and social well-being.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreAs a wide variety of nanoparticles continue to demonstrate their ability to improve the delivery of imaging agents and drugs to tumors, nanoparticle researchers have turned their attention to the challenge of systematically determining how a given nanoparticle's physical and chemical characteristics affect its ability to target tumors.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreThree new reports highlight the progress that researchers are making in developing broadly applicable, nanoparticle-enabled siRNA anticancer therapeutics.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreResearchers have created a technology based on stellar photometry software that provides more precise images of single molecules tagged with nanoprobes, particles specially designed to bind with a certain type of cell or molecule and illuminate when the target is found.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreIn an article featured on the cover of the March issue of Nature Nanotechnology, Mauro Ferrari of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, presented a proof-of-concept study on a new multistage delivery system for imaging and therapeutic applications.
Mar 27th, 2008
Read moreVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland starts collaboration with the European top research centres by integrating its electronic-based micro and nanotechnology research activities with them.
Mar 27th, 2008
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