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Carbon nanotubes against HIV

Carbon nanotubes transport gene therapy drug into T-cells known to block HIV from entering cells in vitro.

Feb 20th, 2007

Labeling cells with magnetic nanoparticles

New silica-coated iron oxide nanoparticles that allow for cell tracking in a live animal using MRI.

Feb 20th, 2007

All types of carbon nanotubes penetrate wide variety of cell membranes

It appears carbon nanotubes enter cells using more than one mechanism.

Feb 20th, 2007

Nanoparticles rely on 'velcro effect' to target tumor cells

Velcro-like process improves cell-specific targeting of nanoparticles to tumor cells.

Feb 20th, 2007

Nano printing technique produces model membranes

Researchers have modified the nanoscale printing technique known as dip-pen nanolithography to create large numbers of model cell membranes.

Feb 20th, 2007

Nanoparticles advance light-activated cancer therapy

To reduce or even eliminate PDT�??s therapy-limiting side effects, researchers are attempting to increase uptake of photosensitizers by tumors and decrease uptake by healthy cells, and to do that investigators are relying heavily on nanoparticles.

Feb 20th, 2007

Nanotechnology marketing on YouTube

Smart marketing for nanotechnology products has reached YouTube.

Feb 19th, 2007

UK and US to build global science portal

The UK and the US are to work together to develop a global science portal, making scientific information from many countries available via the internet.

Feb 19th, 2007

Green chemistry can help nanotechnology mature

Planning now can reduce risks of environmental and health-related side effects.

Feb 18th, 2007

EPA issues final nanotechnology white paper

On Friday, the Science Policy Council of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the final version of its Nanotechnology White Paper.

Feb 18th, 2007

Isotope science to have wide-ranging impact

Nuclear science - and a host of other endeavors that involve the production, study and use of rare isotopes - is undergoing a quiet but dramatic revolution.

Feb 17th, 2007

Old food meets new technologies, leaves food for thought

There are big changes driven by small forces in two of the oldest industries of the U.S. economy �?? agriculture and agricultural production.

Feb 16th, 2007

From farm waste to fuel tanks

Using corncob waste as a starting material, researchers have created carbon briquettes with complex nanopores capable of storing natural gas at an unprecedented density of 180 times their own volume and at one seventh the pressure of conventional natural gas tanks.