American Public Health Association adopts policy on nanotechnology
APHA adopts a policy addressing the potential environmental and occupational health and safety risks of nanotechnology.
Dec 20th, 2006
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Improved understanding of mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes
Researchers have discovered through computer simulations that the bending of carbon nanotubes occurs differently from that of their macroscopic counterparts in significant ways.
Dec 20th, 2006
Read moreDNA logic circuits that work in test tubes
But a new breakthrough by researchers at the California Institute of Technology could result in future logic circuits that literally work in a test tube--or even in the human body.
Dec 20th, 2006
Read moreWorld's strongest nanowires 'near perfect materials'
Scientists say they have made the world's strongest nanowire, reaching the theoretical limits of what they had designed.
Dec 19th, 2006
Read moreNanotechnology and complexity: Building functionalities from multitude (Nanowerk News
A 1-day seminar will deal with the complexity and multidisciplinarity inherent in nanotechnologies.
Dec 19th, 2006
Read moreMayo Clinic study explores link between nanoparticles and kidney stones
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have successfully isolated nanoparticles from human kidney stones in cell cultures and have isolated proteins, RNA and DNA that appear to be associated with nanoparticles.
Dec 19th, 2006
Read moreNew magnetic polymers may advance spintronics technologies
The development may help lead to new techniques for faster and more versatile computer chips, among other applications.
Dec 19th, 2006
Read moreCoaxial nanotube photoconductors
Coaxial structure shapes optoelectronic properties.
Dec 19th, 2006
Read moreNanotechnology implant could measure tumor growth, treatment
A tiny implant now being developed at MIT could one day help doctors rapidly monitor the growth of tumors and the progress of chemotherapy in cancer patients.
Dec 18th, 2006
Read moreCall for papers: Nanotechnology and Industrial Ecology
The Journal of Industrial Ecology invites you to submit articles for a special issue on Industrial Ecology and and Nanotechnology by March 1, 2007.
Dec 18th, 2006
Read moreAptamer-quantum dot combo detects proteins
Aptamers can function as both a capping agent and a targeting agent.
Dec 18th, 2006
Read moreInorganic nanoparticles improve gene transfer into cells
Calcium phosphate nanoparticles to function as stable gene carriers.
Dec 18th, 2006
Read moreNanoparticles designed for dual-mode imaging
Researchers have married the best characteristics of two types of nanoparticles to create a single nanoparticle probe that can yield clinically useful images of both tumors and the molecules involved in cancer.
Dec 18th, 2006
Read moreApplication of micro and nanotechnologies for the rapid detection of pesticides and pathogens
Emerging nanotechnologies will provide innumerable advantages in the quality control of foodstuffs and food safety.
Dec 18th, 2006
Read moreNanomaterials vulnerable to dispersal in natural environment
Laboratory experiments with carbon nanotubes use show significant potential for dispersal in aquatic environments.
Dec 18th, 2006
Read moreMaking better magnetic nanoparticles
Using a polymer coating designed to resemble the outer surface of a cell membrane, researchers have created a highly stable, biocompatible magnetic nanoparticle expected to improve the sensitivity of MRI.
Dec 18th, 2006
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