Exploiting RNA in the construction of nanodevices
The University of Limerick, a participant in the IST-funded MINT project, investigated the use of folded RNA as a templating agent in the construction of nanostructures.
Jun 21st, 2006
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Researchers discover how to focus on tiniest of the very small
Researchers have developed a technique to get a closer-than-ever look at individual atoms within crystal molecules -- allowing them, for the first time, to see the polarity, or physical alignment, of those constituent atoms and to get a view of the smaller atoms.
Jun 20th, 2006
Read moreSugar-based nanoparticles have potential to deliver proteins orally
A team of investigators in Spain has used two different sugars to create a nanoparticle that can entrap water-soluble molecules such as proteins.
Jun 19th, 2006
Read moreImaging live cells with a fluorescent magnetic nanoparticle
Investigators in France have developed a versatile new method for creating nanoparticles that are both magnetic and fluorescent.
Jun 19th, 2006
Read moreNanoparticles overcome solubility limitations of novel anticancer drug
Using a hybrid liposome-nanocapsule, researchers in France have developed a lipid nanocapsule that appears to overcome the solubility problem.
Jun 19th, 2006
Read moreNanoparticles and lasers create cancer-killing microbubbles
An international team of investigators has developed a method that uses clusters of gold nanoparticles to create vapor microbubbles that can kill targeted cells.
Jun 19th, 2006
Read moreSticky surfaces turn slippery with the flip of a molecular light switch
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created an optically switchable material that alters its surface characteristics when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light.
Jun 19th, 2006
Read moreNanospheres could revolutionize how biodiesel is produced
The researchers are after a new, high-tech catalyst that takes some of the energy, labor and toxic chemicals out of biodiesel production.
Jun 19th, 2006
Read moreSpinning of high strength fiber using single-walled carbon nanotubes
A research team from the Research Center for Advanced Carbon Materials of the National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan has developed a novel synthesis method for SWNTs (single-walled carbon nanotubes) to be the core material for nanotechnologies.
Jun 15th, 2006
Read moreToughening implants with zirconia
In the BIOKER project, funded under the European Commission GROWTH programme, methods and materials were investigated with the aim to increase the life span of ceramic-ceramic knee and hip orthopaedic implants.
Jun 14th, 2006
Read moreChemists direct silicon oxide into a selected hierarchical structure
Chemists direct silicon oxide into a selected hierarchical structure - a mechanism that until now had only been found in nature
Jun 14th, 2006
Read moreSnapshots shake up views about proteins
Using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, which allowed detection of protein folding events at the level of single atoms, researchers produced the equivalent of a sequence of snapshots of the protein folding process.
Jun 14th, 2006
Read moreResearchers decorate virus particles, showing potential to enhance MRI capabilities
Researchers at New York University have made chemical modifications to nanometer sized virus particles-a process that has the potential to improve magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques.
Jun 14th, 2006
Read moreResearchers develop smart petri dish
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed what they call a Smart Petri Dish that could be used to rapidly screen new drugs for toxic interactions or identify cells in the early stages of cancer circulating through blood.
Jun 13th, 2006
Read moreResearcher discovers how to control nanowires
A researcher at the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, has succeeded in largely controlling the transportation of electrons in semiconductor nanowires.
Jun 13th, 2006
Read moreNanotechnology to help extract more petrol from oil fields
Known as Pepfactants, new peptide technology can control the emulsions and foams used in a wide range of industry processes and could impact a range of products from petroleum to specialty chemicals and therapeutic drugs.
Jun 13th, 2006
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