New method enables ultrasensitive cellular imaging
A new imaging technique that uses gold or silver nanoparticles to image single cells with a resolution sufficient to obtain molecular information from within the cell.
Nov 27th, 2006
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Nanoparticles improve drug targeting to skin
Polymer nanoparticles are used to encapsulate a light-sensitizing agent known as benzopsoralen.
Nov 27th, 2006
Read moreLipid nanoparticles enhance antitumor vaccine activity
Boosting the activity of a DNA-based anticancer vaccine with lipid-based nanoparticles.
Nov 27th, 2006
Read moreGermany calls for call for comprehensive labelling and accompanying risk research on nanotechnology products
BfR calls for comprehensible labelling, clear definitions, terms and standards as well as far more research into the potential risks before nanotechnology is used to a greater degree in consumer products.
Nov 27th, 2006
Read moreBio-inspired assembly of nanoparticle building blocks
Nanoassembly technique draws on lessons from cell membranes.
Nov 27th, 2006
Read moreNanotechnology makes world's smallest piano wire
The wires are made of carbon nanotubes that measure approximately 2 nanometers in diameter.
Nov 27th, 2006
Read moreA new twist on nanotubes
Chemists have found a set of organic molecules that spontaneously assemble themselves into a helical spiral with a hollow core.
Nov 24th, 2006
Read moreFocus on photosynthesis
An international group of researchers determines the arrangement of atoms in the manganese cluster of photosystem II.
Nov 24th, 2006
Read moreIndia developing regulatory guidelines for nanotechnology drugs
NIPER is planning to take up the ambitious task of developing regulatory guidelines for approving nanotechnology based drugs.
Nov 24th, 2006
Read moreEPA decides to regulate nanotechnology for the first time
The EPA has decided to regulate a large class of consumer items made with silver nanoparticles.
Nov 23rd, 2006
Read moreNew findings on the structure of hydrophobic interfaces
Researchers have found a gap between water and a water-repelling surface that can give new insight into the way water and oil separate.
Nov 22nd, 2006
Read moreCarbon nanotube cutlery
A carbon nanotube knife that, in theory, would work like a tight-wire cheese slicer.
Nov 22nd, 2006
Read moreMeasuring transport through a single atom in a transistor
Researchers have successfully measured transport through a single atom in a transistor.
Nov 22nd, 2006
Read moreMaking sense of the future: example nanotechnology risks
A workshop at the European Futurists Conference later this month in Switzerland will deal with nanotechnology risks.
Nov 21st, 2006
Read moreReordering surface nanostructures to create true black metal
Scientists have created a way to change the properties of almost any metal to render it, literally, black.
Nov 21st, 2006
Read moreGeneric method links quantum dots to proteins
A simple, generic method for attaching quantum dots to proteins in a highly controlled manner.
Nov 20th, 2006
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