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Nanotube ink: desktop printing of carbon nanotube patterns

Using an off-the-shelf inkjet printer, a team of scientists has developed a simple technique for printing patterns of carbon nanotubes on paper and plastic surfaces.

Aug 30th, 2006

'Nanocantilevers' yield surprises critical for designing new detectors

Researchers have made a discovery about the behavior of tiny structures called nanocantilevers that could be crucial in designing a new class of ultra-small sensors for detecting viruses, bacteria and other pathogens.

Aug 28th, 2006

Researchers make chemical warfare protective nanofibers

Texas Tech University researchers may have discovered a polyurethane nanofiber technique that can save lives.

Aug 28th, 2006

Acid-sensitive nanoparticles treat ovarian cancers with little toxicity

Research shows that acid-sensitive polymer nanoparticles are effective at suppressing tumor growth when tested in an animal model of human ovarian cancer.

Aug 28th, 2006

Nanoparticles successfully deliver protein-suppressing RNA-based therapies

Small pieces of nucleic acid, known as siRNAs (short interfering RNAs), can turn off the production of specific proteins, a property that makes them one of the more promising new classes of anticancer drugs in development.

Aug 28th, 2006

Enzyme modulates quantum dot uptake by cells

A new simple and versatile method uses a specific type of enzyme to facilitate quantum dot entry into cells.

Aug 28th, 2006

Quantum dots enable rapid tumor typing using clinical tissue samples

Measuring gene expression in clinical tissue samples may one day provide a powerful method for typing tumors and determining the optimal course of therapy for individual patients.

Aug 28th, 2006

Suspicion confirmed: flat molecules better for conducting electricity

A scientist has demonstrated that in creating single-molecule electronic devices, flatter molecules conduct electricity better.

Aug 25th, 2006

Reversed growth reveals secrets of carbon nanotubes

Researchers have reversed the growth of carbon nanotubes from catalysts, using electron beam irradiation in an electron microscope.

Aug 25th, 2006

Nanowire arrays can detect signals along individual neurons

Opening a whole new interface between nanotechnology and neuroscience, scientists have used slender silicon nanowires to detect, stimulate, and inhibit nerve signals along the axons and dendrites of live mammalian neurons.

Aug 24th, 2006

Olive oil for cheap and clean synthesis of quantum dots

Olive oil can be used for cheap and clean synthesis of quantum dots, according to scientists in Germany.

Aug 23rd, 2006

Carbon fibers make tiny, cheap video displays

For decades, researchers have been trying to make video displays using tiny mirrors mounted on silicon oscillators.

Aug 22nd, 2006

Nanowire-paper offers strength, flexibility

Researchers have created assemblies of nanowires that show potential in applications such as armor, flame-retardant fabric, bacteria filters, oil cracking, controlled drug release, decomposition of pollutants and chemical warfare agents.

Aug 22nd, 2006

Nanoparticle enables light-activated ovarian cancer detection and therapy

By combining a compound produced by the plant St. John's wort with polymeric nanoparticles, researchers have developed a promising method for treating ovarian tumors using light.

Aug 21st, 2006

Study tracks magnetic nanoparticles targeting breast tumors

An in-depth study of nanoparticle distribution in tumor-bearing mice has shown that targeted magnetic nanoparticles accumulate and cluster in both primary breast tumors and metastatic lesions that have developed in the lung.

Aug 21st, 2006

Dual-mode nanoscale imaging yields new details of cellular events

A new nanoscale probe, the Scanning Mass Spectrometry (SMS) probe, can capture both the biochemical makeup and topography of complex biological objects in their normal environment.

Aug 21st, 2006

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