Engineers develop revolutionary nanotech water desalination membrane
New reverse osmosis (RO) membrane promises to reduce the cost of seawater desalination and wastewater reclamation.
Nov 6th, 2006
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Photodynamic therapy with nanoparticles targets tumors
A nontoxic photodynamic dye that appears to be particularly lethal to brain cancer cells.
Nov 6th, 2006
Read moreNanoparticle probes light up cells
Nanosilver tags could provide a boost to high-throughput drug screening efforts.
Nov 6th, 2006
Read moreMultifunctional nanoparticles image tumors, deliver drug
Researchers have successfully melded magnetic iron nanoparticles, the anticancer drug doxorubicin, and a polymer tagged with a tumor-targeted molecule into a stable nanoparticle that accumulates inside human tumor cells.
Nov 6th, 2006
Read morePerfecting targeted nanoparticles for anticancer therapy
Systematic experiments aimed at identifying how nanoparticle formulations affect drug delivery in the body.
Nov 6th, 2006
Read moreEU network focuses on nanoengineered superconductors for power applications
A new European research project NESPA - NanoEngineered Superconductors for Power Applications.
Nov 6th, 2006
Read moreEU launches nanotubes project for biomedical applications
A new EU research program CARBIO - Multifunctional Carbon Nanotubes for Biomedical Applications.
Nov 6th, 2006
Read moreNew techniques pave way for carbon nanotubes in electronic devices
Two new techniques for placing carbon nanotube patterns on metal surfaces of just about any shape and size.
Nov 6th, 2006
Read moreGermany launches nano action plan
Germany launches a single framework for action.
Nov 6th, 2006
Read moreNew U.S. research grants available for nanotoxicity research
A new nanotoxicity research grant titled Manufactured Nanomaterials: Physico-chemical Principles of Biocompatibility and Toxicity.
Nov 3rd, 2006
Read moreBiofuel cells without the bio cells
Proteins rendered portable from the organisms that spawned them could make miniature bioreactor cells feasible.
Nov 3rd, 2006
Read moreDNA gets kinky easily at the nanoscale
Scientists have answered a long-standing molecular stumper regarding DNA: How can parts of such a rigid molecule bend and coil without requiring large amounts of force?
Nov 3rd, 2006
Read moreNew military nanotechnology research consortium
The Consortium for Nanomaterials for Aerospace Commerce and Technology, or CONTACT.
Nov 3rd, 2006
Read moreFloating and spiky
With the aid of complex computer simulations, scientists have discovered how the shape and distribution of certain sticky areas on the cell affect its adhesion in blood vessels.
Nov 3rd, 2006
Read moreUK completes its network of 22 nanotechnology centers
A new era with a complete network of 22 Nanotechnology Centres linking up across the UK will be officially ushered in Nov. 2, 2006.
Nov 2nd, 2006
Read moreQuantum coherence possible in incommensurate electronic systems
It was demonstrated that quantum coherence is possible in electronic systems that are incommensurate, thereby removing one obstacle in the development of quantum devices.
Nov 2nd, 2006
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