Numerous groups are attempting to use iron nanoparticles in medical imaging applications. Researchers are also developing magnetic nanoparticles as miniature thermal scalpels for killing tumors as well as imaging them.
Sep 5th, 2006
Read moreAiming to help researchers get a better handle on how anticancer agents are triggering cell death, investigator have developed a quantum dot nanodevice that can detect and image apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death.
Sep 5th, 2006
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Gold nanoparticles can heat up fast, by tens of degrees in just a few nanoseconds, which could either damage the molecules or help study them.
Aug 31st, 2006
Read moreResearchers have figured out how nanoscale microwave transmitters gain greater signal power than the sum of their parts.
Aug 31st, 2006
Read moreResearchers show how a newly discovered molecular motor helps a cell determine which way is up.
Aug 31st, 2006
Read moreResearchers at Stanford University have used electrodes made of bundles of multiwalled carbon nanotubes to stimulate rat neurons.
Aug 31st, 2006
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Physicists have discovered how to turn single molecules into working transistors.
Aug 30th, 2006
Read moreResearchers are touting the use of liquid crystalline polymers (LCP) as a viable tool for use in devices such as the sought-after lab-on-a-chip technology.
Aug 30th, 2006
Read moreBritish pharmacists announced the development of a vitamin E gel that is easier to formulate thanks to the use of nanotechnology.
Aug 30th, 2006
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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
Read moreResearchers 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
Read moreTexas Tech University researchers may have discovered a polyurethane nanofiber technique that can save lives.
Aug 28th, 2006
Read moreResearch 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
Read moreSmall 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
Read moreA new simple and versatile method uses a specific type of enzyme to facilitate quantum dot entry into cells.
Aug 28th, 2006
Read moreMeasuring 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
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