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Nanotechnology, biomolecules and light unite to 'cook' cancer cells

Researchers are testing a new way to kill cancer cells selectively by attaching cancer-seeking antibodies to tiny carbon tubes that heat up when exposed to near-infrared light.

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Scientist models molecular switch

Michigan Technological University physicist Ranjit Pati and his team have developed a model to explain the mechanism behind computing's elusive Holy Grail, the single molecular switch. If born out experimentally, his work could help explode Moore's Law and could revolutionize computing technology.

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A promising step towards more effective hydrogen storage

An international research team led by Swedish Professor Rajeev Ahuja, Uppsala University, has demonstrated an atomistic mechanism of hydrogen release in magnesium nanoparticles - a potential hydrogen storage material.

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2008 Millennium Technology Prize awarded to Professor Robert Langer for intelligent drug delivery

The 2008 Millennium Technology Prize has been awarded to Professor Robert Langer for developing innovative biomaterials for controlled drug release.

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Researchers develop ultra low-cost plastic memory

Researchers at the Zernike Institute of Advanced Materials at the University of Groningen have developed a technology for a plastic ferro-electric diode which they believe will achieve a breakthrough in the development of ultra low-cost plastic memory material.

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Strategic Fraunhofer Cooperation for the roll-to-roll fabrication of organic light diodes and solar cells

The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS), one of the leading research institutes in the field of organic-based materials and devices, as well as the Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (FEP), leader in the field of large-area vacuum deposition on flexible substrates, have joined forces in the development of a technology for an organic devices roll-to-roll production process.

June 16, 2008 Read more

Resolving photon numbers

A paper published online this week in Nature Photonics reveals a design for 'photon-number-resolving detectors' that is simple, efficient and compatible with cost-effective mass production

June 15, 2008 Read more

Canada and India announce new joint science and technology initiatives

The two countires today announced the launch of 10 new Canada-India science and technology joint initiatives worth $17 million.

June 15, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology for alternative energy sources

The Sykes Research Group at Tufts University has posted a YouTube video that provides an introduction to the study of alternative energy sources and the role that nanotechnology techniques and applications play.

June 14, 2008 Read more

Water woes: Scarcity points to big opportunities in desalination

Luckily for desalination technology manufacturers, there?s actually a triple threat to the water supply poised to drive business their way: Climate change, water scarcity and decaying infrastructure.

June 13, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology goes haute couture

By adding nanoparticles made of pure gold and silver to fine Marino wool, researchers in New Zealand have created a rainbow of unexpected colors intended for high-end, couture fashion designers.

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Quantum rods probe blood-brain barrier

Researchers at the University of Buffalo have used targeted quantum rods both to breach the blood-brain barrier and to study how such constructs move across this largely impermeable barrier.

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Chemists create cancer-detecting nanoparticles

Scientists have found that magnetic nanoparticles can be especially helpful in locating cancerous cell clusters during MRI scans.

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Nanoparticle delivers antisense agent to tumors, boosts drug effect in resistant tumors

A multifunctional drug delivery system consisting of a lipid-based nanoparticle, a standard anticancer drug, and a short nucleic acid designed to augment the activity of that drug has demonstrated the ability to treat drug-resistant tumor cells.

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Large-scale screening of nanomaterial toxicity and activity

Two researchers working independently of one another have developed new methods for measuring the biological activity of nanomaterials in a highly systematic manner that enable them to draw important insights about nanomaterial biologic activity.

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Overcoming drug resistance - nanoparticles trigger built-In cell-death signal

Researchers have identified the major mechanisms that cancer cells use to neutralize the cytotoxic, or cell-killing, effects of anticancer drugs, and now they are using nanotechnology to help derail drug resistance and improve the odds of successfully treating cancer.

June 13, 2008 Read more