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Pairing nanoparticles with proteins
New ways to tag, engineer molecules for energy conversion, drug delivery and medical imaging.
June 27, 2007 Read more
Nanoparticles carry chemotherapy drug deeper into solid tumors
A new drug delivery method using nano-sized molecules to carry the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin to tumors improves the effectiveness of the drug in mice and increases their survival time.
June 26, 2007 Read more
Nanotechnology application receives highest environmental award given In the U.S.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the Presidential Green Chemistry Award 2007 was awarded for the project, Direct Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide by Selective Nanocatalyst Technology.
June 26, 2007 Read more
Transparent transistors to bring future displays
Researchers have used nanotechnology to create transparent transistors and circuits, a step that promises a broad range of applications, from e-paper and flexible color screens for consumer electronics to smart cards and heads-up displays in auto windshields.
June 26, 2007 Read more
The nanotechnology revolution in architecture
An article in Architect Online states that nanotechnology is set to transform the way we build.
June 26, 2007 Read more
Advances in organic semiconductor processing
Work with innovative materials improves understanding, design of plastic electronics.
June 26, 2007 Read more
Bioelectronics: Progress toward drug screening with a cellâ??transistor biosensor
Researchers have shown that such bioelectronic hybrid systems are no longer just a utopian vision. A new report describes the coupling of a receptor to a silicon chip by means of a cellâ??transistor interface.
June 26, 2007 Read more
New survey on nanotechnology measurement tools and standards
Nanostrand is a new foresighting project funded by the European Commission.
June 26, 2007 Read more
Nanotechnology Task Force launches to drive UK research strategy
The UKâ??s Nanotechnology Task Force, convened by the University of Surrey, launches today with a conference to discuss the future of nanotechnology in the UK.
June 26, 2007 Read more
Nanotechnology, medicine and bioethics
The President's Council on Bioethics will hold a special session on nanotechnology this Friday, June 29th.
June 25, 2007 Read more
Watch cutting-edge nanotechnology research as it happens
Over the coming 3 years, the key scientists involved in this European nanotechnology research project will be making video diaries and posting them on this web site, along with blogs of their work and lives.
June 25, 2007 Read more
Significant step towards European joint technology initiative on nanoelectronics
More than 30 new members joined he joint technology research program on Nanoelectronics driven by European companies, universities and research institutes.
June 25, 2007 Read more
Scientists call for global push to advance research in synthetic biology
With research backgrounds ranging from materials engineering to molecular biophysics, seventeen leading scientists issued a statement today announcing that, much as the discovery of DNA and creation of the transistor revolutionized science, there is a new scientific field on the brink of revolutionizing our approach to problems ranging from eco-safe energy to outbreaks of malaria.
June 25, 2007 Read more
World's first X-ray free electron laser is on course to completion
Argonne reached another milestone in the design and construction of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) undulator system.
June 25, 2007 Read more
Tracking the influence of a cancer inhibitor on a single DNA molecule
Researchers have cast new light on the workings of the important cancer inhibitor topotecan.
June 25, 2007 Read more
Legal appraisal of nanotechnology released by German Federal Environment Agency
The Umweltbundesamt (UBA), Germany's Federal Environment Agency, has commissioned a legal opinion that identifies regulatory gaps for nanotechnology.
June 24, 2007 Read more
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