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Watery nanoparticles deliver anticancer therapy

Ultrafine nanoparticles made of a lacy web of polymer and tiny pockets of water may prove to be an ideal vehicle for delivering light-activated drugs to tumors.

March 5, 2007 Read more

Targeted nanoparticles image early tumors

Using nanoparticles targeted to the tiny blood vessels that surround even the smallest tumors, researchers have developed a radioactive imaging agent that was able to identify human tumors.

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Magnetic nanocrystals carry tumor-killing drugs

Magnetic nanocrystalline iron-nickel alloys can effectively carry and release anticancer agents.

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Nanoparticle combination therapy kills intractable tumors

Administering a small amount of a potent but potentially toxic anticancer agent along with nanoparticles loaded with a second anticancer agent produced a dramatic inhibition of tumor growth in normally intractable cancers.

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Canon is confident in patent-related dispute over nanotechnology TV

Canon expects to win a patent-related dispute in the U.S.

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Nanotechnology and the Pentagon's 21st century military visions

The military's quest for 'game-changing' technology.

March 2, 2007 Read more

Watch footage of how nanotubes form

Scientists have successfully produced live video footage that shows how carbon nanotubes form.

March 2, 2007 Read more

Semi-finalists for Nano Idea to Product Competition announced

Fifteen teams from 12 universities have been selected to present their new product ideas at the Nano Idea to Product Competition April 2-4.

March 2, 2007 Read more

New nanoscale electronic switch works like lightning

Nanoscale electrical switches can be built from self-assembled layers of organic molecules on silver wires.

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Complementary circuits made from organic materials

Scientists construct complementary circuits from organic materials.

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Delicate relation between single spins

Scientists measure the magnetic interaction between single atoms.

March 2, 2007 Read more

The future of material sciences is in nanotechnology

One of the world's largest polymer manufacturers says that the future of material sciences is closely linked to nanotechnology.

March 2, 2007 Read more

Model simulates atomic processes in nanomaterials

A new computer modeling approach to study how materials behave under stress at the atomic level, offering insights that could help engineers design materials with an ideal balance between strength and resistance to failure.

March 1, 2007 Read more