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Experiments show promise of nanoparticle targeting

Investigators developing an inhalable nanoparticle for treating lung cancer have shown that a surface molecule found on malignant lung cells can serve as an effective target for improving drug delivery.

September 25, 2006 Read more

Engine on a chip promises to best the battery

MIT researchers are putting a tiny gas-turbine engine inside a silicon chip about the size of a quarter.

September 25, 2006 Read more

Hybrid nanoparticles for multimodal medical imaging

Researchers in the University at Buffalo's Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics are turning their expertise in nanomedicine to the development of new, nanoparticle-based multi-probe systems.

September 25, 2006 Read more

UK launches reporting scheme to address nanotechnology uncertainties

DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs) has today launched an important new initiative to work towards addressing any potential risks posed by the products of nanotechnologies.

September 22, 2006 Read more

Conventional and nano-based water treatment technologies

Meridian Institute has written a paper entitled Overview and Comparison of Conventional and Nano-Based Water Treatment Technologies.

September 22, 2006 Read more

Researcher lights the way to better drug delivery

A Purdue University researcher has explained for the first time the details of how drugs are released within a cancer cell, improving the ability to deliver drugs to a specific target without affecting surrounding cells.

September 21, 2006 Read more

Quantum effect offers molecular transistors

A molecular switch that operates in a fundamentally new way could usher in a generation of microprocessors that work on the molecular scale.

September 21, 2006 Read more

New document lists environmental, health, and safety research needs for engineered nanoscale materials

Document identifies environmental, health, and safety research and information needs related to engineered nanoscale materials.

September 21, 2006 Read more

Production of high-performance thin films with laser irradiation

Researchers in Japan have established a low-cost, high-speed production technique of high-performance thin films by combining a solution process with a laser irradiation technique.

September 19, 2006 Read more

Trenches create memory space

Researchers have developed a new etch-resistant film that will make it possible to produce deeper and narrower trenches for memory chip production.

September 19, 2006 Read more

Nanoparticles boost delivery of Ccisplatin to tumor cells

Researchers have developed a nanoparticulate formulation of cisplatin that shows promise for overcoming drug resistance while boosting the amount of drug that accumulates inside malignant cells.

September 18, 2006 Read more

Detecting cancer with silica nanoparticles

Using silica nanoparticles labeled with the molecule guanine, researchers have now created a simple and inexpensive electrochemical method that detects tumor necrosis factor-alpha.

September 18, 2006 Read more

Nanocantilever biosensors detect multiple genes

Using nanoscale cantilevers in a microfluidics device, a team of European researchers has developed a portable biosensor capable of detecting specific genetic sequences.

September 18, 2006 Read more

Uniform tungsten trimers stand and deliver

Research provides fundamental insights into catalyst structure and behavior

September 18, 2006 Read more

Nanostructures: Say it with flowers

Producing nanosized InN structures raises the possibility of fabricating devices whose operation is based on quantum effects.

September 18, 2006 Read more

Materials scientists tame tricky carbon nanotubes

Based on a new theory, MIT scientists may be able to manipulate carbon nanotubes without destroying their extraordinary electrical properties.

September 15, 2006 Read more