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Nanowire-paper offers strength, flexibility

Researchers have created assemblies of nanowires that show potential in applications such as armor, flame-retardant fabric, bacteria filters, oil cracking, controlled drug release, decomposition of pollutants and chemical warfare agents.

August 22, 2006 Read more

Nanoparticle enables light-activated ovarian cancer detection and therapy

By combining a compound produced by the plant St. John's wort with polymeric nanoparticles, researchers have developed a promising method for treating ovarian tumors using light.

August 21, 2006 Read more

Study tracks magnetic nanoparticles targeting breast tumors

An in-depth study of nanoparticle distribution in tumor-bearing mice has shown that targeted magnetic nanoparticles accumulate and cluster in both primary breast tumors and metastatic lesions that have developed in the lung.

August 21, 2006 Read more

Dual-mode nanoscale imaging yields new details of cellular events

A new nanoscale probe, the Scanning Mass Spectrometry (SMS) probe, can capture both the biochemical makeup and topography of complex biological objects in their normal environment.

August 21, 2006 Read more

Nanoparticle design influences inflammatory potential in lung

New findings indicate that nanoparticles made of biodegradable materials do not trigger inflammation in the lungs.

August 21, 2006 Read more

New methods for screening nanoparticles

Scientists have developed a screening method to examine how newly made nanoparticles interact with human cells following exposure for various times and doses.

August 21, 2006 Read more

Electric tweezers - now everyone can have a desktop lab

The ability to sort cells or manipulate microscopic particles could soon be in the hands of small laboratories, high schools and amateur scientists.

August 18, 2006 Read more

More details in the nanocosmos of the cell

Researchers have, for the first time, improved the resolution of STED microscopes (Stimulated Emission Depletion) to 15 nanometers.

August 18, 2006 Read more

Scientists use electron beam to unravel the secrets of an atomic switch

Scientists have used a beam of electrons to move a single atom in a small molecule back and forth between two positions on a crystal surface.

August 17, 2006 Read more

Molecules spontaneously form honeycomb network featuring pores of unprecedented size

UC Riverside researchers have discovered a new way in which nature creates complex patterns: the assembly of molecules with no guidance from an outside source.

August 17, 2006 Read more

Radical 'ballistic computing' chip bounces electrons around like billiards

Instead of running electrons through a transistor as if they were a current of water, the ballistic design bounces individual electrons off deflectors as if playing a game of atomic billiards.

August 17, 2006 Read more

Artifical muscles may enable more lifelike color displays

Scientists have unveiled a new technology that could lead to video displays that faithfully reproduce a fuller range of colors than current models, giving such a life-like viewing experience that it could be hard to go back to your old TV.

August 17, 2006 Read more

New flame retardant with nanoparticles provides effective shield

In the next generation of chemical flame retardants, nanoparticles incorporated in paint will ensure that a crust forms to protect the underlying surface.

August 17, 2006 Read more

Nanotechnology collaboration between Europe and India

EuroIndiaNet is designed to promote stronger collaboration between EU and Indian scientists and industrialists in the nanotechnologies and nanosciences.

August 17, 2006 Read more

UC Irvine extension introduces intensive seminar: Nanotechnology applications and opportunities

The seminar, which will feature guest lecturers from both academia and business, will expose participants to the nanotech resources in their own backyards, and bring together local business leaders and university faculty currently applying these technologies.

August 16, 2006 Read more

Nanoparticle toxicity tested

Researchers have performed the first in vivo tests for carcinogenic effects that allows a direct comparison between nanoparticles and their corresponding bulk materials.

August 15, 2006 Read more