The future of nanotechnology - we need to talk
New report says we need to talk now about nanotechnology and what we want from it if we are going to avoid public backlash.
Posted: Nov 15th, 2006
Read moreUsing nanotechnology and lasers to rapidly detect viruses
A diagnostic test that can detect viruses as diverse as influenza, HIV and RSV in 60 seconds or less.
Posted: Nov 15th, 2006
Read moreNanoparticles to target brain cancer
Nanoparticles can be used to image and track brain tumors as well as destroy them.
Posted: Nov 15th, 2006
Read moreNanotechnology, green buildings, and sustainable design
Environmentally friendly real estate was a hot topic yesterday at the CoreNet Global Summit
Posted: Nov 14th, 2006
Read moreSmart ink nanotechnology keeps food safe
Smart technology that could put an end to consumers paying for spoiled food.
Posted: Nov 14th, 2006
Read moreCharting new nanomemory
Researchers investigating the properties of ferroelectric nanodots discover new properties.
Posted: Nov 14th, 2006
Read moreNASA nanotechnology comes to market
NASA developed a simpler, safer, and much less costly process to make carbon nanotubes,
Posted: Nov 14th, 2006
Read moreNanotechnology solves longstanding difficulty with stainless steel
The longstanding difficulty of the stainless steels nitriding may be solved by surface nano-structrued pre-treatment.
Posted: Nov 13th, 2006
Read moreHow a drug attaches to a cell
A better way to see where a drug attaches to a cell through a new process that produces novel hollow platinum nanostructures.
Posted: Nov 13th, 2006
Read morePurifying nanotubes
Metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) can be selectively etched and eliminated from a substrate without damaging their semiconducting SWNT neighbors.
Posted: Nov 13th, 2006
Read moreNew survey of nanotechnology practices for workplace safety
The first comprehensive, international survey of workplace safety practices in the burgeoning nanotechnology industry finds that many nanotech companies and laboratories believe nanoparticles may pose specific environmental and health risks for workers.
Posted: Nov 13th, 2006
Read moreNanotechnology dipstick test for cocaine, other drugs
The test is based upon DNA-gold nanoparticle technology, and can be packaged in user-friendly kits similar to those used for home pregnancy tests.
Posted: Nov 13th, 2006
Read morePolymer coating improves tumor-targeting nanoparticles
Adding a thin coating of the biocompatible polymer poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) to the surface of sulfur-modified, or thiolated, nanoparticles designed to fall apart inside tumors, prolongs the time that the resulting nanoparticles remain in tumors.
Posted: Nov 13th, 2006
Read moreModified silicon-based surfaces provide good home to proteins
Silicon, whether in its elemental form as silicon wafers or in its oxidized form, known as silicon dioxide or silica, at the nanoscale, interact with proteins in ways that have practical applications in cancer screening and drug synthesis, among others.
Posted: Nov 13th, 2006
Read moreNanoparticle-arsenic combination makes for more potent anticancer agent
Arsenic trioxide, one of most promising drugs for treating acute promyelocytic leukemia, could achieve broader use if encapsulated in lipid-based nanoparticles designed to release their cargo inside tumor cells.
Posted: Nov 13th, 2006
Read moreImproving nanoscale heat therapy for cancer
A new theory explains the relationship between nanoparticle size, shape, and other physical parameters and the efficiency with which they absorb light.
Posted: Nov 13th, 2006
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