For years scientists have been working to fundamentally understand how nanoparticles move throughout the human body. One big unanswered question is how the shape of nanoparticles affects their entry into cells. Now researchers have discovered that under typical culture conditions, mammalian cells prefer disc-shaped nanoparticles over those shaped like rods.
Oct 7th, 2013
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Researchers are developing a system that uses tiny magnetic beads to quickly detect rare types of cancer cells circulating in a patient's blood, an advance that could help medical doctors diagnose cancer earlier than now possible and monitor how well a patient is responding to therapy.
Oct 7th, 2013
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The next big thing in particle accelerators will fit on a fingertip.
Oct 7th, 2013
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Generators can be easily made from cheap, flexible, everyday materials.
Oct 7th, 2013
Read moreNew Center will offer the global semiconductor ecosystem crucial patterning knowledge for sub-10nm technologies.
Oct 7th, 2013
Read moreThis thesis studies the immobilization of biomolecules (antibodies and Fab'-fragments, avidins and oligonucleotide sequences) on gold surfaces in biosensors.
Oct 7th, 2013
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It is only a couple of molecules thick, and could not be thinner: the sheet of glass that scientists at the University of Ulm and Cornell University have discovered by accident.
Oct 7th, 2013
Read moreIn this thesis, production of Co, Ni, and Cu nanoparticles by hydrogen reduction of metal chlorides in gas phase was studied.
Oct 7th, 2013
Read moreWork undertaken by the project 'Nano health-environment commented database' (NHECD) has culminated in a completely open-access database that incorporates a mechanism for updating the knowledge repository.
Oct 7th, 2013
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After years of preparations it is time for Europe to launch The Graphene Flagship - a 10-year, 1,000 million euro research and innovation initiative on graphene and related layered materials.
Oct 7th, 2013
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With high-tech optical tools and sophisticated mathematics, researchers have found a way to pinpoint the location of specific sequences along single strands of DNA, a technique that could someday help diagnose genetic diseases.
Oct 6th, 2013
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Atomically thin sheets of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) have the handy benefit of protecting what's underneath from oxidizing even at very high temperatures, Rice University researchers have discovered.
Oct 6th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology is an emerging area that engages almost every technical discipline - from chemistry to computer science - in the study and application of extremely tiny materials. This short course allows any technically savvy person to go one layer beyond the surface of this broad topic to see the real substance behind the very small.
Oct 6th, 2013
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A new method developed by researchers at Princeton University and the University of Michigan called 'in silico nano-dissection' uses computers rather than scalpels to separate and identify genes from specific cell types, enabling the systematic study of genes involved in diseases.
Oct 5th, 2013
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Experiments may help in the design of new sources of extreme ultraviolet light for making integrated circuits with next generation lithography.
Oct 4th, 2013
Read moreNanostructured materials are at the forefront of research and development of novel devices in a variety of fields. Serbian scientists exploited EU funding to significantly enhance their research capacity in applied nanotechnology.
Oct 4th, 2013
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