Nanoparticle delivery of diphtheria toxin-encoding DNA selectively expressed in ovarian cancer cells reduced the burden of ovarian tumors in mice, and researchers expect this therapy could be tested in humans within 18 to 24 months.
Jul 30th, 2009
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Bringing objects close together can boost radiation heat transfer, according to new study that shows breakdown in Planck's law .
Jul 29th, 2009
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Scientistst at Rice describe a method for making odako, bundles of single-walled carbon nanotubes named for the traditional Japanese kites they resemble. It may lead to a way to produce meter-long strands of nanotubes, which by themselves are no wider than a piece of DNA.
Jul 29th, 2009
Read moreResearchers have coaxed Geobacter, the sediment-loving microbe who produce electric current from mud and wastewater, to evolve a new strain. It dramatically increases power output per cell, overall bulk power, and with a thinner biofilm, cuts the time to produce electricity on the electrode.
Jul 29th, 2009
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Recent research into the properties of graphene nanoribbons provides two new reasons for using the material as interconnects in future computer chips. In widths as narrow as 16 nanometers, graphene has a current carrying capacity approximately a thousand times greater than copper - while providing improved thermal conductivity.
Jul 29th, 2009
Read moreThis week marks the fifth anniversary of the publication of the Royal Society/Royal Academy of Engineering report, "Nanotechnology and Nanoscience: Opportunities and Uncertainties".
Jul 29th, 2009
Read moreAn effective patent strategy or enforcement program will contribute to the bottom line and increase market share for struggling companies.
Jul 29th, 2009
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A new class of economically viable solar power cells - cheap, flexible and easy to make - has come a step closer to reality as a result of recent work at NIST.
Jul 29th, 2009
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The tool can be used to study the complex biological mechanisms in cells responsible for cancer metastasis, wound healing, biofilm formation and other fluid-related processes.
Jul 29th, 2009
Read moreCSIRO scientists have made a breakthrough in efforts to extend the sensory range of electronic noses.
Jul 29th, 2009
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Scientists in New York and North Carolina are reporting assembly of the first functioning prototype of an artificial Golgi organelle. That key structure inside cells helps process and package hormones, enzymes, and other substances that allow the body to function normally.
Jul 29th, 2009
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Lab on a chip: Highly sensitive detection of bacteria with magnetic nanoparticles and a miniaturized NMR method.
Jul 29th, 2009
Read moreUpon reviewing the rules some stakeholders have asked EPA whether these SNURs apply to all variants of carbon nanotubes. This is not the case.
Jul 29th, 2009
Read moreAccording to a recent article published in the Economic Times, the Government of India has ordered pharmaceutical company Natco Pharma, based in Hyderabad in India, to recall its breast cancer drug Albupax from the market within two weeks.
Jul 29th, 2009
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Physicists have for the first time realized a microresonator that combines all the desired properties, i.e., long storage time, small volume, and tunability to arbitrary optical frequencies, in a single monolithic device.
Jul 29th, 2009
Read moreMaternal exposure to nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO2) affects the expression of genes related to the central nervous system in developing mice. Researchers writing in BioMed Central?s open access journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology found that mice whose mothers were injected with the nanoparticles while pregnant showed alteration in gene expression related to neurological dysfunction.
Jul 29th, 2009
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