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Researchers design nanomachine that kills cancer cells

Researchers from the Nano Machine Center at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have developed a novel type of nanomachine that can capture and store anticancer drugs inside tiny pores and release them into cancer cells in response to light.

Apr 1st, 2008

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Nano-softball made of DNA

For quite some time, DNA, the stuff our genes are made of, has also been considered the building material of choice for nanoscale objects. A team in Germany has now made a dodecahedron (a geometric shape with twelve surfaces) from DNA building blocks.

Apr 1st, 2008

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Researchers develop tool that 'sees' internal body details 1,000 times smaller

Doctors' quest to see what is happening inside a living body has been hampered by the limits on detecting tiny components of internal structures and events. Now a team of Stanford University School of Medicine researchers has developed a new type of imaging system that can illuminate tumors in living subjects-getting pictures with a precision of nearly one-trillionth of a meter.

Mar 31st, 2008

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Wie metallhaltige Nanopartikel Zellen stressen koennen

Jedes Jahr kuert die Fachzeitschrift Environmental Science and Technology aus mehr als 1200 Veroeffentlichungen die besten wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten in den Bereichen Umweltwissenschaften, Umwelttechnologie und Umweltpolitik. Dieses Jahr wurde eine Zusammenarbeit zwischen der Empa und der ETH Zuerich als beste Arbeit im Bereich Umweltwissenschaften ausgezeichnet.

Mar 31st, 2008

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Brown hosts regional bioengineering conference

Leading academics and practitioners from the northeast United States will discuss the latest advances in bioengineering research and nanotechnology at a conference hosted by Brown University April 4-6, 2008.

Mar 31st, 2008

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University professor talks small

University of Virginia professor Rosalyn Berne discusses her book 'NANOTALK: Meaning, Belief and Ethics in the Development of Nanotechnology' during the Virginia Festival of the Book.

Mar 31st, 2008

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