Quantum dots, when injected into animals with brain tumors, accumulate within the outer regions of those tumors. The quantum dots are readily visible when irradiated with light, identifying the outline of the tumor.
Jun 15th, 2007
Read moreTwo prestigious nanotechnology prizes will be awarded at "Productive Nanosystems: Launching the Technology Roadmap," a conference sponsored by Society of Manufacturing Engineers and Foresight Nanotech Institute with the support of Battelle, to be held on October 9-10, 2007 in Arlington, Virginia.
Jun 14th, 2007
Read moreThe Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the UK Government's leading funding agency for research and training in engineering and the physical sciences, has appointed Professor Richard Jones of the University of Sheffield as the Senior Strategic Advisor for Nanotechnology.
Jun 14th, 2007
Read moreIn a new take on use of luminescent nanoparticles as cancer imaging probes, a new type of metal-containing nanoparticles emits light for several hours after they are initially excited.
Jun 14th, 2007
Read moreIn an attempt to circumvent the mechanisms that cancer cells use to avoid cell death following chemotherapy, researchers have created a polymeric nanoparticle that delivers a one-two punch to multidrug resistant ovarian cancer cells.
Jun 14th, 2007
Read moreBacteria from an abandoned mine excrete proteins that cause metal nanoparticles to aggregate. The bacteria are binding and immobilizing the metals in the nanoparticles and the nanoparticles themselves, which are potentially toxic to the bacteria.
Jun 14th, 2007
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Researchers have succeeded in carrying out calculations with two quantum bits, the building blocks of a possible future quantum computer.
Jun 14th, 2007
Read moreSpecialized pulsed lasers have been used to inject individual cells with a variety of materials.
Jun 14th, 2007
Read moreResearchers report a double inversion of a nanoparticle-containing emulsion: By the successive addition of a surfactant, they were able to convert an oil-water emulsion into a water-oil emulsion and then back again.
Jun 14th, 2007
Read moreThe hypothesis: nanoparticles would alleviate the damaging effects generally caused by the freezing process.
Jun 14th, 2007
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Researchers have shown that common bacteria can deliver a valuable cargo of "smart nanoparticles" into a cell to precisely position sensors, drugs or DNA for the early diagnosis and treatment of various diseases.
Jun 13th, 2007
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Researchers have successfully developed a mass production technology of nanostructure embossed anti-reflective lens by using metallic nanoparticles.
Jun 13th, 2007
Read moreSandia National Laboratories is pioneering the future of superalloy materials by advancing the science behind how those superalloys are made.
Jun 13th, 2007
Read moreNanoByg - a survey of nanoinnovation in Danish construction - has released a report that concludes that the use of nanotechnology in the construction sector can be improved.
Jun 13th, 2007
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A team of European scientists has proved within an European Space Agency study that the weird quantum effect called entanglement remains intact over a distance of 144 kilometres.
Jun 12th, 2007
Read moreA new method to transport nanoparticles specifically into lung tissue.
Jun 12th, 2007
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