Remote-control nanoparticles deliver drugs directly into tumors
MIT scientists have devised remotely controlled nanoparticles that, when pulsed with an electromagnetic field, release drugs to attack tumors.
Nov 16th, 2007
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Momentum builds for manufacturer of breakthrough 'repeatable carbon nanotube growth' tool
Surrey NanoSystems, a joint venture between the University of Surrey's Advanced Technology Institute and CEVP Ltd, is currently building its third NanoGrowth system for fabricating carbon nanotube structures, and is rapidly commercializing its technology.
Nov 16th, 2007
Read morePhysicist studies nature of quantum mechanics and the submicroscopic world of qubits
Some people want to move mountains. Kunal Das, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics, wants to move electrons.
Nov 16th, 2007
Read moreDiscovery of a new way to manipulate light a million times more efficiently
A discovery of a new way to manipulate light a million times more efficiently than before is announced in the journal Science this week.
Nov 16th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology expert to lead Rensselaer's Materials Science and Engineering Department
World-renowned materials science expert Robert Hull will join Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in early 2008 to head the School of Engineering's Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
Nov 16th, 2007
Read moreAdvanced microscope donated for science programs at Philadelphia's Central High
Philadelphia's Central High will be the nation's first high school to gain access to nanoscale (inner space) exploration with a new Phenom microscope donated by FEI Company.
Nov 15th, 2007
Read moreSafeway Inc. and the Prostate Cancer Foundation to Fund Landmark Prostate Cancer Research Collaborat(...)
Safeway Inc. and the Prostate Cancer Foundation today announced they will collectively donate $6 million to fund the S.T.A.R. Program (for Special Team Amplification of Research), an innovative research initiative focused on exploring the role of targeted heat in cancer therapy to treat prostate cancer, as well as other research strategies.
Nov 15th, 2007
Read moreNRL researchers develop optical technique for controlling electron spins in quantum dot ensembles
Scientists are closer to developing novel devices for optics-based quantum computing and quantum information processing, as a result of a breakthrough in understanding how to make all the spins in an ensemble of quantum dots identical.
Nov 15th, 2007
Read moreTWAS Announces 2007 Prize Winners
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World has announced the winners of the TWAS Prizes for 2007.
Nov 15th, 2007
Read moreYoung's experiment in a hydrogen molecule
According to the authors the research could prove to be of great importance for the future development of quantum computation. The experiment illustrates the transition between the quantum and the macroscopic worlds.
Nov 15th, 2007
Read moreNew method for the production of defined microparticles with 3-D nanopatterns
Researchers have developed a new method for the large-scale synthesis of three-dimensionally patterned polymer particles with morphological characteristics in the submicrometer range.
Nov 15th, 2007
Read morePianist blends nanotechnology with music
If the hard science of nanotechnology took on the soft curves of classical music, what would it sound like?
Nov 15th, 2007
Read moreMIT webcast 'It's a small world'
On November 15, the MIT Alumni Association, in conjunction with regional Clubs, is planning a webcast and reception for alumni in Cambridge and around the world. The broadcast, tentatively entitled 'It's a Small World', will include a panel of three MIT faculty members, from a variety of disciplines and research areas, discussing the various aspects of nanotechnology and the ways in which MIT is paving the way in the field of nanotechnology.
Nov 14th, 2007
Read moreASU colleges collaborate on ethics project
A transdisciplinary team of faculty members and students at Arizona State University (ASU) has begun a research project to address the growing lag between emerging technologies, and the policies and ethics that govern them, and to recommend solutions for improving the timeliness and flexibility of these regulatory processes.
Nov 14th, 2007
Read moreNASA Goddard Space Flight Center's carbon nanotube manufacturing technology wins Nano 50 Award
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. proudly announces that its method for manufacturing high-quality carbon nanotubes has been named a winner in the third annual Nanotech Briefs Nano 50 awards in the Technology category.
Nov 14th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology use in food applications: a scientific and regulatory challenge
The growing use of nanotechnology in food applications poses new challenges for both science and regulation in Europe�??s food and nutrition market, an industry expert has said.
Nov 14th, 2007
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