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EPA in major joint nanotechnology risk research effort with UK funding agencies

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in cooperation with the U.K. Natural Environment Research Council, the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the Uk Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Uk Environment Agency is in the process of finalizing a major joint nanotechnology research effort to develop and validate predictive tools and similar conceptual models that predict exposure, bioavailability and effects of manufactured nanomaterials in the environment.

December 30, 2008 Read more

Gold nanoparticles could carry drugs to treat cancer, other diseases

Using tiny gold particles and infrared light, MIT researchers have developed a drug-delivery system that allows multiple drugs to be released in a controlled fashion.

December 30, 2008 Read more

Researchers find what drives one of nature's powerful, nanoscale motors

Peering at structures only atoms across, researchers have identified the clockwork that drives a powerful virus nanomotor.

December 29, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology could deliver newly discovered molecule that targets brain tumor

UC Davis Cancer Center researchers report today the discovery of a molecule that targets glioblastoma, a highly deadly form of cancer.

December 29, 2008 Read more

High-performance plastic composite made from carbon dioxide

Scientists have succeeded in greatly improving the mechanical properties, including elastic modulus and strength, of plastic (aliphatic polycarbonate) made from carbon dioxide, previously far from practical use, by blending with other plastics.

December 26, 2008 Read more

Nano-patterning on silicon - writing between the lines

Researchers in Japan have shown that reaction of a single compound - acetophenone - with a silicon surface can result in the growth of straight lines of molecules.

December 26, 2008 Read more

Thai National Innovation Agency to support 'new-wave' industries

To support what it calls 'new-wave industries', the National Innovation Agency (NIA) in Thailand has set aside about Bt250 million to help businesses and entrepreneurs in the development of innovative products and services in 2009.

December 25, 2008 Read more

Regional government in Australia creates nanotechnology advisory committee

A nanotechnology advisory committee will be appointed to consider recommendations of a recent parliamentary inquiry, the New South Wales Government says.

December 25, 2008 Read more

Remarkable progress in zeolite synthesis

A research team headed by Prof. TIAN Zhijian with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics has made remarkable progress in the synthesis of zeolites, the aluminosilicate members of the family of microporous solids known as 'molecular sieves'.

December 24, 2008 Read more

Preparing an anticancer drug carrier via crystallization of nanoparticles

A research team led by Prof. MA Guanghui with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Institute of Processing Engineering has developed a one-pot approach to couple the crystallization of CaCO3 nanoparticles and the in-situ symmetry-breaking assembly of these crystallites into hollow spherical shells under the templating effect of a soluble starch.

December 24, 2008 Read more

Testing the toughness of insulating thin films in integrated circuits

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a method to measure the toughness of the thin insulating films that play a critical role in high-performance integrated circuits.

December 23, 2008 Read more

Novel nanotechnology assembly process allows fabrication of complex nanotube architectures

Using a new assembly process, a team of researchers at Northeastern University?s National Science Foundation (NSF) Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) manufactured large-scale patterned single-walled nanotube (SWNT) networks in complex patterns.

December 23, 2008 Read more

Conference on nanotechnology in health care to be held at Winthrop Rockefeller Institute

Leading researchers from Arkansas and around the nation will convene Jan. 8-10, 2009, for the Statewide Conference on Nanotechnology for Healthcare to be held at the University of Arkansas Winthrop Rockefeller Institute on Petit Jean Mountain.

December 23, 2008 Read more

New nanotechnology approach to help solar cells harvest light more efficiently

A paper in a special energy issue of Optics Express, the Optical Society's (OSA) open-access journal, describes a relatively new approach to solar cells: lacing them with nanoscopic metal particles.

December 23, 2008 Read more

Nanoparticle behavior in the body can be profiled with MRI

Taking advantage of the magnetic properties of one kind of nanoparticle, a team of investigators at Washington University in St. Louis has demonstrated that they can measure ADME quickly using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

December 23, 2008 Read more

Sensitive detection of cancer biomarkers with magnetic nanotags

A team led by researchers at Stanford University and the University of California, Santa Cruz, has developed a compact prototype detector that uses magnetic nanotechnology to spot cancer-associated proteins in a human blood serum sample, with much higher sensitivity than current detectors.

December 23, 2008 Read more