Using polymer-coated quantum dots targeted to a molecule found on newly growing blood vessels, a team at the Stanford University has shown for the first time that quantum dots can image the blood supply of a tumor.
May 1st, 2006
Read moreBy growing polymers on a porous aluminum oxide template, researchers at the Seoul National University in Korea have fabricated polymer nanotubes to which they can attach two different types of molecules.
May 1st, 2006
Read moreFor the first time, researchers have directly measured the electronic structure of individual carbon nanotubes whose physical properties had already been determined.
Apr 28th, 2006
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In a mixing of pasta metaphors, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientists have used electrostatic attraction to layer reactive biological molecules lasagna-like around spaghetti-like carbon nanotubes.
Apr 28th, 2006
Read moreExcessive moisture can typically wreak havoc on electronic devices, but now researchers have demonstrated that a little water can help create ultra-dense storage systems for computers and electronics.
Apr 26th, 2006
Read moreDetecting cancer and reinventing computing are two challenges that seemingly have little, if anything, to do with each other. A Stanford researchers thinks differently.
Apr 25th, 2006
Read moreNanotechnology may one day help physicians detect the very earliest stages of serious diseases like cancer, a new study suggests. It would do so by improving the quality of images produced by one of the most common medical diagnostic tools, the ultrasound machine.
Apr 24th, 2006
Read moreUniversity of Seville researchers apply biomorphic silicon carbide, one of its patented materials, to the field of medical implants.
Apr 24th, 2006
Read moreA microfluidic device designed to slow the movement of specific subsets of cells has shown potential for use in characterizing the multiple types of cells found within human tumors.
Apr 24th, 2006
Read moreBiodegradable polymer nanoparticles, linked to a protein-binding nucleic acid known as an aptamer and loaded with the anticancer agent docetaxel, can target and kill prostate tumors growing in mice. Using this targeted nanoparticle to deliver docetaxel appears to reduce the toxic side effects associated with this drug.
Apr 24th, 2006
Read moreUsing a combination of experimental data and simulations, researchers have identified key parameters that predict the outcome of nanoimprint lithography, a fabrication technique that offers an alternative to traditional lithography in patterning integrated circuits and other small-scale structures into polymers.
Apr 24th, 2006
Read moreScientists have created a molecular switch that could play a key role in thousands of nanotech applications. The Mol-Switch project successfully developed a demonstrator to prove the principle, despite deep scepticism from specialist colleagues in biotechnology and biophysics.
Apr 24th, 2006
Read moreThese fibrous scaffolds have been imbued with features of the natural extracellular matrix, the ground substance in which cells are embedded and a vital component in the engineering of human tissues.
Apr 21st, 2006
Read moreUniversity of Manchester researchers have shown that graphene can be fashioned into a device called a spin valve, which discriminates between mobile electrons according to their spin.
Apr 21st, 2006
Read moreNanotechnology news generally is made by scientists and engineers tinkering with miniscule bits of matter in novel ways. But a new issue of a niche anthropology journal urges social scientists and society to jump into the nano-fray.
Apr 20th, 2006
Read moreAn international team of scientists has unravelled the properties of a novel ceramic material that could help pave the way for new designs of electronic devices and applications.
Apr 19th, 2006
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