 Think green to reduce nanotech hazards March 31, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The University of Oregon's Jim Hutchison already holds three patents in the emerging field of nanotechnology as well as leadership roles in organizations that promote the technology's potential in materials ... | |
Biosensing nanodevice to revolutionize health screenings March 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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One day soon a biosensing nanodevice developed by Arizona State University researcher Wayne Frasch may eliminate long lines at airport security checkpoints and revolutionize health screenings for diseases like anthrax, cancer ... | |
New Nanoparticles for Targeting Tumors March 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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As a wide variety of nanoparticles continue to demonstrate their ability to improve the delivery of imaging agents and drugs to tumors, nanoparticle researchers have turned their attention to the challenge of systematically ... | |
 Self-Assembled Materials Form Mini Stem Cell Lab March 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Imagine having one polymer and one small molecule that instantly assemble into a flexible but strong sac in which you can grow human stem cells, creating a sort of miniature laboratory. And that sac, if used ... | |
Astrotechnology Brings Nanoparticle Probes Into Sharper Focus March 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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While pondering the challenges of distinguishing one nanosize probe image from another in a mass of hundreds or thousands of nanoprobes, two investigators at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology made an ... | |
Breakthrough: Scientists used nanotubes to send signals to nerve cells May 08, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 94 vote(s)
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Texas scientists have added one more trick to the amazing repertoire of carbon nanotubes -- the ability to carry electrical signals to nerve cells. | |
Team develops DNA switch to interface living organisms with computers October 25, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 74 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of Portsmouth, UK, have developed an electronic switch based on DNA - a world-first bio-nanotechnology breakthrough that provides the foundation for the interface between living organisms and ... | |
 Carbon Nanotubes Help Fix Bones March 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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Healing a broken bone is a lengthy and awkward process. The current, most effective way to repair bone tissue is to ensure correct positioning of the bone during healing, usually by use of a plaster cast or ... | |
 Silver Nanoparticles Deadly to Bacteria March 10, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Hygienic, antibacteria sprays can be harmful to the environment as well as germs. Toxic solvents are necessary to ensure that bacteria is destroyed but now there could be a new way to achieve this without ... | |
Scientists discuss new frontiers in single-molecule research at ACS September 12, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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Not long ago, the idea of conducting an experiment on a single strand of DNA seemed far beyond the realm of science. But thanks to rapid advances in microscopy in the last decade, researchers can now watch a single gene being ... | |
 Nanotechnology innovation may revolutionize gene detection in a single cell January 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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Scientists at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute have developed the world’s first gene detection platform made up entirely from self-assembled DNA nanostructures. The results, appearing in the ... | |
 Scientists develop high-resolution touch nano-sensor June 10, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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U.S. scientists reportedly have created a revolutionary sensor that can "feel" the texture on objects with a sensitivity equal to that of a human fingertip. | |
Chemists create 'nanorobotic' arm to operate within DNA sequence December 07, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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New York University chemistry professor Nadrian C. Seeman and his graduate student Baoquan Ding have developed a DNA cassette through which a nanomechanical device can be inserted and function within a DNA array, allowing ... | |
 Walking molecule now carries packages January 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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A research team, led by UC Riverside's Ludwig Bartels, was the first to design a molecule that can move in a straight line on a flat surface. Now this team has found a way to attach cargo: two CO2 ... | |
 Nanotech tools yield DNA transcription breakthrough November 16, 2006 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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Rutgers researcher Richard H. Ebright and his collaborators have resolved key questions regarding transcription, the fundamental life process that was the subject of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. | |
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