 Nanoparticle Could Help Detect Many Diseases Early August 20, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Most people think of hydrogen peroxide as a topical germ killer, but the medicine cabinet staple is gaining steam in the medical community as an early indicator of disease in the body. | |
 Bio-inspired assembly of nanoparticle building blocks November 27, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 642 vote(s)
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Chemists at Rice University have discovered how to assemble gold and silver nanoparticle building blocks into larger structures based on a novel method that harkens back to one of nature's oldest known chemical ... | |
 Controlling the Movement of Water Through Nanotube Membranes February 13, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 41 vote(s)
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By fusing wet and dry nanotechnologies, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found a way to control the flow of water through carbon nanotube membranes with an unprecedented level of precision. | |
Pure carbon nanotubes pass first in vivo test November 28, 2006 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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In the first experiments of their kind, researchers at Rice University and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have determined that carbon nanotubes injected directly into the bloodstream of research lab ... | |
 'Nanocantilevers' yield surprises critical for designing new detectors August 28, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Researchers at Purdue University have made a discovery about the behavior of tiny structures called nanocantilevers that could be crucial in designing a new class of ultra-small sensors for detecting viruses, ... | |
Growing use of nanomaterials spurs research to investigate possible downsides June 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Potential risks from the use of nanomaterials will be explored by three Arizona State University engineering faculty in a project supported by a $400,000 grant from the U.S.Department of Energy Office of Biological and Environmental ... | |
Nanotechnology meets biology and DNA finds its groove February 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Pity the molecular biologist.The object of fascination for most is the DNA molecule. But in solution, DNA, the genetic material that hold the detailed instructions for virtually all life, is a twisted knot, looking more like ... | |
 DNA computing targets West Nile Virus, other deadly diseases October 16, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Researchers say that they have developed a DNA-based computer that could lead to faster, more accurate tests for diagnosing West Nile Virus and bird flu. Representing the first "medium-scale integrated molecular ... | |
 A Ruler of Gold and DNA October 12, 2006 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Scientists from the U.S. Department Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have developed a ruler made of gold nanoparticles and DNA that can measure the ... | |
Researchers synthesize molecule with self-control May 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Plants have an ambivalent relationship with light. They need it to live, but too much light leads to the increased production of high-energy chemical intermediates that can injure or kill the plant. | |
Researcher shows that DNA gets kinky easily at the nanoscale November 03, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Scientists have answered a long-standing molecular stumper regarding DNA: How can parts of such a rigid molecule bend and coil without requiring large amounts of force? According to a team of researchers from the United States ... | |
 Nanoparticles to aid brain imaging September 28, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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If you want to see precisely what the 10 billion neurons in a person's brain are doing, a good way to start is to track calcium as it flows into neurons when they fire. | |
DNA gets new twist: Scientists develop unique 'DNA nanotags' January 26, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Carnegie Mellon University scientists have married bright fluorescent dye molecules with DNA nanostructure templates to make nanosized fluorescent labels that hold considerable promise for studying fundamental chemical and ... | |
 Researchers discover way to see how a drug attaches to a cell November 13, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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Sandia National Laboratories researchers John Shelnutt and Yujiang Song have discovered a better way to see where a drug attaches to a cell through a new process that produces novel hollow platinum nanostructures. | |
Nano propellers pump with proper chemistry July 16, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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The ability to pump liquids at the cellular scale opens up exciting possibilities, such as precisely targeting medicines and regulating flow into and out of cells. But designing this molecular machinery has proven difficult. | |
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