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Models of Eel Cells Suggest Electrifying Possibilities

October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 33 vote(s) | User comments: 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers long have known that great ideas can be lifted from Mother Nature, but a new paper by researchers at Yale University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology takes ...


Nanodiamond drug device could transform cancer treatment

October 02, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | No comments yet

A Northwestern University research team has developed a promising nanomaterial-based biomedical device that could be used to deliver chemotherapy drugs locally to sites where cancerous tumors have been surgically ...


Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver treatment for brain, spinal cord injuries

October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells. A team led by Richard Borgens of the School of Veterinary Medicine's Center for Paralysis ...


Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver treatment for brain, spinal cord injuries

October 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells. A team led by Richard Borgens of the School of Veterinary Medicine's Center for Paralysis ...


When particles are so small that they seep right through skin

September 30, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 45 vote(s) | User comments: 2

Scientists are finding that particles that are barely there – tiny objects known as nanoparticles that have found a home in electronics, food containers, sunscreens, and a variety of applications – can breech our most personal ...