Nanoparticles may cause arterial disease May 01, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A U.S. study has found nanosized particles near plaque-filled arteries in animals that might contribute to arterial calcification. | |
Physicist develops natural motor technique April 21, 2007 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Physicists from the University of Georgia have developed a new way to create "natural motors" for tiny machines. | |
Scientists see benefits of nanoceria November 01, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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A U.S. study suggests cerium oxide -- used in polishing glass and in car exhaust systems -- might be used to treat various eye disorders and other diseases. | |
NIH completes Nanomedicine Network October 30, 2006 | User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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U.S. National Institutes of Health officials have announced completion of a national network of eight nanomedicine development centers. | |
Plant virus used to create memory device October 05, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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A team of U.S. scientists says it has used a plant virus to construct a memory device. | |
Nano World: Nano helps keep cells alive July 26, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Encasing living cells in networks of silica and fatty layers only nanometers or billionths of a meter in size could help keep them alive longer for use in novel chemical factories or sensors, experts tell UPI's Nano World. | |
Nano World: Nano risk blueprint proposed July 19, 2006 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Instead of a general call for more federal research into the risks of nanotechnology, a new strategy proposes a move beyond to recommend how these investigations should get prioritized and implemented, experts tell UPI's ... | |
Nano World: Acid sensors for cells July 17, 2006 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Scientists have devised the first sensors only nanometers or billionths of a meter long that can detect how acidic the environment around them is, experts told UPI's Nano World. | |
In Brief: Tiny particles can help find oral cancers July 04, 2006 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
An expert on oral cancers at the University of Illinois believes he has developed a means to diagnose them more precisely. | |
Wanted: Clothing that kills bacteria June 12, 2006 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Professors at Wilkes University are hoping to design a process that turns ordinary clothing into bacteria-killing apparel by use of nanotechnology. | |
Nano World: Nanotube toxicity exams differ June 01, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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How toxic carbon nanotubes are on cells apparently depends on what lab tests are used to examine them, experts told UPI's Nano World. | |
Groups challenge FDA on nanoparticles May 17, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been challenged on the way it regulates skin products with nanoparticle ingredients. | |
Nano World: Blood-compatible nanomaterial May 16, 2006 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Artificial kidneys and other medical devices could soon employ carbon nanotubes and other structures only nanometers or billionths of a meter wide made highly blood compatible via anticoagulants, experts told UPI's Nano World. | |
Cosmetics may contain harmful particles May 05, 2006 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Researchers at the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies in Washington say tiny particles used in cosmetics and sunscreens may pose health concerns. | |
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