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Paramagnetic Nanoparticle Rapidly Detects and Profiles Cancer Cells

Using a new type of paramagnetic nanoparticle and a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) system built into a microfluidic device, a team of investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School has c...

28 Aug 2009

Tiny Semiconductor Crystals Displaying New Magnetic Functions at Room Temperature

That palm tree magnet commemorating your last vacation is programmed for a simple function - to stick to your refrigerator. Similarly, semiconductors are programmed to convey bits of information small and large, processi...

20 Aug 2009

Microscopic Magnetic Particles Bringing Stem Cells to Sites of Cardiovascular Injury

Microscopic magnetic particles have been used to bring stem cells to sites of cardiovascular injury in a new method designed to increase the capacity of cells to repair damaged tissue, UCL scientists announced today. ...

17 Aug 2009

Magnetic Microbes Could Accelerate Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Research

In a study published online in Genome Research, scientists have used genome sequencing to unlock new secrets about these magnetic microbes that could accelerate biotechnology and nanotechnology research.

11 Aug 2009

Lab on a Chip: Highly Sensitive Detection of Bacteria with Magnetic Nanoparticles and a Miniaturized NMR Method

Researchers working with Ralph Weissleder at Harvard Medical School have now developed a very simple process for the rapid detection of pathogens that requires no further sample preparation. As reported in the journal Angewandte Chemie, this technique is based on magnetic nanoparticles and a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurement.

29 Jul 2009

IBM Fellow Recognized for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Magnetism

IBM Fellow Stuart Parkin received the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Magnetism award and the Louis Neel Medal for his pioneering work and fundamental contributions to the development of spintronic nano-materials and nano-devices for magnetic sensing, memory and logic devices.

27 Jul 2009

Magnetically Responsive Gold Nanostars Offering New Approach to Biomedical Imaging

Purdue University researchers have created magnetically responsive gold nanostars that may offer a new approach to biomedical imaging. The nanostars gyrate when exposed to a rotating magnetic field and can scatter light to produce a pulsating or "twinkling" effect.

21 Jul 2009

Most Important Conference for Scientists Conducting Magnetic Research

The International Conference on Magnetism (ICM) is the most important international conference for scientists conducting research in the fields of magnetism and magnetic materials. ICM 2009 will take place in Karlsruhe under the auspices of the International Union for Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP).

16 Jul 2009

Surprisingly Strong And Long-Range Effects Of Certain Electromagnetic Nanostructures Used In Data Storage

A tiny grid pattern has led materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Institute of Solid State Physics in Russia to an unexpected finding

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 30 Jun 2009

Scientists Reach Milestone in the Study of Emergent Magnetism

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago have reached a milestone in the study of emergent magnetism.

From Argonne National Laboratory 18 Jun 2009

Nanomagnetics News

Paramagnetic Nanoparticle Rapidly Detects and Profiles Cancer Cells

Tiny Semiconductor Crystals Displaying New Magnetic Functions at Room Temperature

Microscopic Magnetic Particles Bringing Stem Cells to Sites of Cardiovascular Injury

Magnetic Microbes Could Accelerate Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Research

Lab on a Chip: Highly Sensitive Detection of Bacteria with Magnetic Nanoparticles and a Miniaturized NMR Method

IBM Fellow Recognized for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Magnetism

Magnetically Responsive Gold Nanostars Offering New Approach to Biomedical Imaging

Most Important Conference for Scientists Conducting Magnetic Research

Surprisingly Strong And Long-Range Effects Of Certain Electromagnetic Nanostructures Used In Data Storage

Scientists Reach Milestone in the Study of Emergent Magnetism

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Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles: Boosting T Cell Activation in Cancer Therapy

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