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Development of Nanoscale Thin Film Using Oblique Angle Deposition

In nature, textured surfaces provide some plants the ability to trap insects and pollen, certain insects the ability to walk on water, and the gecko the ability to climb walls. Being able to mimic these features at a lar...

25 Oct 2010

Detecting and Treating Tumors with the Help of Gold Particles

Researchers at the MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente, The Netherlands, are developing a method of detecting and treating tumors with the help of gold particles with dimensions measure in mere nanometres.

22 Oct 2010

USC Trustee Announces Donation to Support Nanomedicine Research

At the October 15 inaugural ceremony for incoming USC President C. L. Max Nikias, USC trustee and alumnus Ming Hsieh took the podium immediately after the new President to announce a substantial gift. "On this d...

22 Oct 2010

imec Improving Electronics for Smart Brain Implants

Imagine that, one day, we would be able to implant electronics in the brain. Electronics that restore damaged regions of the brain. Or impaired functions, such as speech, hearing, vision, movement control, or even memory...

From IMEC 21 Oct 2010

EDRN BDL Grant Helps to Accelerate Delivery of New Magneto-Nano Sensor for Prostate Cancer Detection

Canary Foundation researchers at Stanford University received the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Early Detection Research Network (EDRN) Biomarker Development Laboratory (BDL) Grant. This award came at the same time ...

21 Oct 2010

Micro-Scaled Photovoltaic Devices May Find Application in Chemotherapy

Micro-scaled photovoltaic devices may one day be used to deliver chemotherapeutic drugs directly to tumors, rendering chemotherapy less toxic to surrounding tissue.

21 Oct 2010

PSI Signs Licensing and Technology Development Agreement with SoluBest

Particle Sciences Inc. (PSI), a leading pharmaceutical CRO and SoluBest have entered into a licensing and technology development agreement. Under the agreement, Particle Sciences will be the exclusive contract researc...

20 Oct 2010

Researchers to Test Nanoparticle-Based Theranostics for Treating Pancreatic Cancer

Researchers from Rice University's Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP), the radiology department at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center are preparing to test a combi...

19 Oct 2010

Nanotope Teams Up with Smith + Nephew to Develop Cartilage Regeneration Product

Arrowhead Research Corporation today announced that its portfolio company, Nanotope, Inc., has entered into an agreement with Smith & Nephew, Inc., a member of the Smith & Nephew plc group to develop a cartilage regeneration product for human healthcare markets using a subset of its proprietary regenerative medicine technology.

From Arrowhead Pharmaceutical 19 Oct 2010

Manhattan Scientifics to Sign Letter of Intent with NanoMet

Manhattan Scientifics, Inc. (OTC: MHTX) announced that at today’s historic press conference introducing the use of the first FDA-approved dental implant made with nanotitanium, the company will sign a letter of int...

From Manhattan Scientifics Inc. 18 Oct 2010