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Quantum Mechanics Could Help Build Ultra-High-Res Electron Microscopes that Won't Destroy Living Cells

Electron microscopes are the most powerful type of microscope, capable of distinguishing even individual atoms. However, these microscopes cannot be used to image living cells because the electrons destroy the samples.

5 Oct 2009

Researchers Develop Self-Referencing Optrode that Can Measure Oxygen Intake in Real Time

A fiber-optic sensor created by a team of Purdue University researchers that is capable of measuring oxygen intake rates could have broad applications ranging from plant root development to assessing the effectiveness of chemotherapy drugs.

5 Oct 2009

Researchers Develop New Method for Studying Bacterial Swimming

Researchers have developed a new method for studying bacterial swimming, one that allows them to trap Escherichia coli bacteria and modify the microbes' environment without hindering the way they move.

4 Oct 2009

Texas A+M Electrical Engineering Department Sponsors Nanotechnology Poster Symposium

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A+M University sponsored the university's inaugural Nano/Micro Poster Symposium to promote multidisciplinary interaction and scientific communication among students and faculty in the field of nano/micro technology.

2 Oct 2009

Micrometer-Sized Capsules to Safely Deliver Drugs Inside Living Cells

Scientists working at Queen Mary, University of London, have developed micrometer-sized capsules to safely deliver drugs inside living cells.

1 Oct 2009

Research Uncovers How Key Molecule Mends DNA Breaks

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Scripps Research Institute have uncovered the role played by the least-understood part of a first-responder molecule that rushes in to bind and repair breaks in DNA strands, a process that helps people avoid cancer.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1 Oct 2009

New Way to Target Brain Cancer Cells Using Nanotechnology

Scientists from the DOE's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago's Brain Tumor Center have developed a way to target brain cancer cells using inorganic titanium dioxide nanoparticles bonded to ...

1 Oct 2009

State-of-the-Art Device Allows Rapid Diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury

SFC Fluidics, LLC, a privately-held company located in Fayetteville, Arkansasrecently announced it has received a contract for approximately $5 million from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program for development of a handheld device for rapid diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI).

30 Sep 2009

Custom Software and Hardware to Communicate With Implanted Sensor in Spine

Stellartech, a world leader in the design, development and contract manufacture of sophisticated medical systems, and OrthoMEMS, a medical device company focused on biomedical applications of patented MEMS (micro-electro...

30 Sep 2009

Investment Will Help Commercialize Patented Nanotechnology Cancer Treatment Platform

SATAI, exists to Inspire technology innovation and commercialization, Create technology companies, and Grow them into viable businesses in the San Antonio and Bexar County regional economy, and the South Texas Regional C...

30 Sep 2009