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EPSRC Gives 10 UK Nanotechnology Grants

Ten research grants to help solve some of the biggest health problems facing the UK have been awarded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The projects focus on developing new techniques ...

25 May 2009

Innovative Nanotechnology Drug Delivery System for the Treatment of Pain

Z-Cube Srl, the corporate venture arm of Zambon Company SpA, and Yissum Research Development Company Ltd., the technology transfer company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, announced today that they have entered into a license agreement for Z-Cube to develop and commercialize an innovative nanotechnology drug delivery system for the treatment of pain.

25 May 2009

Gift to Fund Research on Carbon Nanotube for Sports Equipment and Aerospace Applications

James L. Easton, chairman and CEO of sports equipment company Jas. D. Easton Inc., has given $2 million to the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science to fund research on advanced carbon materials fo...

23 May 2009

Biocompatible Compound Designed to Mend Serious Leg Fractures

Northwestern University is part of a multi-institution initiative to produce "fracture putty," a biocompatible compound designed to mend serious leg fractures, such as those suffered by soldiers. The two-yea...

22 May 2009

Using Protein Cages to Analyze Platinum Nanoparticles

A Montana State University graduate student whose research has the potential to make a difference in how light is harvested for alternative energy applications has won a $90,000 fellowship from the National Science Foundation.

22 May 2009

Nanotechnology Offers Unprecedented Advantage in Enhancing the Efficacy of Non-Viral Gene Delivery

University at Buffalo researchers have identified a new mechanism that plays a central role in adult brain stem cell development and prompts brain stem cells to differentiate into neurons. Their discovery, known as Integ...

20 May 2009

Nanotechnology Scientists Develop Method of Detecting, Tracking, and Killing Cancer Cells in Real Time with Carbon Nanotubes

Nanotechnology scientists at two Arkansas research institutions have developed a method of detecting, tracking, and killing cancer cells in real time with carbon nanotubes. The discovery opens the prospect of a new, m...

20 May 2009

Researchers Create New Type of Invisibility Cloak that is Simpler than Previous Designs

Researchers have created a new type of invisibility cloak that is simpler than previous designs and works for all colors of the visible spectrum, making it possible to cloak larger objects than before and possibly leading to practical applications in "transformation optics."

20 May 2009

Combining the Art of Origami with Nanotechnology

By combining the art of origami with nanotechnology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have folded sheets of DNA into multilayered objects with dimensions thousands of times smaller than the thickness of a human h...

20 May 2009

New DNA Molecules that Can Detect Pathogens and Deliver Drugs to Cells

First, Cornell researchers created DNA "bar codes" -- strands of the genetic material that quickly identify the presence of different molecules by fluorescing. Now, they have created new DNA molecules that can detect pathogens and deliver drugs to cells when they form long chains called polymers.

20 May 2009