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DNA Quantification Kits Offer Rapid Solutions for Quantification of Global DNA Methylation

Sigma-Aldrich today introduced its Imprint(TM) Methylated DNA Quantification Kit (MDQ1) for epigenetic research . The Methylated DNA Quantification Kit employs a familiar ELISA-like procedure, with no radioactivity or ch...

30 Oct 2008

Funding Will Play Major Role in Development of Fluorescent Carbon Nanomaterials

Clemson University researchers developing imaging agents to allow a new method of detecting breast cancers have received $180,000 from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Breast cancer is the second leading caus...

30 Oct 2008

How Defects Make Nano-Objects Better

They are extremely light, yet stronger than steel and more resilient than diamond. They are nearly unbeatable as heat and electricity conductors. In some cases, they even become superconductors with no electric resistance: carbon nanotubes are - at a diameter of a few millionths of a millimeter - truly a tiny wonder, and are awakening great hope in all branches of industry from metrology to optoelectronics.

30 Oct 2008

Using Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes to Ease Electronics Assembly

Researchers at Northeastern have demonstrated a way to use single-walled carbon nanotubes, to ease large-scale manufacture of flat-panel displays and electronic memory devices.

30 Oct 2008

CNSI Program Bringing Nanoscience to High School Classrooms

As developments in nanoscience and nanotechnology reshape our world on a daily basis, the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA is helping Los Angeles–area high school science teachers incorporate these s...

30 Oct 2008

Top Researcher from Korea Joins CNSI as Visiting Scientist in Nanotechnology

The California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA announces the arrival of visiting scientist Jinwoo Cheon, professor of chemistry at Yonsei University in Korea. With a focus in inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry and nano-medical science, Dr. Cheon brings over twenty years of experience and the promise of numerous, robust research collaborations.

30 Oct 2008

New DNA Tweezers Capable of Grasping and Releasing Objects On-Demand

Researchers in China are reporting development of a new DNA "tweezers" that are the first of their kind capable of grasping and releasing objects on-demand. The microscopic tweezers could have several potential uses, the researchers note. Those include microsurgery, drug and gene delivery for gene therapy, and in the manufacturing of nano-sized circuits for futuristic electronics.

30 Oct 2008