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New Method Weighs Single Living Cells, Nanoparticles, Even Molecules

For the first time, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a way to measure the mass of single cells with high accuracy. The new technique, which uses microfluidics and a nanoscale device kno...

23 May 2007

Researchers Identify Better Blood Test For Prostate Cancer

New studies of a blood protein identified recently by investigators at Johns Hopkins University suggest that there may soon be changes in the way men are screened for prostate cancer - a disease that kills tens of thousa...

23 May 2007

Australian Nanotechnology Showcased at NSTI Nanotech Conference

Australian nanotech successes including the bionic ear, water treatment solutions, drug delivery treatments, rapid medical diagnostics, fuel cells, and thermally active granules-cleaning paints will be on show at the Aus...

22 May 2007

Scientists Step Toward Tiny Biological Computers

Researchers at Harvard University and Princeton University have made a crucial step toward building biological computers, tiny implantable devices that can monitor the activities and characteristics of human cells. The i...

22 May 2007

NanoBioNexus Team with Purplegold Media to Educate Public on Nanotechnology

NanoBioNexus, Inc. (NBN), a non-profit organization devoted to nanobiotechnology and acclaimed for its educational forums and community-building expertise, announces its collaboration agreement with London-based renowned...

22 May 2007

siRNA Containing Nanoparticles Show Promise for Cancer Treatment

The use of targeted nanoparticles offers promising techniques for cancer treatment. Researchers in the laboratory of Mark E. Davis at the California Institute of Technology have been using small interfering RNA (siRNA), ...

22 May 2007

Biocompatible Metal Oxide Nanotubes Used for Controlled Drug Delivery

Drug delivery systems have progressed from the teaspoon to time-release capsules to drug-eluting stents. Nanotechnology promises yet another advance by delivering therapeutic agents at desired rates exactly where needed ...

22 May 2007

Lasers Zero in on Nanocomposite Labeled Cancer Cells

A nanocomposite particle can be constructed so that it has a mix of properties that would not otherwise happen in nature. By combining an organic matrix with metallic clusters that can absorb light, it is possible to inc...

22 May 2007

Chemists Use Nanotechnology to Penetrate Plant Cell Walls

A team of Iowa State University plant scientists and materials chemists have successfully used nanotechnology to penetrate plant cell walls and simultaneously deliver a gene and a chemical that triggers its expression wi...

18 May 2007