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Researchers Use Pioneering Visualization Method to Capture Inner Working of Bacterial Black Box

Cyanobacteria, found in just about every ecosystem on Earth, are one of the few bacteria that can create their own energy through photosynthesis and "fix" carbon – from carbon dioxide molecules – and convert it into fuel inside of miniscule compartments called carboxysomes.

26 Nov 2013

Researchers Develop Nanoscale Patches for Sensitizing Targeted Cell Receptors

Researchers from North Carolina State University and Duke University have developed nanoscale “patches” that can be used to sensitize targeted cell receptors, making them more responsive to signals that control cell activity. The finding holds promise for promoting healing and facilitating tissue engineering research.

From North Carolina State University 26 Nov 2013

Researchers Develop Nanotherapeutic Capable of Penetrating Blood-Brain Barrier

The University of Delaware’s Emily Day is a part of a team of researchers that has developed a nanotherapeutic capable of penetrating the blood-brain barrier.

25 Nov 2013

Naturally Occurring Nano-Material Within Cells May Lead to Engineered Bio-Composites for Drug Delivery

A team of researchers has uncovered critical information that could help scientists understand how protein polymers interact with other self-assembling biopolymers. The research helps explain naturally occurring nano-material within cells and could one day lead to engineered bio-composites for drug delivery, artificial tissue, bio-sensing, or cancer diagnosis.

22 Nov 2013

Mayo Clinic Uses Nanosight's Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis for Exosome and Microvesicle Studies

NanoSight reports on how Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis, NTA, is being used to study extracellular vesicles in the research laboratories of Dr Gregory Gores of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

19 Nov 2013

JPK's NanoWizard AFM Studies Biological Nanostructures at Switzerland's EPFL

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on how the NanoWizard AFM is being applied in the study of nanostructures and nano-sized systems at the École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne.

From Bruker BioAFM 19 Nov 2013

Passage of DNA Detected With Graphene Nanoribbons

One of the methods used for examining the molecules in a liquid consists in passing the fluid through a nano-sized hole so as to detect their passage. EPFL researchers have found a way to improve this technique by using a material with unique properties: graphene.

18 Nov 2013

Researchers Discover How Bacteria Construct ‘Nanomachines’ Outside the Cell

Cambridge scientists have uncovered the mechanism by which bacteria build their surface propellers (flagella) – the long extensions that allow them to swim towards food and away from danger. The results, published this week in the journal Nature, demonstrate how the mechanism is powered by the subunits themselves as they link in a chain that is pulled to the flagellum tip.

18 Nov 2013

New Report on Nanobiotechnology Applications, Markets and Companies

Research and Markets has announced the addition of a new report "2013 Report on Nanobiotechnology Applications, Markets and Companies" to their offering.

From Research and Markets 15 Nov 2013

Bacteria Shuttles Electrons Along Nanowires

Tiny electrical wires protrude from some bacteria and contribute to rock and dirt formation. Researchers studying the protein that makes up one such wire have determined the protein's structure. The finding is important to such diverse fields as producing energy, recycling Earth's carbon and miniaturizing computers.

13 Nov 2013