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ASU Researchers Develop New Microscopy Technique to Explore Single Cells

Despite the sophistication and range of contemporary microscopy techniques, many important biological phenomena still elude the precision of even the most sensitive tools.

From Arizona State University 25 Jan 2011

Researchers Identify New Way to Create Stable 3-D Structure of RNA Nanoparticles

For years, RNA has seemed an elusive tool in nanotechnology research—easily manipulated into a variety of structures, yet susceptible to quick destruction when confronted with a commonly found enzyme. "The ...

21 Jan 2011

New Study Shows Small Molecule Inhibits Ebola Virus’ Entry into Human Cells

Ebola, a virus that causes deadly hemorrhagic fever in humans, has no known cure or vaccine. But a new study by University of Illinois at Chicago scientists has uncovered a family of small molecules which appear to bi...

20 Jan 2011

New Findings Can Speed Use of RNA Nanotechnology for Treating Disease

Scientists are reporting an advance in overcoming a major barrier to the use of the genetic material RNA in nanotechnology — the field that involves building machines thousands of times smaller than the width of a ...

From American Chemical Society 20 Jan 2011

Chemistry Students Synthesize Molecules That Might Treat Deadly Diseases

Not many college students can say their efforts in the laboratory may lead to therapies for diseases that devastate millions of people worldwide, but chemistry students in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis can.

19 Jan 2011

New Nano-Structured Materials for Human Stem Cell Development

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), an estimated 322,000 deaths globally per year are linked to severe injuries from fire and in many of these cases death could have been avoided with surgical intervention....

19 Jan 2011

Magnetotactic Bacteria Orient Themselves Using Nanomagnets

Magnetotactic bacteria orient themselves in their environment with the aid of tiny compasses, consisting of chains of membrane sacs called magnetosomes, each containing a single nanomagnet. Only a few of these species...

19 Jan 2011

New Technique to Understand Working Mechanism of Living Nanomachines

Advancements in understanding rotational motion in living cells may help researchers shed light on the causes of deadly diseases, such as Alzheimer's, according to Ning Fang, an associate scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and faculty member at Iowa State University.

14 Jan 2011

New Nanofilter Separates Molecules of Same Size with Different Chemical Properties

Separating molecules is an important part of many manufacturing and testing processes, including pharmaceutical production and some biomedical tests.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 13 Jan 2011

Life Technologies Announces Series of Innovative Products for DNA Sequencing

Life Technologies Corporation today announced a series of new product innovations across the company’s DNA sequencing portfolio.

12 Jan 2011

Bionanotechnology News

ASU Researchers Develop New Microscopy Technique to Explore Single Cells

Researchers Identify New Way to Create Stable 3-D Structure of RNA Nanoparticles

New Study Shows Small Molecule Inhibits Ebola Virus’ Entry into Human Cells

New Findings Can Speed Use of RNA Nanotechnology for Treating Disease

Chemistry Students Synthesize Molecules That Might Treat Deadly Diseases

New Nano-Structured Materials for Human Stem Cell Development

Magnetotactic Bacteria Orient Themselves Using Nanomagnets

New Technique to Understand Working Mechanism of Living Nanomachines

New Nanofilter Separates Molecules of Same Size with Different Chemical Properties

Life Technologies Announces Series of Innovative Products for DNA Sequencing

Revolutionary Nanofibers Made from Flour for Tissue Regeneration

A New Language for Nanopore Design

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

Automated Image Acquisition and Analysis of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Structures

Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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