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New Technology to Create Strong Nanofabrics

In Nature, cells and tissues assemble and organize themselves within a matrix of protein fibers that ultimately determines their structure and function, such as the elasticity of skin and the contractility of heart tissue.

3 Jun 2010

Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi Honored for Innovations in Biotechnology

Internationally renowned chemical biologist Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi, whose research is applied worldwide in the biopharmaceutical industry, has achieved extraordinary success for her pioneering inventions in the field ...

3 Jun 2010

Harvard Scientists Develop Centrifuge Force Microscope to Manipulate Molecules

Scientists have developed a new massively-parallel approach for manipulating single DNA and protein molecules and studying their interactions under force.

2 Jun 2010

New Technique to Label Protein Molecules Inside Cells

Since the 1990s, a green fluorescent protein known simply as GFP has revolutionized cell biology.

2 Jun 2010

Scientists Succeed in Demonstrating Feasibility of Components for a Kind of 'Biocomputer'

EU-funded scientists have succeeded in demonstrating the feasibility of components for a kind of 'biocomputer', paving the way for new advances in the field of bioengineering. The scientists, from the Chemistry D...

1 Jun 2010

Latest JPG Issue Covers Perspectives on Molecular Dynamics and Computational Methods

There have been impressive advances in computational methods, allowing researchers to better understand biological and physiological systems at the atomic level.

1 Jun 2010

Detecting Tumors Faster

To diagnose cancer reliably, doctors usually conduct a biopsy including tissue analysis - which is a time-consuming process. A microscopic image sensor, fitted in an endoscope, is being developed for in vivo cancer diagnosis, to speed up the detection of tumors.

1 Jun 2010

Novel Approach to Measure Nanoparticle Uptake by Mammalian Cells

A Taiwan research team has developed a new approach for investigating the amount of nano-/microparticles taken up by mammalian cells. This project was led by Dr. Chung-Hsuan Chen, Distinguished Research Fel...

31 May 2010

The Centre for Nanoscale Science Selects DC24000 for Work on Nanoparticles in Biomedical Applications

The Centre for Nanoscale Science at the University of Liverpool has selected the DC24000 from CPS Instruments Europe to support their work in nano particle characterisation in biomedical applications.

From CPS Instruments Europe 28 May 2010

Tiny Magnetite Nanoparticles Can Prove Useful in Real-World Applications

While attempting to solve one mystery about iron oxide-based nanoparticles, a research team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) stumbled upon another one. But once its implications are understood, their discovery* may give nanotechnologists a new and useful tool.

28 May 2010