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Quantum Dots Outline Brain Tumors for Surgical Removal

Although surgical removal of a tumor can be the most effective way of treating brain cancer, neurosurgeons are often faced with the dilemma of determining the exact border between a tumor and the healthy tissue that surr...

15 Jun 2007

Ceramic Nanoparticles Deliver Genes to the Spleen, Trigger Antitumor Immune Response

A detailed comparison of different types of ceramic nanoparticles has found that those made of silica can efficiently transport therapeutic genes to the spleen and trigger a potent immune response capable of attacking tu...

15 Jun 2007

Aptamer-Targeted Nanoparticles Collect and Detect Cancer Cells

Using magnetic and fluorescent nanoparticles capable of binding tightly to molecules found only on the surface of cancer cells, a team of investigators at the University of Florida has developed a method for collecting a...

15 Jun 2007

Nanoparticles Image siRNA Delivery Into Tumors

Using magnetic nanoparticles labeled with dye molecules, a team of investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital has developed a delivery vehicle capable of transporting antitumor small interfering RNA (siRNA) mole...

15 Jun 2007

Nanotechnology Industries Association Launch Forecast of Emerging Technologies Report

Today, the NIA launch the first edition of its Forecast of Emerging Technologies. The report provides a purely industry-led forecast, which makes exclusive use of data obtained from the industrial members of the NIA, the...

15 Jun 2007

Fluorescent Nanotubes Now OK For Use In Medical Applications

Vanderbilt researchers have removed an obstacle that has restricted fluorescent nanotubes from a variety of medical applications. In a paper published online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society they describe ...

14 Jun 2007

Nanoparticles Unlock The Future Of Superalloy Metals

Sandia National Laboratories is pioneering the future of superalloy materials by advancing the science behind how those superalloys are made. As part of Sandia's nanoscale research, a group of experts specializing...

14 Jun 2007

Bacteria Ferry Nanoparticles Into Cells For Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease

Researchers at Purdue University have shown that common bacteria can deliver a valuable cargo of "smart nanoparticles" into a cell to precisely position sensors, drugs or DNA for the early diagnosis and treatme...

14 Jun 2007

Use of Nanomaterials in Stem Cells Grant for University of Surrey Researcher

University of Surrey researchers, Dr Alan Dalton and Dr Richard Sear, have received grants totalling £100k from the SETsquared Applied Collaborative Research Programme and the EPSRC to support collaborative work wi...

12 Jun 2007

New Hybrid Memory Device Using Silicon Nanowires and Traditional Data Storage

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), along with colleagues at George Mason University and Kwangwoon University in Korea, have fabricated a memory device that combines silicon nanowires...

12 Jun 2007