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Researchers Develop Array Spotter that Can Rapidly Dispense Nanoliter-Level Liquid Samples

Hiroshi Aoki, the Measurement Technology Group, the Research Institute for Environmental Management Technology of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), developed an array spotter capable of dispensing an infinitesimal amount of liquid sample and of changing freely the intervals between the capillaries that serve as dispensing outlets.

25 Nov 2008

MIT Researchers Show How Cell Motor Protein Exerts Force to Move

MIT researchers have shown how a cell motor protein exerts the force to move, enabling functions such as cell division.Kinesin, a motor protein that also carries neurotransmitters, "walks" along cellular beams known as microtubules. For the first time, the MIT team has shown at a molecular level how kinesin generates the force needed to step along the microtubules.

24 Nov 2008

Bacterial Biofilms Help Preserve Fossil Record's Most Vulnerable Stuff

Bacterial decay was once viewed as fossilization's mortal enemy, but new research suggests bacterial biofilms may have actually helped preserve the fossil record's most vulnerable stuff -- animal embryos and soft tissues.

24 Nov 2008

New Design Would Deliver More Precise Radiation Doses at Lower Cost

Four physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have been awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,432,516 B2 for the design of a "medical synchrotron" capable of delivering precision doses of proton radiation to cancerous tumors with minimal damage to surrounding healthy tissue.

24 Nov 2008

Nanotechnology Innovators Taking on Asthma, Bird Flu and Cancer

British businesses with products that can combat bird flu, provide an instant asthma diagnosis and illuminate cancer cells won Business Innovation Awards today at a major nanotechnology event. The third annual UK Nano...

24 Nov 2008

Olympus Offers Powerful New Software Designed to Enhance Nanotechnology Experiments

The Olympus ASW v2.0 Software Suite is designed to maximize performance and ease-of-use for the new line of FluoView® FV1000 confocal and FV1000-MPE multiphoton laser scanning microscope systems.

21 Nov 2008

Philips Signs Research Agreement to Study the Integration of Magnetic Nanoparticles into Red Blood Cells

NeuroNexus Technologies and Philips Research have signed a joint research agreement to develop next-generation deep brain stimulation devices with the ambition to improve the treatment of neurological diseases and psychi...

21 Nov 2008

CNSE Professor Using Nanotechnology to Address Human Diseases

For some, nanotechnology is known by its applications in nanoelectronics, from PDAs to computers. But College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) professor Dr. Nathaniel Cady is using nanotechnology to address hu...

20 Nov 2008

New Cancer Drug Based on the Use of Photodynamic Therapy to Treat Skin Cancer

A drug that is activated by light can be a quick, simple, and cheap treatment for tens of thousands of patients with skin cancer in Sweden alone. Researcher Leif Eriksson's team at Örebro University in Sweden ha...

20 Nov 2008

Carbon Nanotubes Improving the Limits of Protein Array Detection

To detect cancer as early as possible, dozens of research groups are developing methods to detect trace levels of cancer-related proteins and genes in blood or other biological samples. Those efforts should get a boost thanks to new research results showing that carbon nanotubes can serve as incredibly sensitive optical labels for use in a wide variety of assay systems.

20 Nov 2008