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Living Cells Made To Fluoresce Using Nanotechnology

Individual molecules and their dynamics can also be made visible in living cells using conventional fluorophores at a resolution of around 20 nanometers. How this is done is being revealed for the first time by researche...

10 Aug 2010

Researchers Study Unique Properties of Epitaxial Graphene Using Spectroscopy

Researchers have taken one more step toward understanding the unique and often unexpected properties of graphene, a two-dimensional carbon material that has attracted interest because of its potential applications in future generations of electronic devices.

10 Aug 2010

TSMC Employs Synopsys' Galaxy Platform for 28 Nanometer Test Chip Design

Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that TSMC has successfully taped out a complex 28-nanometer (nm) Product Qualification Vehicle (PQV) test chip using Synopsys' Galaxy™ Implementation Platform.

From Synopsys, Inc. 10 Aug 2010

New Nano-Based Heat Technique for Cancer Treatment

Though a valuable weapon against cancerous tumors, radiation therapy often harms healthy tissue as it tries to kill malignant cells. Now, Prof. Israel Gannot of Tel Aviv University's Department of Biomedical Engin...

10 Aug 2010

Sheffield Team Receives Grant to Develop Nano-Bio-Chip for Oral Cancer Test

A new test for oral cancer, which a dentist could perform by simply using a brush to collect cells from a patient's mouth, is set to be developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching H...

10 Aug 2010

Bioengineers Discover ePop Circuit Using Microscope

Under the microscope, the bacteria start dividing normally, two cells become four and then eight and so on. But then individual cells begin "popping," like circus balloons being struck by darts. This phenome...

10 Aug 2010

Scientists Amplify Brightness of Fluorescent Probes Using 1-2 nm Dyedrons

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center (MBIC) are turning up the brightness on a group of fluorescent probes called fluoromodules that are used to monitor biological activities of individual proteins in real-time.

10 Aug 2010

Tiny Bubbles Collapse to Produce Sharp Liquid Jets

Duke University physicists have developed a way to produce sharp fluid jets with enough precision that they can inject material into a single, living cell. The technique promises a way to deliver drugs to cells one at a time, which is likely to be very valuable for research involving stem cells and other cellular-level studies.

10 Aug 2010

DFI Nanotechnology Announces Completion of its Largest All-Glass Vapor Chamber

Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI Nanotechnology), global developer and exclusive licensor of patented hydrophobic nanotechnologies, announced today the completion of its largest all-glass vapor chamber, certified and implemented by DFI in Spain for its licensee CRISTEC VIPLA S.L.

From CEA-Leti 9 Aug 2010

Researchers Study Injection of Magnetic Nanoparticles into the Tumor

Those who have to fight a powerful enemy must look for allies. This is why physicists from different scientific fields have decided to cooperate with biomedical physicians in order to place the fight against cancer through heat treatment by means of magnetic nanoparticles on a solid, scientific basis.

9 Aug 2010

Nanotechnology Professor Receives Grant to Support Development of Next Generation Materials

Professor Jonathan Coleman, Professor of Physics, Trinity College Dublin has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starter Grant of €1.5 million. He is one of Irelands' leading nanoscientists and is a Principal Investigator at CRANN, the TCD and UCC based nanoscience research institute.

9 Aug 2010