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Silica Particles Packed with Anti-Cancer Drugs Prevent Tumor Growth

Packaging anti-cancer drugs into particles of chemically modified silica improve the drugs' ability to fight skin cancer in mice, according to new research.

24 May 2010

Trials Show That Deep-Water Organogenic-Mineral Sediments Suitable for Creating Nanobiopreparations

Nanotechnologies in agriculture are mostly associated with the reproduction of agricultural species and the processing and improvement of the quality of production. Nanotechnologies are already being used for disinfec...

24 May 2010

Nanobiopreparations Help in Plants’ Life Processes

As a result of the joint investigation, several complex biopreparations were obtained, containing the growth regulator BIOLAN and etheric oils and plant extracts manifesting their action in extremely low (nano-) concentr...

24 May 2010

Bruker Releases Next Generation Software for GC-QQQ Mass Spectrometers

At the 58th ASMS Conference, Bruker Daltonics’ new Chemical Analysis business announced the release of MS Workstation 7, the next generation software package for the newly acquired 3x0 series GC triple-quadrupole (...

24 May 2010

Bruker Introduces New MALDI Molecular Imaging System

At the 58th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Bruker today announces a novel MALDI molecular imaging system based on the extreme performance of the solariX FTMS.

24 May 2010

NanoMaterials2010 Conference Offers Unrivalled Networking Opportunities

This year's NanoMaterials conference offers unrivalled networking opportunities with the exhibition being almost sold out, delegates from more than 100 organisations already registered and 1-2-1 Networking Event taki...

24 May 2010

Quantum Leap: World's Smallest Transistor Built with Just 7 Atoms

Scientists have literally taken a leap into a new era of computing power by making the world's smallest precision-built transistor - a "quantum dot" of just seven atoms in a single silicon crystal.

23 May 2010

Nanotechnology Centre Co-Director Elected Fellow of the Royal Society

Professor Gabriel Aeppli, co-director of the LCN and Quain Professor of Physics in the UCL Department of Physics and Astronomy, is one of 44 new Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 2010.

21 May 2010

Nano-Biotechnology-Chip Sensor Platform for Examination of Oral Exfoliative Cytology

The gentle touch of a brush on the tongue or cheek can help detect oral cancer with success rates comparable to more invasive techniques like biopsies, according to preliminary studies by researchers at Rice University, ...

21 May 2010

Melanin-Covered Nanoparticles for Protection of Bone Marrow During Radiation Therapy of Cancer

Nanoparticles covered with the natural pigment melanin may protect bone marrow from the harmful effects of anticancer radiation therapy, according to scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva Universit...

21 May 2010

Nanoporous Silicon Particles Ferrying Labile Molecular Therapies Deep into the Body

Using nanoporous silicon particles, two teams of investigators have created drug delivery vehicles capable of ferrying labile molecular therapies deep into the body. Both groups believe their new drug delivery vehicles create new opportunities for developing innovative anticancer therapies.

21 May 2010

Supramolecularly Assembled Gold Nanoparticles for Targeted Treatment of Cancer Cells

A variety of studies by numerous investigators are demonstrating that gold nanoparticles have real promise as anticancer agents. When irradiated with light, gold nanoparticles become hot quickly, hot enough to generate e...

21 May 2010

Gold Nanoparticle Detecting Early Stage Prostate Cancer

Recent studies support the idea that the standard methods of screening men for prostate cancer leave much to be desired, particularly in terms of their inability to have much effect on prostate cancer survival. Now, a te...

21 May 2010

New Method of Characterizing Tumor Biopsies using Quantum Dots

One important discovery made about cancer over the past decade is that as a tumor develops, the molecular identity of its cells begins to diverge. As a result, any given tumor is likely to contain groups of cells with di...

21 May 2010

Mobius to Discuss UV Fiber Laser Application for Thin Wafer Processing at 2010 CMOS Workshop

Mobius Photonics, an innovative producer of short pulsed fiber laser sources (IR, green, and UV laser), will participate in the 2010 CMOS (Communications, Microsystems, Optoelectronics, Sensors) Emerging Technologies Workshop through an invited presentation from Vice President of Business Management Kiyomi Monro.

21 May 2010

Nanotechnology News

Silica Particles Packed with Anti-Cancer Drugs Prevent Tumor Growth

Trials Show That Deep-Water Organogenic-Mineral Sediments Suitable for Creating Nanobiopreparations

Nanobiopreparations Help in Plants’ Life Processes

Bruker Releases Next Generation Software for GC-QQQ Mass Spectrometers

Bruker Introduces New MALDI Molecular Imaging System

NanoMaterials2010 Conference Offers Unrivalled Networking Opportunities

Quantum Leap: World's Smallest Transistor Built with Just 7 Atoms

Nanotechnology Centre Co-Director Elected Fellow of the Royal Society

Nano-Biotechnology-Chip Sensor Platform for Examination of Oral Exfoliative Cytology

Melanin-Covered Nanoparticles for Protection of Bone Marrow During Radiation Therapy of Cancer

Nanoporous Silicon Particles Ferrying Labile Molecular Therapies Deep into the Body

Supramolecularly Assembled Gold Nanoparticles for Targeted Treatment of Cancer Cells

Gold Nanoparticle Detecting Early Stage Prostate Cancer

New Method of Characterizing Tumor Biopsies using Quantum Dots

Mobius to Discuss UV Fiber Laser Application for Thin Wafer Processing at 2010 CMOS Workshop

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