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Sneaking siRNA into Cancer Cells using Hydrogel Nanoparticles

One of the difficulties of fighting cancer is that drugs often hit other non-cancerous cells, causing patients to get sick. But what if researchers could sneak cancer-fighting particles into just the cancer cells?

15 Feb 2010

Beating the Heat on the Nanoscale

Welding uses heat to join pieces of metal in everything from circuits to skyscrapers. But Rice University researchers have found a way to beat the heat on the nanoscale. Jun Lou, an assistant professor in mechanical e...

15 Feb 2010

Protons, Neutrons Melt to Produce 'Quark-Gluon Plasma' at RHIC

Recent analyses from the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory establish that collisions of gold ions traveling at nearly the speed of light have created matter at a temperature of about 4 trillion degrees Celsius.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 15 Feb 2010

Data Suggest Symmetry May 'Melt' Along with Protons and Neutrons

Scientists at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a 2.4-mile-circumference particle accelerator at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, report the first hints of profound symmetry transformations in the hot soup of quarks, antiquarks, and gluons produced in RHIC's most energetic collisions.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 15 Feb 2010

Scientists Investigate What Happens to the Top Layer of Atoms on the Surface of a Material

A team including Oxford University scientists has been investigating what happens to the top layer of atoms on the surface of a material that splits water and has potential uses in nanoelectronics.

15 Feb 2010

Conference Discusses Emerging Silicon-Based Nanotechnologies for Advanced Information and Communication Devices

A conference which will discuss emerging silicon-based nanotechnologies for advanced information + communication devices which mean that mobile phones and computers will be even lighter, more functional and more economic...

15 Feb 2010

Moving into a New Era of Nanotechnology

Two new appointments at the University of Southampton's Nano Research Group will drive research into a whole new range of nano and bio-nano technologies and lead to global industrial research collaborations.

15 Feb 2010

Concepts to Revolutionize the Agricultural Sector Through Nanotechnology

SabryCorp, Ltd. announced the upcoming NanoAgri Conference, scheduled for April 11-12, 2010 in Cairo, Egypt. It will host the leading experts in this field to discuss the revolutionary solutions nanotechnology offers the...

15 Feb 2010

Toshiba Announces Joint Development of Mask Pattern Optimizing Technology

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) today announced joint development of a mask pattern optimizing technology that improves the accuracy of lithography for LSIs by approximately 20 percent.

15 Feb 2010