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Carbon Nanotubes Weigh the Atom

How can you weigh a single atom? European researchers have built an exquisite new device that can do just that. It may ultimately allow scientists to study the progress of chemical reactions, molecule by molecule. Carbon...

28 Jun 2009

Researchers Create First Rudimentary Solid-State Quantum Processor

A team led by Yale University researchers has created the first rudimentary solid-state quantum processor, taking another step toward the ultimate dream of building a quantum computer.

28 Jun 2009

Novel Peptide Nanoparticles Destroy Drug-Resistant Germs

Doctors may get a new arsenal for meningitis treatment and the war on drug-resistant bacteria and fungal infections with novel peptide nanoparticles developed by scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotech...

28 Jun 2009

Global Leader In Nanomanufacturing Technology Solutions Applauds Passage Of ACES Act

Applied Materials, Inc., the global leader in Nanomanufacturing Technology™ solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat p...

26 Jun 2009

Nanophase Appoints New CFO

Nanophase Technologies (NASDAQ:NANX) , a technology leader in nanomaterials and advanced nanoengineered products, announced today that the Company has hired Frank Cesario to serve as its Chief Financial Officer.

From Nanophase Technologies Corporation 26 Jun 2009

Model Predicts Factors Driving Tumor Invasion

Tumors are complex collections of cells whose behavior has proven difficult to understand, let alone predict. As a result, oncologists are often surprised by how a particular patient responds to a given course of therapy...

26 Jun 2009

Potential Of Carbon Nanotubes As Weapons Against Cancer

Carbon nanotubes, one of the original engineered nanomaterials, also may prove to be among the most versatile, as numerous teams of investigators continue to develop novel nanotube-based therapeutic and diagnostic tools....

26 Jun 2009

Detecting Subtle Changes in Cancer Cells with Nanofluidic Biopsy

By taking two standard laboratory techniques—capillary electrophoresis and antibody-based protein detection—and shrinking them to the nanoscale, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have ...

26 Jun 2009

New Sensing Method Relies On Nanoscale Holes Drilled Into A Microfluidic Device

A new sensing method that relies on nanoscale holes drilled into a microfluidic device also could add "faster" to the list of benefits afforded by microfluidics.

26 Jun 2009

Researchers Harness Nanoparticles To Track Changes in Cancer Cell

The more dots there are, the more accurate a picture you get when you connect them. Cancer researchers adopting that philosophy have developed a new imaging technology that could give scientists the ability to simultaneo...

26 Jun 2009

Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer Closer Thanks to Multifunctional Nanoparticles

Pancreatic cancer has a devastatingly low survival rate (less than 5 percent after 5 years) because it is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage. The initial symptoms, such as pain, jaundice, or weight loss, often do not...

26 Jun 2009

Computer-Guided Gold Nanoparticle Destroys Tumors

Gold nanoshells are among the most promising new nanoscale therapeutics being developed to kill tumors, acting as antennas that turn light energy into heat that cooks cancer to death. Now, a multi-institutional research ...

26 Jun 2009

New Scooter Powered by Innovative Nanotechnology

Austin-based KLD Energy Technologies, Inc. designs and licenses a patented, high-performance electric motor system technology, is making its high-performance, transmissionless electric motor system available in the United States through a new, sleek electric scooter.

26 Jun 2009

Tailor-Made Nanoparticles That Can Be Used As Position Lights On Cell Proteins

Two new construction manuals are now available for the world's smallest lamps. Based on these protocols, scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces have tailor-made nanoparticles that can be used as position lights on cell proteins and, possibly in the future as well, as light sources for display screens or for optical information technology.

26 Jun 2009

Certain Molecules Handle Cargo Moving In Both Directions

In the bustling economy of the cell, little bubbles called vesicles serve as container ships, ferrying cargo to and from the port - the cell membrane. Some of these vesicles, called post-Golgi vesicles, export cargo made...

26 Jun 2009