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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

Market For Organic And Printed Electronics to Grow To A Multi-Billion Euro Market In The Next Ten Years

The market for organic and printed electronics will grow to a multi-billion Euro market in the next ten years, according to chairman of the Organic Electronics Association (OE-A) Wolfgang Mildner and Managing Director , ...

26 Jun 2009

EPA Promulgates Further SNUR on Nanomaterials

EPA is promulgating further significant new use rules (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 23 chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs).

26 Jun 2009

Scientists Uncover Vital Role Of Water In The Generation Of The Antitumor Drug

An international team, led by Shingo Nagano from the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Harima and Hiroyasu Onaka from Toyama Prefectural University, has uncovered the vital role of water in the generation of the antitumor drug staurosporine*.

26 Jun 2009

Nano-Sized Assassins Targeting Implant Bacteria

Infected implants now have a foe. Brown University researchers have created a nanoparticle that can penetrate a bacterial-produced film on prosthetics and kill the bacteria.

26 Jun 2009

A Look Inside The Pioneering World of Nanotechnology

A look inside the pioneering world of nanotechnology, presented by the University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, a global education, research, development and technology deployment resource dedicated to preparing the next generation of scientists and researchers in nanotechnology.

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 26 Jun 2009

Orders Position Tegal as the Leading Supplier of MEMS DRIE and PVD Equipment

Tegal Corporation today announced it has received orders for a Tegal 110 DE/SE DRIE tool and for a TEGAL SMT AlN PVD system from two prominent research centers currently equipping state-of-the-art laboratory facilities.

From Collabrx, Inc. 25 Jun 2009

40 Students Chosen from More than 1,200 Candidates to Kick Off Graduate Summer Program

Singularity University (SU) - the new academic institution with the goal of preparing the next generation of leaders to address "humanity's grand challenges" - today announced the selection of 40 students t...

25 Jun 2009