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Scientists Use Infrared Laser Heat in Nanopore Sensing to Study DNA

A team of researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University have formulated a novel method to examine DNA molecules. Their research paper titled, “Infrared laser heating applied to nanopore sensing for DNA duplex analysis,” discusses the method for improved forensic DNA workflows to gain much faster and precise identification. The paper has been published in the Analytical Chemistry journal, and was available online from 19th February.

22 Feb 2016

Researchers Engineer Shape-Changing Nanoparticles to Deliver Cancer Drugs Specifically into Tumors

The aim of chemotherapy should be to kill cancer cells without the side effect of hair falling out. A team of researchers from the University of Toronto have developed a novel molecular delivery system, which has the capability to ensure that chemotherapy drugs reach their target without major collateral damage.

22 Feb 2016

RPCI Researchers Develop and Evaluate First Intravital Microscopy System

A team of Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) researchers has developed and evaluated the first intravital microscopy system shown to be safe for use in humans. Writing in the journal Nature Communications, the scientists report that their proprietary technology enabled them, for the first time ever, to visualize tumor blood vessels in real time.

22 Feb 2016

EPFL Researchers Develop Low-Cost, Portable Microfluidic Diagnostic Device

A portable and low-cost diagnostic device has been developed at EPFL. This microfluidic platform, which has been tested with Ebola, requires no bulky equipment. It is thus ideally suited for use in remote regions.

22 Feb 2016

New Way to Focus Light Beyond Normal Wavelengths to Reach Nanoscales in Length

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed technology to compress light wavelengths fourfold, providing a way to focus light beyond normal wavelengths to reach nanoscales (a nanometer is a billionth of a meter) in length.

22 Feb 2016

Researchers Develop Stretchable and Transparent Nano-Scale Device that Filters Light

A strechable, nano-scale device has been created which can be used to filter out specific wavelengths of light whilst itself remaining transparent. This technology could be used in the development of novel eye protection.

By Jake Wilkinson 19 Feb 2016

Veeco Instruments Unveils New K475i As/P Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition System

Veeco Instruments Inc. announced today the launch of the new TurboDisc® K475i™ Arsenic Phosphide (As/P) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) System for the production of red, orange, yellow (R/O/Y) light emitting diodes (LEDs), as well as multi-junction III-V solar cells, laser diodes and transistors.

19 Feb 2016

Researchers Use Semiconducting Nanoparticles to Destroy Tumor Cells Inside Eye

Researchers at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center have developed a new nanoparticle that uses a tumor cell's protective mechanism against itself -- short-circuiting tumor cell metabolism and killing tumor cells.

19 Feb 2016

Oxford Instruments and SPECS Surface Nano Analysis GmbH sign agreement for Nanonis Tramea quantum transport measurement system

Oxford Instruments and SPECS Surface Nano Analysis GmbH have entered an agreement whereby Oxford Instruments NanoScience will be the sole distributor of SPECS Nanonis TrameaTM quantum transport measurement system (QTMS) for applications at ultra low temperatures, below 1 Kelvin.

From Oxford Instruments Nanoscience 18 Feb 2016

Contactless Magnetic Gears Have Potential Applications in Nanotechnology, Microfluidics

The new milk frother you are using to prepare your cappuccino is likely using magnetic gears. Magnetic gears transmit rotary motion like mechanical gears but instead of teeth they use magnetic attraction and repulsion between rotating magnets.

18 Feb 2016

Ceria Nanoparticles May Reduce Brain Inflammation Following Hemorrhagic Stroke

Nanoparticles from ceria - a rare earth metal - might lessen inflammation in the brain following a bleeding stroke (hemorrhagic stroke), according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2016.

18 Feb 2016

New Nanotechnology Approach Shows Promise in Treating Autoimmune Diseases

Parvus Therapeutics today announced the publication in Nature of a seminal paper describing the discovery and applications of a novel therapeutic approach employing nanomedicines, referred to as "Navacims"TM, to reprogram white blood cells to become regulatory cells capable of blunting autoimmune responses and restoring the equilibrium of the immune system.

18 Feb 2016

World’s First Ultrafast Optical Microscope Helps Measure Electron Motion in Real Time

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have demonstrated the use of the world’s first ultrafast optical microscope, allowing them to probe and visualize matter at the atomic level with mind-bending speed.

18 Feb 2016

New Type of Inferometer for Biosensing at the Nanoscale

Nanoscale plasmonic interferometry is a method that integrates the fields of nanotechnology and plasmonics by manipulating the interaction between light and the electrons in metals. This novel technique could be used for the development of biosensors, which can conduct a complete blood workup using a single drop, or hand-held environmental sensors capable of instantly and simultaneously testing water for pesticides, E. coli and lead.

18 Feb 2016

Thomas Swan Team up with Plessey And DelStar International to Develop Commercial Applications for Graphene

Government grants awarded to leading Graphene manufacturer in top class development partnerships.

From Thomas Swan & Co Ltd 17 Feb 2016

Nanotechnology News

Scientists Use Infrared Laser Heat in Nanopore Sensing to Study DNA

Researchers Engineer Shape-Changing Nanoparticles to Deliver Cancer Drugs Specifically into Tumors

RPCI Researchers Develop and Evaluate First Intravital Microscopy System

EPFL Researchers Develop Low-Cost, Portable Microfluidic Diagnostic Device

New Way to Focus Light Beyond Normal Wavelengths to Reach Nanoscales in Length

Researchers Develop Stretchable and Transparent Nano-Scale Device that Filters Light

Veeco Instruments Unveils New K475i As/P Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition System

Researchers Use Semiconducting Nanoparticles to Destroy Tumor Cells Inside Eye

Oxford Instruments and SPECS Surface Nano Analysis GmbH sign agreement for Nanonis Tramea quantum transport measurement system

Contactless Magnetic Gears Have Potential Applications in Nanotechnology, Microfluidics

Ceria Nanoparticles May Reduce Brain Inflammation Following Hemorrhagic Stroke

New Nanotechnology Approach Shows Promise in Treating Autoimmune Diseases

World’s First Ultrafast Optical Microscope Helps Measure Electron Motion in Real Time

New Type of Inferometer for Biosensing at the Nanoscale

Thomas Swan Team up with Plessey And DelStar International to Develop Commercial Applications for Graphene

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