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A Nontoxic Nanocarrier for Targeted Delivery of Analogs to Cancer Cells

Researchers at Oregon State University are pursuing a new concept in treatment of epithelial cancer, especially head and neck cancer, by using two promising "analogs" of an old compound that was once studied as a potent anti-tumor agent, but long ago abandoned because it was too toxic.

19 May 2015

Novel Microfluidic Chip Can Capture Rare Clusters of Circulating Tumor Cells

Researchers have developed a microfluidic chip that can capture rare clusters of circulating tumor cells, which could yield important new insights into how cancer spreads. The work was funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institutes of Health.

19 May 2015

DELMIC Announces Workshop Hosted by Phenom World on Integrated CLEM to be Held on Wednesday June 24th at the Francis Crick Institute (Lincoln Inn Fields Laboratory)

DELMIC develops and manufactures products which are focused on high performance, user friendly, integrated microscopy solutions. Working together with Phenom World, the companies have developed the Delphi microscope, the all-in-one solution for Correlative Light and scanning Electron Microscopy.

From Delmic B.V. 19 May 2015

Laser Technique for Low-Cost Self-Assembly of Nanostructures

Researchers from Swinburne University of Technology and the University of Science and Technology of China have developed a low-cost technique that holds promise for a range of scientific and technological applications.

19 May 2015

European Researchers Create Tunable Microwave Antennae Using Graphene Supplied by Graphenea

Graphene antennae in the microwave part of the spectrum can be tuned by an applied voltage. This is the latest result, published in the renown physics journal Applied Physics Letters, by a pan-European collaboration between Romania, Greece, Italy, and Ireland, using Graphenea graphene.

From Graphenea 18 May 2015

Researchers Fabricate Electrically Conductive Nanocomposite Laminate with Less Graphene Loading

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a new method for commercial-scale fabrication of graphene. This could lead to significant advances in flexible electronics, and could possibly change the manner in which graphene is viewed and utilized.

18 May 2015

Novel CLAIRE Technique for Nanoscale Imaging of Soft Matter

Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered a new cathodoluminescence activated imaging by resonant energy transfer (CLAIRE) technique that extends high electron microscopy resolution to the dynamic imaging of soft matter.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 18 May 2015

ARM and UMC Offer Artisan Physical IP Solution on 55nm

ARM and United Microelectronics Corporation ("UMC"), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced the availability of a new ARM® Artisan® physical IP solution on 55nm to accelerate the development of ARM processor-based embedded systems and Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

18 May 2015

New Porous, Layered Material That Can Serve as a Graphene Analog

The Science
An electrically conductive material, with layers resembling graphene (single sheet of graphite), was synthesized under mild conditions using a well-known molecule that allows good electronic coupling of nickel ions and organic moieties. The new porous material exhibits high electrical conductivity as a bulk material that is potentially tunable and has unusual temperature dependence, suggesting new fundamental physics.

18 May 2015

Toxin-Absorbing Nanosponges in Gels Could Help Treat MRSA Infections

Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego developed a gel filled with toxin-absorbing nanosponges that could lead to an effective treatment for skin and wound infections caused by MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), an antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This "nanosponge-hydrogel" minimized the growth of skin lesions on mice infected with MRSA - without the use of antibiotics. The researchers recently published their findings online in Advanced Materials.

18 May 2015

NantPharma to Acquire Rights to Cynviloq Through Acquisition of Igdrasol

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc., announced today that NantPharma, founded by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and a member of the NantWorks ecosystem of companies, agreed to acquire the rights to Cynviloq through the acquisition of Igdrasol, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sorrento, which has been developing Cynviloq (paclitaxel nanoparticle polymeric micelle) in a bio-equivalence trial.

18 May 2015

CCC Awards Grants to Test RNA Nanotherapy to Target MED1 in Breast Cancer Cells

For the second year, the Cincinnati Cancer Center (CCC) has awarded $160,000 in pilot grants to members and basic scientists who are collaborating to find out more about various cancers with hopes of generating more data and additional funding.

18 May 2015

New Book on Marine Litter Focuses on Impact of Nano-Plastic Fragments

University of Exeter researcher, Professor Tamara Galloway, has contributed to one of the most expansive summaries of our knowledge of man-made litter in the world's oceans to date. The new book, Marine Anthropogenic Litter is published by Springer and is set to be available through open access, allowing its content to reach the wider audience that is so necessary to raise awareness of this important challenge.

18 May 2015

Non-Invasive Test to Detect Cocaine Ingestion through a Simple Fingerprint

Researchers from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the University of Surrey, the Netherlands Forensic Institute, King's College London and Sheffield Hallam University have demonstrated a new, non-invasive test that can detect cocaine use through a simple fingerprint. For the first time, this new fingerprint method can determine whether cocaine has been ingested, rather than just touched.

18 May 2015

Celsion’s TheraSilence Technology Effectively Delivers miR-145 Inhibitor in Well-Established PAH Model

Celsion Corporation, a fully-integrated oncology company focused on the development of a portfolio of innovative cancer treatments, today reported the publication of an abstract in the prestigious Journal of Controlled Release summarizing findings from a preclinical study confirming effective delivery of RNA to lung cells.

18 May 2015