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Miniaturised, Automatic Cancer Diagnosis From The FISH on a Chip

For the first time an important diagnostic test for cancer has been miniaturized and automated onto a microfluidic chip by a team of University of Alberta researchers in Edmonton, Canada. This new technology opens up ...

20 Jun 2007

Natural Protein Clean Up of Nanoparticles May Lead To Environmental Remediation

Deep inside a flooded mine in Wisconsin, scientists from several institutions including the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have discovered a world in which bacteria e...

19 Jun 2007

Reactivity of Nanosystems at the Atomic Level

Nickel-rhodium nanowires exhibit surprisingly high reactivity towards oxygen. As a result, they offer future development potential for new types of chemical catalysts. These findings were the result of research by an Aus...

18 Jun 2007

Novel Nanomachining Process for Nanoscale Devices

Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have discovered a novel nanomachining process that will help manufacturers produce superior nanoscale devices to perform import...

18 Jun 2007

Veeco Release New Innova Scanning Probe Microscope SPM

Veeco Instruments Inc., the world's leading provider of atomic force microscopes (AFMs) for research applications, announced today the release of its new Innova Scanning Probe Microscope (SPM) for a wide range of phy...

15 Jun 2007

Hybrid Gold-Dendrimer Nanoparticles Target and Image Tumors

Dendrimer nanoparticles, made of spherical, highly branched polymers, have shown promise as drug delivery vehicles capable of targeting tumors with large doses of anticancer drugs. Dendrimer nanoparticles have also been ...

15 Jun 2007

Quantum Dots Outline Brain Tumors for Surgical Removal

Although surgical removal of a tumor can be the most effective way of treating brain cancer, neurosurgeons are often faced with the dilemma of determining the exact border between a tumor and the healthy tissue that surr...

15 Jun 2007

Ceramic Nanoparticles Deliver Genes to the Spleen, Trigger Antitumor Immune Response

A detailed comparison of different types of ceramic nanoparticles has found that those made of silica can efficiently transport therapeutic genes to the spleen and trigger a potent immune response capable of attacking tu...

15 Jun 2007

Nanoparticles Image siRNA Delivery Into Tumors

Using magnetic nanoparticles labeled with dye molecules, a team of investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital has developed a delivery vehicle capable of transporting antitumor small interfering RNA (siRNA) mole...

15 Jun 2007

Life Science Research Luminaries Speak at First AFM BioMed Conference

At the first AFM BioMed conference, held last month in Barcelona, Spain, world-leading life science researchers came together to share ideas and investigate how atomic force microscopy (AFM) technology can be used to sol...

15 Jun 2007