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Supercomputers to Lead to Greater Safety and Reliability of Next Generation Nuclear Power Reactors

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is leading a $3 million research project that will pair two of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to boost the safety and reliability of next-generation nuclear power reactors...

2 Nov 2007

Nanotech Expert Calls for Coordination in Nanotechnology Research

Nanotechnology holds great promise for the future of cancer therapy and water treatment, but concerns about the safety of nanoproducts may limit these important technological developments, Vicki Colvin said today in comm...

From International Council on Nanotechnology - ICON 1 Nov 2007

Turning Soybeans and Water into Clean, Green, Environmentally Friendly Nanoparticles

In 2002, U.S. farmers harvested 2.7 billion bushels of soybeans. Last year in Missouri, farmers harvested 194 million bushels of soybeans worth about $1.2 billion. Now, a team of researchers at the University of Missouri...

1 Nov 2007

Biodegradable Nanoball Drug Delivery System

Dutch researcher Cristianne Rijcken has developed a new type of biodegradable nanoparticle. The spherical structures can encapsulate various fat-soluble medicines, which makes it easier to target tumour tissue. These nan...

25 Oct 2007

N-TER Nanoparticle siRNA Transfection System Delivers siRNA into Difficult-to-Transfect Cell Types

Sigma-Aldrich announced today the global release of the N-TER Nanoparticle siRNA Transfection System. N-TER allows researchers to reproducibly interrogate gene function, via siRNA transfection, in model cell types that h...

19 Oct 2007

New Paradigms in the Research of the Biomolecular Composition of Water

Water nurtures life in all its forms, but not all water in our life systems is equal. Water in a lake, in the sea or in a cup of tea is different from the water in our bodies. This much we do know. Yet science does not y...

19 Oct 2007

General Dynamics' Chemical Detection Technology Selected by U.S. Department of Defense for Evaluation

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense to participate in the first major phase of Increment 2 of the Joint Chemical Agen...

15 Oct 2007

Nanodiamonds Deliver Chemotherapy Drugs Without the Negative Effects Associated with Current Cancer Drugs

Northwestern University researchers have shown that nanodiamonds - much like the carbon structure as that of a sparkling 14 karat diamond but on a much smaller scale -- are very effective at delivering chemotherapy drugs...

15 Oct 2007

Is Engineered Nanomaterial Exposure a Myth

Some nanotechnology fanciers suggest that, like proverbial birds of a feather, engineered nanoscale materials will flock - or clump - together. This tendency, they maintain, should reduce or eliminate risks as nanotechno...

12 Oct 2007

Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology Book Launched

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology to their offering. This book provides a comprehensive survey of nanotechnology that reviews recent advances in nanotechnolog...

10 Oct 2007