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Quantum Tunneling May Aid the Quest for Accurate Low-Cost DNA Sequencing

A ghostly property of matter, called quantum tunneling, may aid the quest for accurate, low-cost genomic sequencing, according to a new paper in Nature Nanotechnology Letters by Stuart Lindsay and his collaborators at the Biodesign Institute of Arizona State University.

22 Mar 2009

Specialized Motor Proteins Could Be Turned into Nanoscale Machines for Drug Delivery

Specialized motor proteins that transport cargo within cells could be turned into nanoscale machines for drug delivery, according to bioengineers. Chemical alteration of the proteins' function could also help inhibit the growth of cancerous tumors.

20 Mar 2009

Applied Nanoscience to Present NanoFense Formulation at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Applied Nanoscience Inc. (ANI) (PINKSHEETS: APNN), a nanotechnology-based filtration development company, today announced that it has accepted an invitation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to presen...

From Applied Nanoscience Inc. 18 Mar 2009

New Lab-on-a-Chip Could Lead to Better Cancer Therapies

Johns Hopkins engineers have invented a method that could be used to help figure out how cancer cells break free from neighboring tissue, an "escape" that can spread the disease to other parts of the body.

18 Mar 2009

Applied Biosystems AB SCIEX QTRAP 5500 Mass Spectrometry System Earns Scientists' Choice Award

Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies (NASDAQ:LIFE), and its mass spectrometry joint-venture partner, MDS Analytical Technologies, a business unit of MDS Inc. (TSX:MDS) (NYSE:MDZ), today announced that the AB SCIEX QTRAP® 5500 System, a unique, next-generation mass spectrometer, has received the Scientists' Choice Award for Best New Spectroscopy Product by SelectScience.net, a leading online resource for applied chemists, clinical chemists and life scientists.

18 Mar 2009

Quest PharmaTech Forms Strategic Alliance with IntelligentNano to Develop Nanotechnology-Based Next Generation SL052

Quest PharmaTech Inc. (TSX-V: QPT) ("Quest" or the "Company"), a pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products for the treatment of cancer and dermatological conditions, today announc...

18 Mar 2009

Aphios Corporation Secures Exclusive License from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Aphios Corporation today announced securing an exclusive license from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, LA for intellectual property and know-how for treating chronic inflammatory diseases ...

17 Mar 2009

New Approach to Microscopy Opens up the Wonders of the Molecular World

A new approach to microscopy is opening up the wonders of the molecular world, allowing researchers to examine organic molecules and delicate crystals as they grow, atom by atom. Dr Andrew Humhpris, co-founder of the original technology and now Chief Technology Officer of Infinitesima, explains how this University spin-out has turned into a leading-edge company.

17 Mar 2009

MIT Scientist to Deliver Keynote Address in Nanoscience at ACS's 237th National Meeting

Angela M. Belcher, Ph.D., a noted scientist from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will deliver the Keynote Address in Nanoscience here today at the American Chemical Society's 237th National Meeting.

From American Chemical Society 17 Mar 2009

BIND Biosciences Installs Siemens Simatic(R) PCS 7 Lab Process Control System

Siemens Energy + Automation, Inc. announced today that BIND Biosciences, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., has selected Simatic(R) PCS 7 Lab hardware and software to help its scientists manage pre- and post-clinical experimental data.

17 Mar 2009