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Molecular Imaging to Play Key Role in Disease Detection and Therapy Response

Molecular imaging aims at the use of imaging probes to visualize specific cellular or sub cellular processes that occur before changes in morphology and function. This is highly relevant because impairments of such proce...

1 Sep 2008

Zinc-Oxide Nanoparticles - Remarkable Breakthrough in Cancer Treatment

Boise State researchers have made a remarkable breakthrough in cancer treatment that may provide the "magic bullet" for the debilitating effects of chemotherapy. The interdisciplinary group of researchers a...

31 Aug 2008

Dunn Named Managing Director of Two Nanotechnology Centers

Robert M. Dunn, most recently the director of the Integrated Engineering and Business Practices Program in the University of Notre Dame's College of Engineering, has been named the managing director of the Center for Nano Science and Technology (NDnano) and the recently established Midwest Institute of Nanoelectronics Discovery (MIND).

30 Aug 2008

Scientists Developed Simple Process for Mass Producing Molecular Tubes of Programmable Circumferences

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a simple process for mass producing molecular tubes of identical--and precisely programmable--circumferences. The technological feat may allow...

30 Aug 2008

Resistance to Self-Produced Anticancer Toxins Could Help the Study of Drug Resistance in Cancer Patients

Japanese researchers have explained the mechanism of self-resistance in plants to their own lethal toxins. This new information will help medical researchers to tackle resistance in humans to anticancer drugs that are often based on these plant toxins.

29 Aug 2008

Zetasizer Nano Used in the Assessment Processes for New Nanoparticle Reference Materials

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has used the Zetasizer Nano particle characterization system from Malvern Instruments as part of the qualification and assessment process for its new gold nanoparticle reference materials.

29 Aug 2008

First BioMark System for Genetic Analysis in the UK

Fluidigm Corporation, the inventor of integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs), today announced that LGC, an international leader in laboratory services and measurement standards, has purchased a BioMark(TM) System for genetic...

28 Aug 2008

Scientists Accomplished One of the Big Quests in Nanotechnology

A crucial step in developing minuscule structures with application potential in sophisticated sensors, catalysis, and nanoelectronics has been developed by Scottish researchers.

28 Aug 2008

UV Microspectrophotometer Rapidly Differentiate Protein from Salt Crystals

Protein crystals have many uses ranging from basic research of the proteins themselves to controlling drug delivery, advanced drug design and even in bioseparation processes.

27 Aug 2008

Researchers Developed New Tool to Detect Cancer

Early cancer detection can significantly improve survival rates. Current diagnostic tests often fail to detect cancer in the earliest stages and at the same time expose a patient to the harmful effects of radiation. Led ...

27 Aug 2008