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Nanocopoeia to Co-Develop Arborescent Block Copolymers for Biomedical Use

Following the launch at BIO International in San Diego last week of NanoInterventions, their cardiovascular joint venture partnership, Nanocopoeia and WORLDiscoveries(TM) are pleased to announce their broader agreement t...

From Nanocopoeia Inc. 27 Jun 2008

Global Funding For Nanotechnology Amounts To Over $25 Billion In 2008

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Nanotechnology Opportunity Report (NOR) 2008, 3rd Edition" report to their offering. The Nanotechnology Opportunity Report (NOR) 2008, 3rd Edition...

From Research and Markets 26 Jun 2008

Potential Harm from Nanomaterials

Potential risks from the use of nanomaterials will be explored by three Arizona State University engineering faculty in a project supported by a $400,000 grant from the U.S.Department of Energy Office of Biological and Environmental Research.

26 Jun 2008

Nanoparticle Characterization Crucial for Developers of Drug Delivery Systems

Nanoparticle characterization using the Zetasizer Nano from Malvern Instruments is providing essential information for researchers working on drug delivery systems at the UK’s newest School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

26 Jun 2008

Nano-Scissors Performing Extremely Precise Surgery

Mechanical engineering Assistant Professor Adela Ben-Yakar at The University of Texas at Austin has developed a laser "microscalpel" that destroys a single cell while leaving nearby cells intact, which could improve the precision of surgeries for cancer, epilepsy and other diseases.

25 Jun 2008

New and Less Laborious Technique for On-Chip Separation of DNA Molecules

Precision control of DNA separation using an electric field An electric voltage can be used to propel DNA molecules through a channel a few nanometers deep, or to stop them in their tracks. In a strong electric field ...

25 Jun 2008

Using Nanotechnology to Inject Gene-Silencing Tools into Cells

More than 15 years ago scientists discovered a way to stop a particular gene in its tracks. The Nobel Prize-winning finding holds tantalizing promise for medical science, but so far it has been difficult to apply the technique, known as RNA interference, in living cells.

24 Jun 2008

New Tool Could Help Advance the Field of Nanoparticles-Cell Interactions

Scientists can study the biological impacts of engineered nanomaterials on cells within the body with greater resolution than ever because of a procedure developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge N...

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 24 Jun 2008

DARPA Funds Phase III Research Project Led by Argonne National Laboratory

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is providing $1.4 million to a Phase III research project led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory to develop high-performance integrate...

From Argonne National Laboratory 23 Jun 2008

Professor Achieves Breakthrough in Nanotechnology

A chemistry professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and his graduate students have published new results in Nature Nanotechnology showing how they isolated a particular type of carbon nanotube from a sample and manipulated it in a way that could have broad applicability in drug and gene delivery, electronic devices, and nanotechnology research.

21 Jun 2008