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Laser Beams and Gold Nanorods Combine to Blow Up and Kill Cancer Cells

Researchers have shown how tiny "nanorods" of gold can be triggered by a laser beam to blast holes in the membranes of tumor cells, setting in motion a complex biochemical mechanism that leads to a tumor cell&#...

17 Oct 2007

$20 Million Contract to Develop Inhaled Gentamicin for Treatment of Aerosol Exposure to Bioterrorism Agents

Nanotherapeutics, Inc., has announced that it has been awarded a $20 Million 4-year contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and th...

From Nanotherapeutics Inc. 15 Oct 2007

Force and Fluorescence Hybrid Device Measures Nanometer Scale Motion of Biomolecules Caused by Pico-Newton Forces

A hybrid device combining force and fluorescence developed by researchers at the University of Illinois has made possible the accurate detection of nanometer-scale motion of biomolecules caused by pico-newton forces. ...

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

Semiconductor Material Bends Light in The Opposite Direction From All Naturally Occurring Materials

A Princeton-led research team has created an easy-to-produce material from the stuff of computer chips that has the rare ability to bend light in the opposite direction from all naturally occurring materials. This startl...

15 Oct 2007

Researchers Create Microvascular System for Building Transplant Tissue

One day soon, laboratories may grow synthetically engineered tissues such as muscle or cartilage needed for transplants. In a major step forward, Cornell engineers describe in the journal Nature Materials a microvascular...

9 Oct 2007

Synthetic Chromosome First Step Towards Creating Artificial Life

The Guardian in the UK is reporting that Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, has built a synthetic chromosome out of laboratory chemicals and is poised ...

8 Oct 2007

Creating a Modular, Multi-Functional Drug Delivery System that Promises Simultaneously to Enhance the Effectiveness and Reduce Undesirable Side Effects of a Number of Different Drugs

There are two aspects to creating an effective drug: finding a chemical compound that has the desired biological effect and minimal side-effects and then delivering it to the right place in the body for it to do its job....

8 Oct 2007

Cancer Treatment Researcher Wins Seaborg Medal Award

Saed Mirzadeh, whose work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has led to development of new treatments for cancer and other diseases, is the recipient of the American Nuclear Society's 2007 Seaborg Medal Award. The a...

3 Oct 2007

Nanoethics Group to Deliver Public Lecture at Yale University on October 10

The Nanoethics Group announced today that that it has been invited by Yale University’s Technology and Ethics Working Group to deliver a public lecture on nanoethics next week at the university. As part of Yale&rsq...

1 Oct 2007

Nanomedicine News

Laser Beams and Gold Nanorods Combine to Blow Up and Kill Cancer Cells

$20 Million Contract to Develop Inhaled Gentamicin for Treatment of Aerosol Exposure to Bioterrorism Agents

Force and Fluorescence Hybrid Device Measures Nanometer Scale Motion of Biomolecules Caused by Pico-Newton Forces

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

Semiconductor Material Bends Light in The Opposite Direction From All Naturally Occurring Materials

Researchers Create Microvascular System for Building Transplant Tissue

Synthetic Chromosome First Step Towards Creating Artificial Life

Creating a Modular, Multi-Functional Drug Delivery System that Promises Simultaneously to Enhance the Effectiveness and Reduce Undesirable Side Effects of a Number of Different Drugs

Cancer Treatment Researcher Wins Seaborg Medal Award

Nanoethics Group to Deliver Public Lecture at Yale University on October 10

Breakthrough Nanoparticle Targets Breast Cancer and Brain Tumors

Revolutionizing Regenerative Medicine: Groundbreaking Biomaterial for Tissue Growth

High-Resolution Microscope Reveals Electron Behavior in Graphene

Improving Gene Therapy for Lung Disease

High-Throughput Apparatus Speeds Up Eco-Friendly Nanomaterial Synthesis

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

Applying AI-Driven Solutions to Semiconductor Digital Design

Redux AFM: Expanding Access to Automated Nanoscale Imaging

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