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Removable Tattoo Ink Using Microencapsulation Technology

In her Brown University laboratory, Edith Mathiowitz makes tiny particles coated in polymers. These microcapsules, some as small as the point of a pin, can carry medicines, genes, paints, pesticides – any molecule ...

17 Jul 2007

Purdue and South Korean Researchers Collaborate on Nanomedicine Project

Research teams from Purdue's Discovery Park and the Korean Institute of Science and Technology are collaborating on a $4.5 million project to develop molecular imaging and nanotechnology tools to simultaneously diagn...

16 Jul 2007

Semiconductor Membrane Mimics Biological Behavior Of Ion Channels

A semiconductor membrane designed by researchers at the University of Illinois could offer more flexibility and better electrical performance than biological membranes. Built from thin silicon layers doped with different...

13 Jul 2007

Turning Cancer Cells Into Mini Magnets With Nanoparticles

The New Scientist reports that turning cancer cells into mini magnets by using nanoparticles could make biopsies so sensitive and efficient that there will be no need to repeat these invasive tests. Biopsy results can...

12 Jul 2007

Nuclear Blast Protection With Nanotechnology Enhanced Geodesic Domes

The Advanced Nanotechnology blog has conducted a thought experiment on how nanotechnology enhanced geodesic domes may be used to withstand nuclear blasts. The highly speculative proposal covers major cities, such as M...

12 Jul 2007

Cancer Treatment Using Ultrasound to Deliver Targeted Nanobubbles of Drugs

A new targeted drug delivery method uses ultrasound to image tumors, while also releasing the drug from “nanobubbles” into the tumor. Cancer drugs can be targeted to tumors by delivering them in packets of...

11 Jul 2007

Polymeric Micro and Nanoparticles Made in a Wide Variety Of Shapes and Sizes

Researchers in the College of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara have discovered how to make polymeric micro- and nanoparticles in a wide variety of different shapes and sizes using commonly-available lab chemicals and equi...

10 Jul 2007

Magnetic Nano Tweezers Show How Cancer Drug Works

The annoying bulges of an over-wound telephone cord that shorten its reach and limit a caller's motion help to explain why drugs called camptothecins are so effective in killing cancer cells, according to investigato...

10 Jul 2007

Environmentally Friendly Batteries Produced Using Viruses

Viruses are notorious villains. They cause serious human diseases like AIDS, polio, and influenza, and can lead to system crashes and data loss in computers. A new podcast explores how nanotechnology researcher Angela...

10 Jul 2007

Plasma Deposition Technology Licenced From University of Texas By AeonClad Coatings

AeonClad Coatings announced that it has obtained an exclusive license from The University of Texas at Arlington for a plasma coating technology for medical and industrial applications. AeonClad, an Emergent Technologies ...

10 Jul 2007