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Cornell University and MSKCC Open New Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence

Cornell University, in partnership with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), is opening a new $10 million Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence that brings together scientists, engineers, biologists and physicians to develop and translate new cancer care applications based on nanotechnology.

26 Sep 2015

Self-Assembled DNA Nanostructures Could be Used as Smart Drug-Delivery Vehicles

Self-assembled DNA nanostructures can be used in molecular-scale diagnostics and as smart drug-delivery vehicles.

26 Sep 2015

Brown University SRP Project Explores Effect of Nanomaterials on Human Health

With a new federal grant of nearly $10.8 million over the next five years, Brown University researchers and students in the Superfund Research Program (SRP) will be able to advance their work studying how toxicant exposures affect health, how such exposures occur, how nanotechnologies could contain contamination, and how to make sure those technologies are safe.

26 Sep 2015

Using Defects in Liquid Crystals to Create New Materials

A team of engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has demonstrated a versatile fabrication method to use defects in liquid crystals as small tubing, which can be used to channel molecules into specific positions to create new nanostructures and materials.

25 Sep 2015

New Nanosheet-Based Photonic Crystal Changes Color in Response to Moisture

Chemists at LMU have fabricated a novel nanosheet-based photonic crystal that changes color in response to moisture. The new material could form the basis for humidity-sensitive contactless control of interactive screens on digital devices.

25 Sep 2015

Nanotechnology Experts Receive Major Grants to Expand Graphene Research

Graphene, a one-atom thick lattice of carbon atoms, has been the focus of intense research since its discovery more than a decade ago. Effectively two-dimensional, graphene has unique physical properties and ultra-high conductivity and promises to revolutionize electronic devices as the ability to mass produce it grows.

25 Sep 2015

Carnegie Mellon Professor Named 2015 Brilliant Ten Winner for Innovative Work on Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Systems

Kathryn Whitehead, an assistant professor of chemical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, has been named by Popular Science as a 2015 Brilliant Ten winner for her innovative work on drug delivery systems.

25 Sep 2015

Researchers Develop Allergy Shot that Uses Nanocarriers to Reduce Severe Side Effects

Whether triggered by cats, bees, pollen or mites, allergies are on the rise. And the bad news doesn't stop there. The only current therapy that treats their causes is allergen-specific immunotherapy -- or allergy shots -- which can cause severe side effects. Now, researchers report in Biomacromolecules the development of a potentially better allergy shot that uses nanocarriers to address these unwanted issues.

From American Chemical Society 25 Sep 2015

New Microfluidic Tactile Sensor Uses Graphene Oxide to Recognise Force-Induced Changes

A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Engineering has developed a wearable liquid-based microfluidic tactile sensor that is small, thin, highly flexible and durable. Simple and cost-effective to produce, this novel device is very suitable for applications such as soft robotics, wearable consumer electronics, smart medical prosthetic devices, as well as real-time healthcare monitoring.

25 Sep 2015

Clarkson University Student Explores Nano-Impact Electrochemistry to Develop New Technique for Nanoparticle Characterization

A Clarkson University chemistry doctoral student has won a travel grant from the Electrochemical Society (ECS) to attend the biannual ECS Meeting in October in Phoenix, Ariz.

25 Sep 2015