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New Nanoparticle Formulation for Curcumin Delivery into Tumors

Pre-treatment with curcumin, a component of the spice turmeric, makes ovarian cancer cells more vulnerable to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Ovarian Res...

29 Apr 2010

Nanotechnology Helps Researchers to Study T Cell Activation

A University of Alberta-led research team has taken a major step forward in understanding how T cells are activated in the course of an immune response by combining nanotechnology and cell biology. T cells are the a...

29 Apr 2010

JILA Physicists Demonstrate New Tool for Controlling Ultracold Gases and Ultracold Chemistry

JILA scientists discovered that applying a small electric field spurs a dramatic increase in chemical reactions in their gas of ultracold molecules. JILA is a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 28 Apr 2010

Researchers Work on Computational Chemistry Tools for Use in Blue Waters Supercomputer

They can't wait to do computational chemistry at a quadrillion calculations per second. But it's not all that computing power that's driving three Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory researchers as t...

28 Apr 2010

New Nano-Engineered Materials Help to Fine-Tune Thermoelectric Properties of Material

Thermoelectricity is a two-way process. It can refer either to the way a temperature difference between one side of a material and the other can produce electricity, or to the reverse.

28 Apr 2010

Nanotechnology Scientists Solving Some of the World's Biggest Challenges

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major factor in global warming and the bete noire of climate change scientists. But if scientists at the A*STAR have any say in the matter, it could soon be turned into useful energy in a simple...

27 Apr 2010

Scientists Find That Melanin Nanoparticles Protect Bone-Marrow from Radiation Damage

Tiny, melanin-covered nanoparticles may protect bone marrow from the harmful effects of radiation therapy, according to scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University who successfully tested the ...

27 Apr 2010

New Research on Shape-Memory Material at Molecular Scale

X-ray studies and fundamental calculations are helping physicists gain molecular level insight into the workings of some magnetic shape-memory materials, which change shape under the influence magnetic fields. Shape-m...

27 Apr 2010

Berkeley Lab Scientists Create Revolutionary Nanocrystal-Making Robot

No longer attributable to human error-Berkeley Lab scientists have established a revolutionary nanocrystal-making robot, capable of producing nanocrystals with staggering precision. This one-of-a-kind robot provides colloidal nanocrystals with custom-made properties for electronics, biological labeling and luminescent devices.

26 Apr 2010

Nanotechnology Researchers Develop 'Molecular Glass Fibre'

Dutch nanotechnologists from the MESA+ research institute of the University of Twente have discovered that the photosynthesis system of bacteria can be used to transport light over relatively long distances.

26 Apr 2010