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Nanotechnology Provide a Targeted Version of Photothermal Therapy for Cancer

Using easily prepared gold nanocages that are able to escape from the blood stream and accumulate in tumors, a team of investigators from the Washington University in St. Louis has shown that they can use laser light to ...

16 Apr 2010

Nanofibers Carry Toxic Peptides Into Cancer Cells

Now, researchers at Northwestern University have learned how to deliver these cytotoxic peptides to tumor cells using self-assembling nanofibers that can slip into cancer cells and allow the toxic peptides to do their job from inside the cell.

16 Apr 2010

Radioactive Gold Nanoparticles Destroy Prostate Tumors, Leaving Healthy Tissue Untouched

One of the promises of nanoparticles as delivery agents for cancer therapeutics is that they will attack tumors while sparing healthy tissue from the damage normally associated with today's anticancer therapies. That...

16 Apr 2010

Conference Dedicated to Raising Awareness and in Nanomaterials for High Performance Engineering Industry

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK's primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, has announced the date of its next HiPerNano Conference, in partnership with C...

16 Apr 2010

Australia to Send Trade Delegation to NSTI Nanotech

The Small Technologies Cluster Ltd (STC), Melbourne, Australia have recently announced they are leading an Australian delegation to the US National Science and Technology Institute (NSTI) Nanotech Conference and Expo 2010 from June 21-25 at the Anaheim Convention Centre, Anaheim, CA.

16 Apr 2010

Mapping Shape and Dynamics of Molecule's Outer Electron Cloud Now Possible Using Novel Experimental Technique

The chemistry between atoms and molecules is strongly determined by their outer electron orbitals, or clouds, which participate in chemical processes. A team from three Japanese research institutes has now developed a me...

15 Apr 2010

New Nano-Scale Drug Delivery System for Acne Treatment

A natural product found in both coconut oil and human breast milk – lauric acid -- shines as a possible new acne treatment thanks to a bioengineering graduate student from the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering.

15 Apr 2010

Industrial Nanotech’s Nansulate Coating Recognized by Biofuel Industry

Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanoscience energy saving solutions, reported today that the Company's Nansulate® thermal insulation and corrosion resistant coatings provides effective insulation and protection for biofuel companies looking for insulation for fuel tanks and piping.

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 15 Apr 2010

GIA Releases Global Report on Nanocoatings Market

Nanotechnology, the science at nanoscale, has proved to be one of the most important technologies wielding a deep influence on conventional material science. The impact of miniaturization in material science has been ...

15 Apr 2010

New Method that May Make it Easier for Manufacturers to Recover, Recycle, and Reuse Nanoparticles

Scientists are reporting first use of a new method that may make it easier for manufacturers to recover, recycle, and reuse nanoparticles, some of which ounce for ounce can be more precious than gold. The method, which o...

14 Apr 2010