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Killing Cancer Cells with Nanoparticles Bonded to Biological Material

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago's Brain Tumor Center have developed a way to target brain cancer cells using inorganic titanium dioxide nanoparticles bonded to soft biological material.

From Argonne National Laboratory 19 Aug 2009

New Composite Materials Containing Silk and Metallic Nanoparticles

Using thin films of silk as templates, researchers have incorporated inorganic nanoparticles that join with the silk to form strong and flexible composite structures that have unusual optical and mechanical properties.

19 Aug 2009

Boiling up Zinc Oxide Nanorods without Toxic Solvents

a A non-toxic and environmentally friendly way to make tiny nanorods of zinc oxide has been developed for the first time by researchers in Saudi Arabia. The approach, described in the current issue of the Internationa...

19 Aug 2009

Nanotechnology Company Focusing on Carbon Based Chemical Sensing

MSGI Security Solutions Inc. (OTCBB: MSGI) today reported that the Company has formed its first subsidiary for NASA based technology. Nanobeak Inc. is a nanotechnology company focused on carbon based chemical sensing for...

19 Aug 2009

Biologically Inspired Material Systems that have Hierarchically Structured Sensing, Actuation, and Intelligent Control

After engineers and scientists at Virginia Tech, Harvard and Drexel finish studying the locomotion of fish in water, Michael Phelps may find he still has a few new ways to increase his own world-breaking Olympic times.

19 Aug 2009

New Electron Properties Could Lead to Useful Applications in Computers and Lasers

Researchers in France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK have discovered new electron properties that could lead to useful applications in computers and lasers. The study, published in the journal Nature Materials, was fun...

19 Aug 2009

Tiny "Microneedle" Patch Making Hypodermic Needles Thing of the Past

Good news for people fearful of needles and squeamish of shots: Scientists at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society report the design of a painless patch that may someday render hypodermic needles - as well as annual flu shots - a thing of the past.

From American Chemical Society 19 Aug 2009