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New Technology Improving Cancer Research

A QUT researcher who has come up with a three-dimensional (3D) technology platform for biomedical research has received early-stage funding to accelerate the process of development to commercialisation.

9 Aug 2009

How Carbon Nanoparticles Would Affect Fruit Flies

Carbon nanoparticles are widely used in medicine, electronics, optics, materials science and architecture, but their health and environmental impact is not fully understood. In a series of experiments, researchers at Brown University sought to determine how carbon nanoparticles would affect fruit flies - from the very young to adults.

7 Aug 2009

Controlled Positioning of Nucleic Acids on Gold Nanoparticles Creates New Possibilities for Bottom-Up Nanotechnology

Metal nanoparticles have radically different electronic, optical and magnetic properties from their larger states, which makes them useful as materials in new, ultra-small devices such as biological sensors. Constructing such devices, however, is difficult because, unlike atoms, nanoparticles lack directional bonds that allow them to be arranged precisely.

6 Aug 2009

Argonne National Laboratory Opens its Gates to the Community

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will open its gates to the community on Saturday, August 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for a day of discovery and fun for the whole family. The event is free and open to the public.

From Argonne National Laboratory 6 Aug 2009

Nanotechnology Innovations in Health and Safety Applications

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany announced today that it has selected an accomplished physician to head a next-generation NanoHealth initiative that will focus on education, research, and deployment of nanotechnology enabled improvements in occupational, public, and environmental health and safety.

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 6 Aug 2009

Researchers Assemble New Cancer Drug Delivery System

For cancer drug developers, finding an agent that kills tumor cells is only part of the equation. The drug must also spare healthy cells, and - ideally - its effects will be reversible, to cut short any potentially dangerous side effects.

6 Aug 2009

Altair Nanotechnologies Assigns Ownership of All Patent Rights to Spectrum Pharmaceuticals

Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (Altairnano) (NASDAQ: ALTI), a leading provider of energy storage systems for clean, efficient power and energy management, today announced it has assigned ownership of all patent rights associated with Renazorb and Renalan to Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPPI).

From Altair Nanotechnologies 6 Aug 2009