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Potential Of Carbon Nanotubes As Weapons Against Cancer

Carbon nanotubes, one of the original engineered nanomaterials, also may prove to be among the most versatile, as numerous teams of investigators continue to develop novel nanotube-based therapeutic and diagnostic tools....

26 Jun 2009

Researchers Harness Nanoparticles To Track Changes in Cancer Cell

The more dots there are, the more accurate a picture you get when you connect them. Cancer researchers adopting that philosophy have developed a new imaging technology that could give scientists the ability to simultaneo...

26 Jun 2009

Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer Closer Thanks to Multifunctional Nanoparticles

Pancreatic cancer has a devastatingly low survival rate (less than 5 percent after 5 years) because it is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage. The initial symptoms, such as pain, jaundice, or weight loss, often do not...

26 Jun 2009

Computer-Guided Gold Nanoparticle Destroys Tumors

Gold nanoshells are among the most promising new nanoscale therapeutics being developed to kill tumors, acting as antennas that turn light energy into heat that cooks cancer to death. Now, a multi-institutional research ...

26 Jun 2009

New Scooter Powered by Innovative Nanotechnology

Austin-based KLD Energy Technologies, Inc. designs and licenses a patented, high-performance electric motor system technology, is making its high-performance, transmissionless electric motor system available in the United States through a new, sleek electric scooter.

26 Jun 2009

Tailor-Made Nanoparticles That Can Be Used As Position Lights On Cell Proteins

Two new construction manuals are now available for the world's smallest lamps. Based on these protocols, scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces have tailor-made nanoparticles that can be used as position lights on cell proteins and, possibly in the future as well, as light sources for display screens or for optical information technology.

26 Jun 2009