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Edible Ginger-Derived Nano-Lipid Can be Used to Treat Colon Cancer

News - 8 Sep 2016

According to a study conducted by researchers at the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, Southwest University in China, and the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center...

ONR-Sponsored Scientists Create Electrical Wires Using Renewable "Green" Energy Resources

News - 17 Aug 2016

Scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have genetically modified a common soil bacteria to create electrical wires that not only conduct electricity, but are thousands of times...

New Thread-Based Diagnostic Platform Holds Promise for Advanced Implantable and Wearable Diagnostics

News - 18 Jul 2016

A team of researchers guided by Tufts University engineers have managed to combine nano-scale sensors, microfluidics and electronics into threads for the first time. The threads, ranging from...

Researchers Show Controlled Release of Proteins Without Encapsulating them in Nanoparticles

News - 30 May 2016

A U of T Engineering team has designed a simpler way to keep therapeutic proteins where they are needed for long periods of time. The discovery is a potential game-changer for the treatment of chronic...

Russian Scientists Create Gel Nano-Capsules that Show Potential for Targeted Drug Delivery

News - 5 May 2016

While the study is purely fundamental, Igor Potemkin, Professor of the Chair of Polymer and Crystal Physics, Physics Department, the Lomonosov Moscow State University, claims that the development of...

Miniature Plastic Digital Fluorescence Microscope for use in Rural Areas

News - 26 Oct 2015

For a project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative, a research team from Rice University has developed a plastic, miniature digital...

Researchers Develop All-Plastic, Miniature, Digital Fluorescence Microscope

News - 20 Oct 2015

You can learn a lot about the state of someone's immune system just by examining their blood under the microscope. An abnormally high or low white blood count, for instance, might indicate a bone...

Researchers Synthesize DNA-Templated Gold Nanocluster for Efficient Biofuel Cell Design

News - 26 Sep 2015

With fossil-fuel sources dwindling, better biofuel cell design is a strong candidate in the energy field. In research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Los Alamos researchers...

Packaging Cancer Drug into Nanoparticles Double’s Tumor Destroying Efficacy

News - 5 Aug 2015

Researchers have packaged a widely used cancer drug into nanoparticles, more than doubling its effectiveness at destroying tumors. The drug paclitaxel has been used for decades to fight breast,...

Ultra-Low Power Sensor Monitors Health Using Nano-Transistors

News - 15 May 2015

Made from state-of-the-art silicon transistors, an ultra-low power sensor enables real-time scanning of the contents of liquids such as perspiration. Compatible with advanced electronics, this...