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Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Exhibit Toxic Effects on Neuronal Cells

News - 29 Mar 2007

Researchers at UC San Diego have discovered that iron-containing nanoparticles being tested for use in several biomedical applications can be toxic to nerve cells and interfere with the formation of...

Nanoscale DNA Films Control Gene Therapy for More Targeted Disease Treatment

News - 27 Mar 2007

Gene therapy - the idea of using genetic instructions rather than drugs to treat disease - has tickled scientists' imaginations for decades, but is not yet a viable therapeutic method. One...

Manufactured Nanoparticles Show No Ill Effects on Soil

News - 26 Mar 2007

The first published study on the environmental impact of manufactured nanoparticles on ordinary soil showed no negative effects, which is contrary to concerns voiced by some that the microscopic...

New Benchtop Spectrofluorometer from HORIBA Scientific

News - 23 Mar 2007

HORIBA Scientific is proud to announce the new FluoroMax®-4 as the replacement to the legendary FluoroMax®-3. With a superb sensitivity of at least 400,000 cps (a 33% improvement) for the...

Reducing Friction and Stiction in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems

News - 19 Mar 2007

Micro-electro-mechanical systems, popularly referred to as MEMS, in small electronic devices often fail because of adhesion and stiction – the attractive force between the surfaces of...

New Drug Design - Acts as its Own Carrier!

News - 15 Mar 2007

The problem of efficiently delivering drugs, especially those that are hydrophobic or water-repellant, to tumors or other disease sites has long challenged scientists to develop innovative delivery...

Sea Creatures Guide Sensor Design Created from a Microporous Silicon

News - 14 Mar 2007

The three-dimensional shells of tiny ocean creatures could provide the foundation for novel electronic devices, including gas sensors able to detect pollution faster and more efficiently than...

Gold Nanorods Self-Assemble into Rings

News - 14 Mar 2007

Rod-shaped nanocrystals normally arrange themselves parallel to each other. Researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas now report in the journal Angewandte Chemie completely unexpected behavior...

NanoSensors Receives Test Units of E.coli and Salmonella Biosensor

News - 14 Mar 2007

NanoSensors has announced that it has received 85 units of the disposable housing unit and 10 units of the data acquisition unit from its third-party manufacturers. These units will be used for...

Outstanding Women Well Represented in Nanotechnology in Australia

News - 8 Mar 2007

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Australia’s newest technology frontier is well-populated by outstanding women. Nanotechnology – the development of new products and...