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  • Fluid Dynamics Theory Works at the Nanoscale
    News - 27 Feb 2007
    In 2000, Georgia Tech researchers showed that fluid dynamics theory could be modified to work on the nanoscale, albeit in a vacuum. Now, seven years later they've shown that it can be modified to...
  • Quantum Dots Detect Metastatic Lesions
    News - 27 Feb 2007
    By injecting quantum dots into tumors, investigators at Carnegie Mellon University have been able to image sentinel lymph nodes in animals using near-infrared light. These results could lead to a...
  • Carbon Nanotubes Deliver siRNA into Human Cells
    News - 27 Feb 2007
    Short pieces of RNA, known as small interfering RNA (siRNA), have the potential to become a new class of anticancer drugs if researchers can solve the problem of how to deliver these fragile molecules...
  • Quantum Rods and Dots Image Cancer Cells
    News - 27 Feb 2007
    Brightly fluorescent quantum dots and quantum rods are quickly becoming important tools for identifying specific molecules and cells in living systems. Two new reports demonstrate some of the ways in...
  • Green Chemistry Can Help Achieve Sustainable Nanotechnology
    News - 22 Feb 2007
    The safest possible future for advancing nanotechnology in a sustainable world can be reached by using green chemistry, says James E. Hutchison, a professor of chemistry at the University of...
  • Biologically Inspired Sensors to Augment Sonar, Vision System in Submarines
    News - 22 Feb 2007
    To find prey and avoid being preyed upon, fish rely on a row of specialized sensory organs along the sides of their bodies, called the lateral line. Now, a research team led by Chang Liu at the...
  • Nanoparticles Advance Light-Activated Cancer Therapy
    News - 22 Feb 2007
    Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a powerful approach for destroying tumors, one that uses light and a light-sensitive chemical to rapidly kill cells. Unfortunately, PDT is associated with significant...
  • Nanotechnology Breakthroughs in Medicine Webcast
    News - 21 Feb 2007
    What if doctors in Kenya could equip cells of the retina with photoswitches that can be flipped on, essentially making blind nerve cells see and restoring light sensitivity in people with degenerative...
  • ASU Studies Impact of Nanoparticles on Aquatic Organisms
    News - 20 Feb 2007
    Sun screen - you can't live without it in the Southwest. But the very product that is protecting human skin from harmful solar rays could be wreaking havoc on the environment because of one...
  • QUT Scientists Develop Ceramic Membranes for Nanofiltration
    News - 19 Feb 2007
    HIV may one day be able to be filtered from human blood saving the lives of millions of people, thanks to a world-first innovation by Queensland University of Technology scientists. QUT scientists...