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Wednesday, July 01, 2009 | Research | 0 comments
Statistical Technique Improves Nanotechnology Data
A new statistical analysis technique that identifies and removes systematic bias, noise and equipment-based artifacts from experimental data could lead to more precise and reliable measurement of nanomaterials and nanostructures likely to have future industrial applications.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 | Energy | 0 comments
A 'quantum of sol' – how nanotechnology could hold the key to a solar-powered future
A new generation of 'nano-structured' millimetre-sized solar cells that could convert the sun's energy to electricity more than twice as efficiently as current technology, is the subject of an Imperial College London exhibit called 'A Quantum of Sol' at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2009, which opens to the public yesterday.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 | Education | 0 comments
University of Houston To Offer New Nanoengineering Minor This Fall
The University of Houston is expanding its nanoscience and nanotechnology offerings this fall with the launch of a unique program intended to give undergraduates in-depth training and access to state-of-the-art equipment.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 | Research | 0 comments
Integrated optical trap holds particles for on-chip analysis
A new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and other particles on a chip as part of an integrated optofluidic platform.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 | Education | 0 comments
Newark-Area H.S. Students Interested in Nanoscience Will Take Part in Residential Bioethics Institute
Selected students live on the campus for an intense weeklong introduction to bioethics issues related to new and emerging technologies, with this year's focus on nanotechnology, nanomedicine and nanoscience.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 | Nanoparticles | 0 comments
University of Leicester researchers discover new fluorescent silicon nanoparticles
Research may ultimately track the uptake of drugs by the body’s cells

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 | Education | 0 comments
Bringing a nanotechnology to market: a faculty perspective
Tim Weihs of the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering will be the next guest speaker for the Institute for NanoBioTechnology (INBT) Professional Development Seminars on July 8.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 | Industry | 0 comments
BioSante Pharmaceuticals and Cell Genesys Sign Definitive Merger Agreement
Merged Company Will Focus on LibiGel in Phase III Clinical Studies for Female Sexual Dysfunction and Seek Future Opportunities for GVAX Immunotherapies

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 | Industry | 0 comments
New Silicon Run Film, MEMS: Making Micro Machines, Provides Inside Look at MEMS Manufacturing
Award-winning Filmmaker Premieres Film at SEMICON West, with Introduction by MEMS Industry Group

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 | Partnership | 0 comments
Particle Sciences and Microfluidics Collaborate to Share Formulation and Nanotechnology Expertise for Pharmaceutical Drug Product Development, Analysis and Commercialization
Formed a strategic alliance to help biopharmaceutical companies leverage the most advanced and reliable nanotechnology and formulation methods available to develop, analyze and commercialize Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs).

Sunday, June 28, 2009 | Research | 0 comments
Scientists Create First Electronic Quantum Processor
A team led by Yale University researchers has created the first rudimentary solid-state quantum processor, taking another step toward the ultimate dream of building a quantum computer.

Sunday, June 28, 2009 | Events | 0 comments
Seeing at the Nanoscale VII - Event
Exploring the Future of Nanotechnology Using SPM and Related Techniques

Sunday, June 28, 2009 | Events | 0 comments
Nanotechnology and Medical Devices - One Day Course, Kroto Institute, University of Sheffield, UK
A one-day interactive workshop for clinicians, researchers and industry aimed at examining how nanotechnology can be applied to bring new functionality across the hugely diverse field of medical devices.

Sunday, June 28, 2009 | Nanoparticles | 0 comments
Computer-Guided Nanoparticle Therapy 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.

Sunday, June 28, 2009 | Bio/Medicine | 0 comments
Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer Closer Thanks to Multifunctional Nanoparticles
Emory University researchers have created tools for the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer by attaching a molecule that binds specifically to pancreatic cancer cells to iron oxide nanoparticles that are clearly visible under magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Sunday, June 28, 2009 | Nanoparticles | 0 comments
Harnessing Nanoparticles To Track Cancer Cell Changes
A Stanford University School of Medicine team has for the first time used specially designed dye-containing nanoparticles to simultaneously image two features within single cells.

Sunday, June 28, 2009 | Bio/Medicine | 0 comments
Nanoscale Holes Provide Speed Boost for Diagnostic Tests
Microfluidic devices, essentially miniaturized chemical laboratories etched into material similar to a microprocessor chip, are revolutionizing diagnostic medicine by providing a technology platform that is more sensitive and less expensive than conventional analytical technologies.

Sunday, June 28, 2009 | Bio/Medicine | 0 comments
Nanofluidic Biopsy Detects Subtle Changes in Cancer Cells
By taking two standard laboratory techniques—capillary electrophoresis and antibody-based protein detection—and shrinking them to the nanoscale, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have created a new method for detecting miniscule changes in the levels of proteins associated with cancer.

Sunday, June 28, 2009 | Nanotubes | 0 comments
Carbon Nanotubes Continue To Show Promise in Battle 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. Over the past month, three new research papers have highlighted the potential of nanotubes as weapons against cancer.

Sunday, June 28, 2009 | Drug Delivery | 0 comments
Nanoscale "Fountain Pen" Draws Therapeutic Nanodiamonds
A research team at Northwestern University has developed a tool that can precisely deliver tiny doses of drug-carrying nanomaterials to individual cells.

Sunday, June 28, 2009 | Quantum dots | 0 comments
Expanding Quantum Dot Utility in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Quantum dots (QDs), nanoparticles that shine with extraordinary brightness when excited by light energy, have shown promise as new tools for detecting cancer at its earliest appearance, but concerns about potential toxicities have limited their clinical development.

Sunday, June 28, 2009 | Bio/Medicine | 0 comments
Mathematical Model Predicts Factors Driving Tumor Invasion
Using a sophisticated mathematical model that relates a wide variety of biological variables to disease progression, a research team has shown that accounting for the shape and physical characteristics of the tumor margin and invasiveness of the tumor accurately predicts how a particular tumor will develop and metastasize.

Friday, June 26, 2009 | Nanotubes | 0 comments
NaturalNano Announces Initiation of Feasibility Work On Use of Halloysite Nanotubes in Novel Cell Separation Devices With Professor Michael King At Cornell University
Dr King will be assessing whether NaturalNano's proprietary Halloysite nanotubes enhance the adhesion of circulating cells to reactive surfaces, and thus hold promise for improving technologies of CellTraffix Inc. for the isolation of rare cell populations from blood or other samples, particularly adult stem cells and cancer cells in the blood.

Friday, June 26, 2009 | Drug Delivery | 0 comments
New nanoparticles could revolutionize therapeutic drug discovery
A revolutionary new protein stabilisation technique has been developed by scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) which could lead to 30 per cent more proteins being available as potential targets for drug development - opening up exciting possibilities in drug discovery.

Friday, June 26, 2009 | Grants | 0 comments
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Approves $500,000 for University at Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Funding Would Further the Development and Deployment of New Nanoscale Fabrication and Measurement Strategies

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