February 21, 2014
Science and Public Policy (Volume 41, No. 1, February 2014) is now available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Nanotechnology: Rhetoric, risk and regulation†by Graeme A. Hodge, et al. “The European Research Council and the European research funding landscape†by … Read More
February 17, 2014
(Nanowerk) – By 2020, nearly 80 million people are expected to have glaucoma, a disorder of the eye that, if left untreated, can damage the optic nerve and eventually lead to blindness. The disease often causes pressure in the eye … Read More
February 11, 2014
(Nanowerk News) – For the first time, a team of chemists and engineers at Penn State University have placed tiny synthetic motors inside live human cells, propelled them with ultrasonic waves and steered them magnetically. It’s not exactly “Fantastic Voyage,” … Read More
February 10, 2014
(Nanowerk News) – In a new report on nanotechnology manufacturing (or nanomanufacturing) released yesterday (“Nanomanufacturing: Emergence and Implications for U.S. Competitiveness, the Environment, and Human Health”; pdf), the U.S. Government Accountability Office finds flaws in America’s approach to many things … Read More
February 10, 2014
(Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News) – A research team at the University of Surrey and the University of California-Irvine say they developed a scaffold of carbon nanotubes upon which human embryonic stem cells can be grown into a variety of … Read More
February 10, 2014
(Nanotechnology Now) – Despite significant scientific progress in the field of nanotechnology in the last few decades, currently the most formidable displays of the power of nanoscale processes are performed by nature not artificially and exist inside every single one … Read More
February 7, 2014
(Phys.org) – University of Adelaide researchers are using nanotechnology and the fossils of single-celled algae to develop a novel chemical-free and resistance-free way of protecting stored grain from insects.
February 6, 2014
(Nanotechnology Now) – Designing nanomedicine to combat diseases is a hot area of scientific research, primarily for treating cancer, but very little is known in the context of atherosclerotic disease. Scientists have engineered a microchip coated with blood vessel cells … Read More
February 6, 2014
(Nanowerk) – Fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) objects through direct deposition of functional materials – also called additive manufacturing – has been a subject of intense study in the area of macroscale manufacturing for several decades. These 3D printing techniques are … Read More
February 5, 2014
(Nanowerk News) – This book compiles multidisciplinary efforts of recent advancements in pharmacology, nanotechnology, genomics, informatics and therapeutics aiming to conceptualize the environment in research and clinical setting that creates the fertile ground for the practical utility of personalized medicine … Read More
February 3, 2014
(Nanowerk) – A new high-level book for professionals from Atlantis Press providing an overview of nanotechnologies now and their applications in a broad variety of fields, including information and communication technologies, environmental sciences and engineering, societal life, and medicine, with … Read More
January 29, 2014
A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has discovered a method of assembling “building blocks” of gold nanoparticles as the vehicle to deliver cancer medications or cancer-identifying markers directly into cancerous tumors. The study, led by Warren Chan, … Read More
January 21, 2014
As part of an international research project, a team of researchers has developed a DNA clamp that can detect mutations at the DNA level with greater efficiency than methods currently in use. Their work could facilitate rapid screening of those … Read More
January 14, 2014
The Consumer Products Inventory lists more than 1,600 products that are identified by the manufacturer as containing nanoparticles. So let’s take a look at what’s inside your household items. This week: toothpaste. There are three main toothpaste ingredients that may … Read More
January 13, 2014
Harvard stem cells scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and MIT can now engineer cells that are more easily controlled following transplantation, potentially making cell therapies, hundreds of which are currently in clinical trials across the United States, more functional … Read More
January 13, 2014
Researchers have developed a nanocarrier with the capability of sustained release for ocular indications. Specifically, the developed nanocarrier demonstrated sustained efficacy (IOP lowering up to 120 days with a single subconjunctival injection) and proved to be well tolerated in a … Read More
January 13, 2014
Researchers from Draper, MIT, the University of Santa Barbara and the University of Massachusetts Medical School, described nanotraps as nanoparticles that act as viral traps and are made up of specific molecules found naturally in the human body. The team … Read More
January 9, 2014
Researchers at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have discovered a more effective drug delivery system using nanotechnology that could one day significantly affect cancer prevention. The study, published today in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American … Read More
January 8, 2014
Nanotraps, developed by a team of researchers from Draper, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Univ. of Massachusetts Medical School, and the Univ. of Santa Barbara, are nanoparticles that act as viral “traps†using specific molecules found naturally within the human … Read More
January 6, 2014
Here are the 10 most popular Nanowerk Nanotechnology Spotlight articles of 2013. (Nanowerk)
January 3, 2014
A nanoparticle wrapped in material taken from the membranes of red blood cells could become the basis for vaccines against a range of infectious bacteria, including MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), an infection that kills tens of thousands of people every … Read More
January 2, 2014
From writing your name on rice to swarms of microscopic warriors, nanostructures have opened a new world of imagination where science and fiction merge. In 1956, author Arthur C. Clarke wrote one of the first mainstream stories about minute robot … Read More
December 31, 2013
Nanotechnology has many potential impacts on cancer research. In particular, this technology can help facilitate research and improve molecular imaging, early detection, prevention, and treatment of cancer. (Nanowerk)
December 30, 2013
An international team of researchers has developed tiny technology that can spot genetic mutations at the DNA level before diseases such as cancer develop. Scientists are calling this nanotechnology a “DNA clamp†and say it could revolutionize screening and treatment … Read More
December 28, 2013
Interview with Dr. Eric Drexler during his recent book tour for Radical Abundance (PublicAffairs, 2013). “To begin with, it’s important to understand that the prospects I describe involve something more than nanotechnology in the present sense — they involve developments … Read More
