July 18, 2013
What looks like a shiny piece of gold foil is actually a new stretchy conductive material that could one day be fashioned into electrode implants for the brain or pacemakers for the heart. Crafted from gold nanoparticles and an elastic … Read More
July 18, 2013
Medication targeting cancer like a smart missile, receptors that tell a doctor when your blood pressure is too high, a tumor that changes colors to assist surgeons — what sounds like science fiction is very much fact thanks to nanotechnology … Read More
July 11, 2013
A new development in nanotechnology may enable “electronic skin” for robots and prosthetic limbs, offering sensitivity not just to pressure, but to humidity and temperature — and it’s even flexible. (NBC News)
July 11, 2013
In the past few years, dialogues have become increasingly important for politics and science as well as scientific communication. More and more, they serve as an important feature for the responsible handling of nanotechnology at the national and European level. … Read More
July 9, 2013
Using tiny gold particles and a kind of resin, a team of scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has discovered how to make a new kind of flexible sensor that one day could be integrated into electronic skin, or … Read More
July 9, 2013
In May 2013, the NanoKTN hosted its annual Nano4Life conference at Regents College London, co-organised in partnership with the British Society for Nanomedicine. Now in its fifth year, the Nano4Life conference examines the convergence of nanotechnology and healthcare, providing perspectives … Read More
July 8, 2013
A new coating technology developed at MIT, combined with a novel nanoparticle-manufacturing technology developed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, may offer scientists a way to quickly mass-produce tailored nanoparticles that are specially coated for specific applications, … Read More
July 4, 2013
A nanomaterial that is ‘unsafe’ from an environmental standpoint may be a safe, essential tool for oncologists or neurosurgeons. (The Guardian)
July 3, 2013
Yung Chang and her colleagues at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute have launched an ambitious new project, designed to attack nicotine dependence in a radically new way. The research effort, pursued under a new $3.3 million grant from the National … Read More
July 2, 2013
A new publication by the European Commission outlines nanoscience and nanotechnology dedicated research expenditure in Europe over recent years, in particular via the 7th research framework programme (FP7). An overview is given of the main sectors where nanotechnology is enabling … Read More
July 2, 2013
Today, as a doctoral student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Morton is part of a research team that may have found a way to make bone implants less likely to fail — a high-tech adhesive that more securely bonds … Read More
July 1, 2013
Researchers at EPFL have built a matchbox-sized device that can test for the presence of bacteria in a couple of minutes, instead of up to several weeks. A nano-lever vibrates in the presence of bacterial activity, while a laser reads … Read More
June 28, 2013
Ingestion of commonly encountered nanoparticles at typical environmental levels is unlikely to cause overt toxicity, according to US researchers. Nevertheless there is insufficient evidence to determine whether chronic exposures could lead to subtle alterations in intestinal immune function, protein profiles, … Read More
June 27, 2013
If you had to have a medical procedure or be prescribed a drug that used nanotechnology – the science of things around one billionth of a metre in size – would you trust that their safety had been verified? Would … Read More
June 27, 2013
MIT creates custom coating with multiple nanolayers that releases medicating hormones to help bone implants adhere to native tissue. (Medical Daily)
June 27, 2013
Scientists in the U.S. have developed a novel vaccination method that uses tiny gold particles to mimic a virus and carry specific proteins to the body’s specialist immune cells. The technique differs from the traditional approach of using dead or … Read More
June 26, 2013
Gold nanoprobes could allow scientists to study cancer cells in minute detail – using a highly-sensitive imaging technique known as FRET microscopy – with the aim of identifying tumour-causing properties. The nanoprobes could also be used to measure how effective … Read More
June 26, 2013
The Finnish Insitute of Occupational Health, together with the members of the European Nanosafety Cluster, that is, over a hundred European nanosafety research experts, have produced a research strategy for the European Commission. The strategy outlines the focal points of … Read More
June 25, 2013
An NJIT research professor known for his cutting-edge work with carbon nanotubes is overseeing the manufacture of a prototype lab-on-a-chip that would someday enable a physician to detect disease or virus from just one drop of liquid, including blood. (Nanowerk)
June 14, 2013
In real time and in three dimensions, these technologies can show us how cancers spread and how active cancer cells respond to a particular drug. They can also tell us how much, how often and how long to administer drugs. … Read More
June 14, 2013
Electronic devices have been used for decades to help doctors track our brain waves, register our beating hearts, and restore hearing to the deaf. Now, a mix of nanoelectronics experts, materials scientists, and neuroscientists are creating ultrasmall, flexible, and stretchable … Read More
June 14, 2013
According to new research from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions, odors from human skin cells can be used to identify melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. In addition to detecting a unique odor signature associated with melanoma cells, … Read More
June 13, 2013
UK and Australian scientists have been able to show ways in which we can markedly improve drug targeting of solid tumours, using tiny ‘biosensors’ along with new advanced imaging techniques. (A to Z Nano)
June 13, 2013
It is mostly secular voices who have expressed their thoughts and concerns on nanotechnology until now, but there is a lot of evidence that public views on it will be shaped by religious beliefs. For example, a 2009 survey found … Read More
June 11, 2013
Chemists at the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated a sensor technology that could significantly simplify the diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes through breath analysis alone. (Nanowerk)
