June 19, 2019
Nanotechnology
May 22, 2019
Some of Our Foods Have Nano Particles in Them–Should We Be Worried?
May 3, 2019
This Injectable Gel Could One Day Rebuild Muscle, Skin, and Fat
(Science) – Car crashes, battle wounds, and surgeries can leave people with gaping holes in soft tissue that are often too large for their bodies to repair. Now, researchers have developed a nanofiber-reinforced injectable gel that can rebuild missing muscle … Read More
April 30, 2019
An Experimental Test May Help Confirm Cases of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
(STAT News) – A new device could offer an effective way of diagnosing myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. People with the disease experience symptoms such as fatigue, sleep abnormalities, and pain, but it’s been notoriously hard to … Read More
February 6, 2019
Gene Therapy Against Chlamydia to Prevent Infection Show Promise
(UPI) – The most common sexually transmitted disease in the world may have finally met its match, as researchers say they developed a treatment to prevent chlamydia. Researchers report in a study published this week in the journal Scientific Reports … Read More
January 21, 2019
A New Edition of Science and Public Policy Is Now Available
Science and Public Policy (vol. 45, no. 5, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Role of Emerging Technologies in Inclusive Innovation: The Case of Nanotechnology in South Africa” by Matthew Harsh et al. “A Recent Crisis … Read More
October 3, 2018
A New Edition of NanoEthics Is Now Available
NanoEthics (vol. 12, no. 2, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Models of Public Engagement: Nanoscientists’ Understandings of Science–Society Interactions” by Regula Valérie Burri “Assembling Upstream Engagement: the Case of the Portuguese Deliberative Forum on Nanotechnologies” by António Carvalho and João Arriscado Nunes … Read More
May 30, 2018
The BS and the Science of Nanotechnology
(The Conversation) – In case you missed it, Elon Musk called BS on the field of nanotechnology last week. The ensuing Twitter spat was admittedly rather small on the grand scale of things. But it did throw up an important … Read More
April 18, 2018
How ‘Ninja Polymers’ Are Fighting Killer Superbugs
(BBC) – With advances in stem cell research and nanotechnology helping us fight illnesses from heart disease to superbugs, is the fusion of biology and technology speeding us towards a sci-fi future – part human, part synthetic? In Ridley Scott’s … Read More
March 21, 2018
A New Edition of NanoEthics Is Now Available
NanoEthics (vol. 12, no. 1, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Nanotechnology and Risk Governance in the European Union: the Constitution of Safety in Highly Promoted and Contested Innovation Areas” by Hannot Rodríguez “Governing with Ignorance: Understanding the Australian … Read More
March 6, 2018
A New Edition of Public Understanding of Science Is Now Available
Public Understand of Science (vol. 27, no. 2, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Disengaged in Science Communication: How Not to Count Audiences and Publics” by Maureen Burns and Fabien Medvecky “Nanotechnology Is Like … The … Read More
February 26, 2018
A New Edition of NanoEthics Is Now Available
NanoEthics (vol. 11, no. 3, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Responsible Research Is Not Good Science: Divergences Inhibiting the Enactment of RRI in Nanosafety” by Lilian van Hove and Fern Wickson “Values in Nanomedical Research: A Discussion Based on … Read More
January 24, 2018
Nonviral Gene Therapy Platform Delivers CRISPR/Cas9 to Tumors
(Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News) – A platform for gene delivery and tumor therapy has been introduced that harnesses the power of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system. At the same time, the platform avoids some of the drawbacks of the CRISPR/Cas9 … Read More
January 24, 2018
Study Highlights New Long-Acting Approach for Prevention of Malaria
(News-Medical) – A new study, published in Nature Communications, conducted by the University of Liverpool and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine highlights a new ‘long acting’ medicine for the prevention of malaria. Every year, malaria afflicts hundreds of … Read More
December 22, 2017
An AI Expert Explains How Robot-Human Offspring Would Work
(Quartz) – In August 2017, researchers at Ohio State College of Engineering announced an exciting new technology. “Tissue nanotransfection” (TNT for short) which enables injured or aging tissue to be repaired or restored, including blood vessels, nerve cells and entire … Read More
November 30, 2017
Cancer Stem Cells Destroyed by Drug-Filled Nanoparticles
(Medical News Today) – A team of scientists has developed drug-carrying nanoparticles that can find and kill cancer stem cells, a tiny group of rare cells that can hide in tissue and cause cancer to return years after tumors have … Read More
November 9, 2017
A New Edition of NanoEthics Is Now Available
NanoEthics (vol. 11, no. 2, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Reflection as a Deliberative and Distributed Practice: Assessing Neuro-Enhancement Technologies via Mutual Learning Exercises (MLEs)” by Hub Zwart et al. “Nanoethics, Science Communication, and a Fourth Model for … Read More
October 6, 2017
CRISPR Nanoparticles Repair Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene
(GEN) – cientists have developed a gold nanoparticle technology for delivering the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system to cells that, when tested in the mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), repaired the faulty DMD gene, leading to improved strength and … Read More
October 2, 2017
Researchers Use Nanotechnology to Treat Cancer
(NBC News) – The ceramide nanoliposome is infused into the body. Because of the tiny size and structure, the nanoparticles travel easily through the body and can slip into tumors, killing the deadly cells and leaving healthy cells intact. James … Read More
September 18, 2017
Researchers Build a Microscopic Robot Out of DNA
(Popular Mechanics) – For decades, scientists have been dreaming of one day creating tiny nanobots that can work at the microscopic scale, building things one molecule at a time or purifying our bloodstreams. While we might actually enjoy the work … Read More
August 18, 2017
Initiative Aims to Use Nanotechnology to Purify Water
(Sci Dev Net) – A five-year project focusing on the use of nanotechnology for addressing environmental challenges in Africa such as water contamination has received funding. The project, which also aims to develop news systems capable of reducing the current … Read More
August 10, 2017
Nanotechnology Wonders: Organ Healing with a Single Touch!
(News-Medical) – Scientists from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre have come up with what sounds like a science fiction – a nanotechnology device that can switch the cell functions in such a way that the failing organs are … Read More
August 8, 2017
Nanoparticles Used to Stop a Body Rejecting Organ Transplants
(New Atlas) – Organ transplantation has undoubtedly been one of the greatest medical innovations of the last century. The development of modern immunosuppressive drugs has significantly reduced the rates of organ rejection, but these drugs often have dramatic side effects … Read More
June 13, 2017
Chip Captures Individual Cells in Minuscule Gels
(PhysOrg) – Researchers at the University of Twente’s MIRA research institute have developed a chip that can capture and hold individual cells in the exact centre of a minuscule hydrogel droplet. Their novel method keeps cells alive for multiple weeks, … Read More
May 17, 2017
First ‘Nanotherapeutics’ Delivered to a Tumor
(Science Daily) – For the first time, WSU researchers have demonstrated a way to deliver a drug to a tumor by attaching it to a blood cell. The innovation could let doctors target tumors with anticancer drugs that might otherwise … Read More
