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Scientists discover novel materials approach to fighting cancer (w/ Video)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago Medical Center are shaking up the world of materials science and cancer research on the cover of the ...
Nanotechnology in the Fight Against Cancer
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A world-renowned medical researcher discusses the key role that nanotechnology has begun to play in the detection and treatment of cancer in an article that will appear in the March 2010 edition of Mechanical Engineering ma ...
'Nanobubbles' kill cancer cells
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using lasers and nanoparticles, scientists at Rice University have discovered a new technique for singling out individual diseased cells and destroying them with tiny explosions. The scientists used lasers ...
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Delivering drugs on time and on target
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Nano imagining takes turn for the better
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Research may lead to new ways to transport and manipulate molecules
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Engineers develop cancer-targeting nanoprobe sensors
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Growing cartilage -- no easy task
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Physicists investigate structural properties of spider webs,
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Exploring the characteristics of viscoelastic fluids,
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Artificial magnetic fields for light could illuminate correlated quantum systems,
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Creating a quantum gas,
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Physicists Investigate Possibility of an 'Unhiggs',
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Magnetic nanoparticles show promise for combating human cancer
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Feb 01, 2010 |
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Scientists at Georgia Tech and the Ovarian Cancer Institute have further developed a potential new treatment against cancer that uses magnetic nanoparticles to attach to cancer cells, removing them from the ...
Engineers explore environmental concerns of nanotechnology
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Feb 01, 2010 |
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As researchers around the world hasten to employ nanotechnology to improve production methods for applications that range from manufacturing materials to creating new pharmaceutical drugs, a separate but equally ...
Detecting cancer early
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Feb 01, 2010 |
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A new testing method is being developed to detect cancer soon after the tumor has formed. It will identify characteristic substances in the blood which accompany a certain type of tumor. The first steps in ...
Scientists grow solar cell components in tobacco plants
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Jan 29, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Over billions of years, plants have evolved very efficient sunlight-collecting systems. Now, scientists are trying to harness the finely tuned systems in tobacco plants in order to use them ...
'Nanofactories': Stopping Bacterial Infections Without Antibiotics
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Jan 27, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research at the A. James Clark School of Engineering could prevent bacterial infections using tiny biochemical machines - nanofactories - that can confuse bacteria and stop them from spreading, ...
An organic transistor paves the way for new generations of neuro-inspired computers
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Jan 22, 2010 |
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For the first time, French researchers at CNRS and CEA have developed a transistor that can mimic the main functionalities of a synapse.
New 'nanoburrs' could add to arsenal of therapies against heart disease
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Jan 18, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School have built targeted nanoparticles that can cling to artery walls and slowly release medicine, an advance that potentially provides an alternative ...
Game-changing nanodiamond discovery for MRI
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Jan 14, 2010 |
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A Northwestern University study shows that coupling a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent to a nanodiamond results in dramatically enhanced signal intensity and thus vivid image contrast.
Nanosystems Capture and Destroy Circulating Tumor Cells
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Jan 14, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Just as fly paper captures insects, a pair of nanotechnology-enabled devices are able to grab cancer cells in the blood that have broken off from a tumor. These cells, known as circulating tumor cells, or ...
Scientists Quantify Nanoparticle-Protein Interactions
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Jan 13, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has quantified the interaction of gold nanoparticles with important proteins found in human blood, an approach that should ...
Nanoparticle Cocktail Targets and Kills Tumors
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Jan 13, 2010 |
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A team of researchers from two of the National Cancer Institute's Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence have teamed up to develop a "cocktail" of different nanometer-sized particles that work in concert within the bloodstream ...
Researchers developing nanoscale optical fibers to detect bioterrorist agents
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Jan 12, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In an age when bacterial agents may be intentionally released as method of terrorist attack, there is an increased need for quick diagnostic methods that require limited resources and personnel. Thomas Inzana, ...
U.S. faces widening information gap on nanotechnology
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Jan 12, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As the global nanotechnology industry continues to produce cutting-edge consumer products, the scientific community is leaving a key part of the U.S. public behind when sharing knowledge of this new field ...
Paper strips can quickly detect toxin in drinking water
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Jan 08, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A strip of paper infused with carbon nanotubes can quickly and inexpensively detect a toxin produced by algae in drinking water. Engineers at the University of Michigan led the development of the new biosensor.
Carbon nanotubes show promise for high-speed genetic sequencing
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Faster sequencing of DNA holds enormous potential for biology and medicine, particularly for personalized diagnosis and customized treatment based on each individual's genomic makeup. At present ...
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UMass Amherst Researchers Develop New Microscope So Powerful It Sees Individual Molecules
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Researchers develop anti-cancer 'nano cocktail'
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Novel nanotechnology heals abscesses caused by resistant staph bacteria
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Dec 22, 2009 |
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Switchable Nanostructures Made with DNA
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Dec 21, 2009 |
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The next medical frontier: nano-surgery
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Dec 21, 2009 |
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Faster, cheaper DNA sequencing method developed
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Dec 20, 2009 |
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Researchers create new 'smart' nanocapsule delivery system for use in protein therapy
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Dec 18, 2009 |
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Nanotech treatment gets boost with GSK licensing agreement
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Dec 17, 2009 |
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Behavior modification could ease concerns about nanoparticles
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Dec 16, 2009 |
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Heart cells on lab chip display 'nanosense' that guides behavior
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Nanoprobes hit targets in tumors, could lessen chemo side effects
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Scientists use nanosensors for first time to measure cancer biomarkers in blood
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New imaging nano-technique to change the way we see disease
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Dec 08, 2009 |
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Nanomedicine: ending 'hit and miss' design
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New technology could boost disease detection tests' speed and sensitivity (w/ Video)
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Gene Testing In the Doctors Office
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LST builds first global nanotech regulation database
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Dec 02, 2009 |
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Tiny magnetic discs could kill cancer cells: study
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Nov 29, 2009 |
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Peptides control crystal growth with 'switches, throttles and brakes'
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Nov 23, 2009 |
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When It Comes to Drug Delivery, Size Matters
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