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Scientists discover novel materials approach to fighting cancer (w/ Video)

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Feb 08, 2010 | 4.7 / 5 (6) | 0 |

(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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Feb 05, 2010 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

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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Feb 04, 2010 | 4.8 / 5 (24) | 0 |

(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 ...

Magnetic nanoparticles show promise for combating human cancer

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Feb 01, 2010 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

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 | not rated yet | 0

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 | not rated yet | 0

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

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Jan 29, 2010 | 4.5 / 5 (30) | 18 |

(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

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Jan 27, 2010 | 4.7 / 5 (15) | 1 |

(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

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Jan 22, 2010 | 4.4 / 5 (17) | 2 |

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 | 4.7 / 5 (6) | 0 |

(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

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Jan 14, 2010 | 4.8 / 5 (10) | 1 |

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

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Jan 14, 2010 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1 |

(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 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

(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 | 4.7 / 5 (7) | 0 |

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

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Jan 12, 2010 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0 |

(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

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Jan 12, 2010 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 1

(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

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Jan 08, 2010 | 5 / 5 (5) | 0 |

(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

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Jan 06, 2010 | 4 / 5 (4) | 0 |

(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 ...