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Nanotechnology is proving to have many medical applications, and the bulk of those apps are in cancer research. Here’s the latest from Cornell. The release: Like little golden assassins, ’smart’ nanoparticles identify, target and kill cancer cells ITHACA, N.Y. – Another weapon in the arsenal against ...

When a team of university and industry researchers tried a novel, foundry-style mold-filling technique to make nanoscale devices, they realized they had discovered a gem.

Mechanical engineers have fabricated an ultra sharp, diamond-like carbon tip possessing such high strength that it is 3,000 times more wear-resistant...

Nanoparticles to clean drinking water

(Number two of two posts on nanotechnology and electricity. Hit this link for part one) The idea of smart clothes has been around for ages. Looks like this might […]

What's unique here is that the article reviews the rapidly emerging discipline of nanotechnology as applied to waste site remediation. “Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter at dimensions between approximately 1 and ...

Nanotech News Watch. Nanotechnology discoveries, inventions, applications, and industry news from all around the world. Dedicated to the students of the Nanotechnology Engineering Program at the University of Waterloo. ...

The JHU GazetteStressed nanomaterials display unexpected movementThe JHU Gazette

Venture Funding of Nanotechnology Start-Ups in Life Sciences and Healthcare ...Nanotechnology and Development NewsA new report from Lux Research shows that while overall nanotechnology venture capital (VC) spending was down in 2009, investment in nano-driven healthcare ...

Healthcare Segment Keeps Nano VC Funding AliveMarket Wire (press release)Investment in nano-driven healthcare and life sciences increased last year at the same rate that overall nanotech VC dropped -- 42%. ...

Originally published in 1986, K. Eric Drexler's Engines of Creation laid the theoretical foundation for the modern field of nanotechnology and articulated the amazing possibilities and dangers associated with engineering at the molecular scale. Unique for both its style and substance, the book is today recognized as the seminal work in nanotechnology and has earned Drexler the title of "Father of Nanotechnology." Engines of Creation 2.0: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology is an ebook-only version.

Some contenders include synthetic biology, nanotechnology, possibly immunology, and who knows what else....

Nanotechnology 'Culture War' Possible, Says Yale Study

Researchers from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development , Harvard School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, have found for the first time that drinking more than 5 servings of sugar- sweetened cola a week ...

Chemists get custom-designed microscopic particles to self-assemble in liquid crystal

The world's largest species of monkey 'chooses' mates with genes that are different from their own to guarantee healthy and strong offspring, according to a new research study.

Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have found for the first time that high pressure can be used to make a unique hydrogen-storage material. The discovery paves the way for an entirely new way to approach the hydrogen-storage problem. The researchers found that the normally unreactive, noble gas xenon combines with molecular hydrogen (H2) under pressure to form a previously unknown solid with unusual bonding chemistry. The experiments are the first time these elements have been combined to form a stable compound.

Much of our planet's mineral wealth was deposited billions of years ago when Earth's chemical cycles were different from today's. Using geochemical clues from rocks nearly 3 billion years old, a group of scientists including Andrey Bekker and Doug Rumble from the Carnegie Institution have made the surprising discovery that the creation of ...

Oil from soybeans modified through biotechnology increased levels of omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid in red blood cells according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009.

Active Wii sports video games and some Wii fit activities may increase adults' energy expenditure as much as moderately intense exercise, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009.

Enhancing the effects of the brain chemical dopamine influences how people make life choices by affecting expectations of pleasure, according to new research from the UCL Institute of Neurology.

Within this article there is mention of cellular membranes and cell signalling mechanisms. One such pathway is via gap junctions between cells. It is believed that perhaps nanoparticles have an adverse effect on DNA through this mode, without themselves having to cross cellular membranes. This has important therapeutic implications for the selective blood brain barrier that protects our brain from molecules in the bloodstream.

Tiny metal particles have been shown to cause damage to DNA across a cellular barrier - without having to cross it

Lab studies suggest nanotech could reduce the side effects of ED and establish a new method of drug therapy. Researchers are working to make the...First shared by sciencelineon TwitterLast shared: Tue Nov 03 23:57:18 GMT 200955 Total Shares: 5 Tweets, 3Diggs, 47 OneRiot shares

Read this blog post by Brooke Crothers on Nanotech - The Circuits Blog... Chip supplier Marvell is hooking up with e-reader companies, hoping to...First shared by DamionBoyceon TwitterLast shared: Tue Nov 03 11:12:13 GMT 2009

Even the bonds to the hydrogen atoms at the pentacene's periphery can be seen The detailed chemical structure of a single molecule has been imaged for the first time, […]

How a molecule looks like. Can we photograph them to see how it looks? IBM scientists made a first step towards imaging of molecules and atoms. Instead of […]

The detailed chemical structure of a single molecule has been imaged for the first time, say researchers. The physical shape of single carbon nanotubes has been outlined before, using […]