A giant step toward tiny functional nanowires
...meters wide for precise electrical measurements on nanomaterials and even individual molecules. While conventional techniques can't make gaps much smaller than 20 nanometers wide, Mirkin's method, called on-wire lithography, or OWL, has been able to produce gaps as small as 2.5 nanometers wide. Mirkin and his team...Northwestern receives major award for nanotechnology cancer center
...linicians who will work collaboratively to develop nanomaterials and nanodevices for cancer therapeutics, drug delivery, imaging, diagnostics and monitoring applications. "This new center will bring together two of Northwestern's strongest research entities with the shared goal of using advances in nanoscience a...Computer simulation shows buckyballs deform DNA
...ey can actually get there. Because the toxicity of nanomaterials like buckyballs is not well known at this point, they are regarded in the laboratory as potentially very hazardous, and treated accordingly."...Carbon-based quantum dots could mean 'greener,' safer technology in medicine and biology
... a new platform for the development of luminescent nanomaterials for a wide range of applications." Quantum dots have generated much interest in recent years, especially for potential applications in biology and medicine. These tiny particles -- thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair -- have be...Beyond the hype and the scare stories, how safe are nanoparticles?
...tradictory. Maynard begins by saying that not all nanomaterials are likely to be of concern. He sets out from the ...ws what has been established about the behavior of nanomaterials in the body, considering how nanoparticles may get into the body via the lungs, skin, or digestive s...Buckyballs boost antibody's chemotherapy payload
... agent more "bang for the buck." "The use of these nanomaterials solves some intractable problems in targeted therapy and additionally demonstrates the increasing value of the team science approach bridging different disciplines to uniquely address existing problems," Rosenblum said....ICON issues survey of nanotechnology practices
...in part to a lack of general information regarding nanomaterials risks, companies and labs have workers using conve... "The use of conventional practices for handling nanomaterials appears to stem from a lack of information on the toxicological properties of nanomaterials, as well...Binghamton University researchers ready nanotechnology innovations for market
...5. NSC Technology takes advantage of the fact that nanomaterials react more sensitively to the presence of chemicals than the same materials at larger scale. Zhong's lab has created chips containing nanoparticles of different metals and metal oxides, each of which emits an electronic signal when it comes in contac...Consumers neutral on risks, benefits of nano
...tal health and safety research is completed and as nanomaterials find their way into more products. What remains to be seen is whether the public's budding perceptions of the benefits of nanotechnology will also grow, he said. "We propose that academic bodies like the UK's Royal Society and the US's National Aca...Safety experts ill-equipped to handle nanotechnology in workplace
...-solution-fits-all approach for nanotechnology and nanomaterials workplace safety," states Maynard. "That is why th...of action that is between inaction and banning all nanomaterials as hazardous. This could involve selecting appropriate control approaches based on a nanomaterial "i...Nanomaterials in Biology and Medicine
...archers will discuss new ways to create functional nanomaterials in biology, challenges involved in bringing these technologies to the consumer, and related societal and ethical concerns. George Whitesides of Harvard University will deliver a lecture titled "Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: A Portrait in Early Ad...UCLA researchers develop new nanomaterials to deliver anti-cancer drugs to cells
Researchers at UCLA have successfully manipulated nanomaterials to create a new drug-delivery system that promises...ubility problem of many anticancer drugs. Silica nanomaterials show promise for delivering camptothecin and other water-insoluble drugs, Tamanoi said. We have succ...