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Scientists based in Zürich, Switzerland, announce the development of a new type of magnetic nanoparticle, which is more than capable of attaching itself to harmful molecules in the blood. Through this approach, it may become possible to purge the blood of all contaminants.
These nanoscale magnets (nanomagnets)... |
28 November 2011
06:01 GMT |
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A group of investigators from the University of Georgia (UGA) announce the development of an amazing new material, which is capable of emitting light in near-infrared wavelengths for prolonged periods of time. The interesting thing is that it does so after being exposed to sunlight for just a minute.
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21 November 2011
16:01 GMT |
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As researchers are conducting studies to assess whether exposure to nanoparticles in our environment is dangerous to us or not, a team of experts at the University of Oregon releases a new study showing that these tiny structures have been with our species for centuries. In the research, the team was able to use a hi... |
25 October 2011
02:47 GMT |
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announce the discovery of a new class of hierarchical structures. The nanoparticles could be used for high-efficiency thermal management in microprocessors, huge powerplant boilers, and many other applications. The particles were obtained through sinterin... |
17 October 2011
06:36 GMT |
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Some of the most common, naturally-occurring biominerals, such as for example seashells, will soon be reproduced thanks to a new technique developed by investigators at the University of Leeds.
Researchers here were recently able to recreate synthetic crystals whose structures and properties closely mimic those o... |
5 September 2011
08:45 GMT |
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According to the latest set of investigations published by scientists at the Brown University, it would appear that human contaminated with nickel nanoparticles are at an increased risk of developing cancer, or having the course of the disease accelerated, if they have already been diagnosed. Nanoparticles are extrem... |
23 August 2011
20:01 GMT |
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Physicists at the University of Michigan, in the United States, recently managed to develop a new method for producing uniform superclusters of nanoparticles. Their approach resembles a balancing act performed at the nanoscale, as it involves using a careful balance of atomic forces.Despite the difficulties, the over... |
23 August 2011
19:01 GMT |
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A group of experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announce the development of a new type of nanocomposite material. The scientists believe that the new nanoscale composite will be able to improve scratch resistance several times over. This technology could have significant implications for portable cons... |
17 August 2011
09:14 GMT |
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Back in 2006, researchers in the United States first created a remarkable alloy containing aluminum, scandium and lithium. Now, the same team managed to use advanced observations methods to figure out that nanoparticles are largely responsible for the amazing properties this material has. One of the most interesting ... |
8 August 2011
03:57 GMT |
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Researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Virginia Tech (VT) recently unveiled a new nanoparticle-based compound, which they say could be used to fight brain cancer. The chemical is made up of a special type of nanoscale particles, and can be used to diagnose tumors in the human brain. After cance... |
5 August 2011
05:34 GMT |
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The concept of magnetism has been used as a sham healing tool by so many charlatans over the centuries, that is stands to reason people are reluctant to accept it today. Yet, experts are now showing that magnetic fields may in fact be used to destroy cancer tumors. French scientists argue that hyperthermia – th... |
21 July 2011
04:26 GMT |
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Washington University in St. Louis (WUSL) investigators announce the development of a new microscale laser, no larger than a pinprick, which is capable of detecting and counting particles at the nanoscale with tremendous precision. Among the most important applications that researchers envision for their new device, ... |
28 June 2011
08:23 GMT |
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Creating water purification methods to aid the people of the Third World is a goal for many universities, but some experts have more interesting ideas than others. A group recently proposed using special, coated sand for purifying water. The science team, based at the Rice University, says that nanotechnology is prov... |
23 June 2011
05:12 GMT |
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A group of experts in the United States announces the development of a new method for detecting liver cancer, which they say could help oncologists discover the disease earlier on than currently possible. The approach can detect cancer tumors that are as small as 5 millimeters, a significant improvement from other av... |
23 June 2011
04:39 GMT |
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Scientists with the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) announce the development of a new class of drug-carrying nanoparticles, that are more capable of reaching their intended target than any other similar constructs today. The work was prompted by the fact that numerous types of nanoparticles and other d... |
5 May 2011
04:52 GMT |
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A group of investigators in the United States announces the development of a new type of nanoparticle, that can be used to transport drugs directly into cancer cells. The method relies on the fact that all tumors are more acidic than the health tissue around them.
This trait was exploited by chemical engineers at ... |
30 April 2011
04:54 GMT |
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Scientists at the Arizona State University (ASU) have recently taken an innovative step towards boosting the efficiency of photovoltaic solar cells. They say that adding graphite nanoparticles to the devices allows them to produce more electricity from the same amount of sunlight. This is only the latest in a string ... |
5 April 2011
10:21 GMT |
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Fighting common skin allergies may have just gotten easier. Scientists have developed a new approach to counteracting the reactions that exposure to common chemicals such as nickel produces in many people. The method is very simple, and the solution comes in the form of a cream.Nickel allergy is one of the most commo... |
4 April 2011
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Hydrogen-fueled vehicles have been in the making for decades, but one thing that prevented them from being widely adopted was the lack of a storage material efficient enough to contain large amounts of the fuel. Now, the issue may have been solved in the United States. Researchers with the US Department of Energy (DO... |
14 March 2011
11:46 GMT |
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Producing nanoscale particles according to custom specifications has been a goal in this field of research for several years, but achieving this objective was never easy. Now, it would appear that a collaboration of US researchers managed to do just that. The investigators developed a method of producing nanoparticle... |
8 March 2011
16:31 GMT |
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A group of scientists in Northern Ireland has recently demonstrated a new approach towards fighting cancer cells. The method they developed revolves around using an innovative gene transport system for delivering a single gene inside tumor cells. When this happens, the short bit of genetic information simply orders t... |
28 February 2011
04:16 GMT |
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A team of scientists in Vietnam has discovered that the next big step in medical diagnostics could be magnetic nanoparticles of rust, iron oxide, coated with silicon dioxide, the material from which sand is formed.These nanoparticles are ranged from 29nm to 230 nm across, and can be used to attach antibodies to the v... |
31 January 2011
10:30 GMT |
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Given the large number of women nowadays that get breast cancer, developing methods for detecting the diseases early on, and also for treating it, is a major public health priority. As part of these efforts, experts at Purdue University announce the development of a new research method. The device the team produced i... |
21 January 2011
04:18 GMT |
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Using nanoparticles as vaccine carriers is part of a new strategy of developing a vaccine against norovirus, one of the most frequent causes of food poisoning in the United States.Gastroenteritis – also called stomach flu (even if it has nothing to do with influenza), is an inflammation of the lining of the int... |
20 January 2011
06:58 GMT |
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Nanoparticles shaped like a disk are the new best way of successfully delivering gene therapy – a treatment aimed at several nucleic acid diseases (DNA or RNA).The biggest challenge of this method is to have the drug reach its target without losing an important amount along the way, also limiting the undesired ... |
13 January 2011
02:18 GMT |
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The advantage of using nanoparticles to deliver strong cancer drugs, is that not only it improves efficiency, it also limits the negative side effects of the treatment, a new research carried out by scientists at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital concluded.The cancer drug in question is cisplatin, and even t... |
11 January 2011
06:24 GMT |
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French researchers developed an adhesive material made from a hydrogel filled with nanoparticles, that could prevent wound dressings from falling off in contact with water or when you sweat, or even deliver drugs through the skin.
In contact with water, most patches lose their ability to stick to the skin and fall... |
8 January 2011
05:35 GMT |
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In a groundbreaking new study, researchers determined that a solution containing microscale plastic particles and oil was capable of organizing itself around the curved surface of a water droplet in a wrinkle-free manner, by forming natural pleats. The technique has been used by seamstresses for centuries, for brinin... |
27 December 2010
04:56 GMT |
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Researchers in Mexico and the United States might have just created the smallest Christmas tree decorations ever – 25 nanometers in diameter, over 100 million times smaller than the usual tree balls.
Xavier E. Guerrero-Dib, a materials engineer at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León and coll... |
4 December 2010
04:25 GMT |
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Chemotherapy and radiation are currently still the preferred approaches to treating cancer, but they cause a lot of damage to healthy cells as well. Now, researchers are working on replacing these treatments with nanoparticles capable of carrying drugs.There are numerous downsides to using these approaches, such as f... |
18 November 2010
08:50 GMT |
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Cities depend on their street lights for safety and navigation, but oftentimes installing lamp posts requires trees to be cut down to make room. That may no longer be necessary, thanks to a new type of nanoparticle, that turns leafs into light sources.The team behind a new study says that it was able to create a new ... |
25 October 2010
08:14 GMT |
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A team of investigators in the United States is currently developing an interdisciplinary method of diagnosing and treating pancreatic cancer, one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of cancer out there. The group is researching and engineering a new type of nanoscale particle, that is able to convert light into ... |
18 October 2010
09:44 GMT |
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Professor Willy Verstraete is the head of the Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology (LabMET - Faculty of Bioscience Engineering) at Ghent University, Belgium and he held a lecture yesterday, about the way that environmental problems can be solved thanks to molecular and biotechnological techniques.Until rece... |
12 October 2010
08:42 GMT |
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Creating nanocomposite materials has been a complex and energy-intensive process ever since experts learned how to make them, but large-scale is about to become possible now thanks to a new production method. The innovative approach was developed by French researchers Bruno Alonso and Emmanuel Belamie, who are both b... |
11 October 2010
11:10 GMT |
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In a groundbreaking achievement that could potentially help save many lives, a group of researchers in the United States have developed a nanoparticle that can deliver two or more drugs to a single tumors.When cancer patients are treated for their condition, they are regularly given several drugs rather than a single... |
5 October 2010
05:56 GMT |
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Combining nicotine and ozone is probably not such a good idea, given that the reaction is responsible for producing minute particles that severely affect the health of asthma sufferers. In their bid to ensure that their clientele enjoys the best possible conditions, many hotels clean the smell of tobacco from their r... |
17 August 2010
03:33 GMT |
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EnSol AS in collaboration with University of Leicester and an international team of scientists and industrialists will meet for the development of a new revolutionary technology that supplies electrical power.This new thin film solar cell technology should be developed commercially by 2016, but for now, the company i... |
10 August 2010
09:24 GMT |
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Ever since the field of nanotechnology began developing, researchers have recognized the importance that these small particles had in fighting conditions such as cancer. Destroying tumors by using such an approach is possible, but a lot of care needs to be exercised in order to ensure that as little healthy tissue as... |
10 August 2010
03:21 GMT |
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Cancer is one of the most devastating diseases in the world today. When patients are infected, or develop the condition due to their unhealthy lifestyle, tumors appear and develop really fast. Some forms of cancer kill in years, whereas others take only a few months to do their nasty work. A potential approach to tre... |
9 August 2010
06:50 GMT |
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For the past few years, the field of nanotechnology has been experiencing a massive rise in popularity among scientists. Advancements made thus far are beginning to catch up with old science fiction books, and yet there are still some concerns holding research back. One of these issues is determining the extent of th... |
9 August 2010
04:22 GMT |
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At first glance, introducing nanotechnology into the field of designing and building construction materials may seem like a good idea. Nanoparticles can be used to create self-healing concrete, self-washing windows, as well as a host of other “smart” materials, which are bound to make the lives of constru... |
29 July 2010
03:21 GMT |
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A team of experts from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) announces the development of a new method of piercing through cellular walls. This is notoriously hard to do, despite the small sizes these structures have. According to the group, their method relies on using small chemical explosions at the n... |
28 July 2010
10:10 GMT |
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One of the main reasons cancer kills even after aggressive therapies is applied is the fact that cancerous cells have the ability to migrate to other organs. That is to say, they can become separated from the site of the original tumor, and then enter the bloodstream. From here, it can go anywhere it chooses, and fin... |
28 July 2010
09:10 GMT |
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A group of investigators has recently managed a breakthrough that is bound to bring hope to the millions of people suffering from a degenerative eye condition known as retinitis pigmentosa. The disease is characterized by dysfunctions in the retina's photoreceptor cells, which are shaped either as cones or rods.... |
12 June 2010
04:40 GMT |
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A group of investigators from Spain say that they managed to develop a new method of protecting human cells against ethanol damage. This compound is contained in alcohol, and adding it into the bloodstream can have negative repercussions on the way cells function. But the science team learned that, by adding a very s... |
7 June 2010
06:02 GMT |
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A variety of drug-resistant viruses may have just found their match, researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say. Working in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Buffalo, the experts managed to devise a new means of delivering a drug payload to cells that relies on using... |
25 May 2010
10:06 GMT |
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Skin cancer can be more efficiently addressed by placing drugs inside modified silica particles, a new study shows. Researchers demonstrated that honeycomb-like structures made of custom-built silica can safely harbor antibodies aimed at cancer tumors, until they reach their destination. Generally, the human immune s... |
24 May 2010
05:11 GMT |
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A collaboration between two institutions at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) recently managed to produce the most detailed images of nanoparticle crystallization taking place in real time. Physicists from the Advanced Photon Source (APS) worked together with colleagues from t... |
18 May 2010
08:52 GMT |
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Whenever brain surgeons perform an operation, they rely on data obtained through various medical imaging methods to determine the best course of action. However, in some instances, the resolution of the available data leaves a lot to be desired, as some tumors are not readily visible on scans. In a bid to improve sur... |
30 April 2010
06:53 GMT |
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Researchers from the Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine announce the development of a new type of nanoparticle, which they say could protect patients against the harmful effects of radiotherapy. This course of treatment is oftentimes used on cancer patients, but it has a number of negative side-ef... |
27 April 2010
06:40 GMT |
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