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Bio-inspired assembly of nanoparticle building blocks
Chemists at Rice University have discovered how to assemble gold and silver nanoparticle building blocks into larger structures based on a novel method that harkens back to one of nature's oldest known chemical ...
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Nov 27, 2006 |
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Nanobacteria – Are They Alive?
Tiny particles called nanobacteria have intrigued researchers in many ways since their discovery 20 years ago, but perhaps the most controversial question they pose is whether or not they are alive.
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Apr 23, 2008 |
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Breakthrough: Scientists used nanotubes to send signals to nerve cells
Texas scientists have added one more trick to the amazing repertoire of carbon nanotubes -- the ability to carry electrical signals to nerve cells.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 08, 2006 |
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First Direct Images of Carbon Nanotubes Entering Cells
For the first time, scientists have directly imaged carbon nanotubes entering and migrating within human cells, determining as a result that whether the nanotubes cause cell death depends on the dose and exposure ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 15, 2007 |
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Team develops DNA switch to interface living organisms with computers
Researchers at the University of Portsmouth, UK, have developed an electronic switch based on DNA - a world-first bio-nanotechnology breakthrough that provides the foundation for the interface between living organisms and ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 25, 2006 |
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Carbon nanotube injectors probe living cells without damage
In order to investigate the processes that go on inside a single human cell—or even specific subcellular compartments—researchers need a device that is small and controlled enough to pass through ...
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Jun 20, 2007 |
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New material stops bleeding in seconds
MIT and Hong Kong University researchers have shown that some simple biodegradable liquids can stop bleeding in wounded rodents within seconds, a development that could significantly impact medicine.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 10, 2006 |
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Researchers develop nano-sized 'cargo ships' to target and destroy tumors
Scientists have developed nanometer-sized 'cargo ships' that can sail throughout the body via the bloodstream without immediate detection from the body's immune radar system and ferry their cargo of anti-cancer ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 12, 2008 |
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UCLA researchers design nanomachine that kills cancer cells
Researchers from the Nano Machine Center at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have developed a novel type of nanomachine that can capture and store anticancer drugs inside tiny pores and release them into cancer ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 01, 2008 |
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Nanowire arrays can detect signals along individual neurons
Opening a whole new interface between nanotechnology and neuroscience, scientists at Harvard University have used slender silicon nanowires to detect, stimulate, and inhibit nerve signals along the axons and dendrites of ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 24, 2006 |
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Scientists on the way to sifting out a cure for HIV
HIV may one day be able to be filtered from human blood saving the lives of millions of people, thanks to a world-first nano-membrane innovation by Queensland University of Technology scientists.
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Feb 15, 2007 |
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Models of Eel Cells Suggest Electrifying Possibilities
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers long have known that great ideas can be lifted from Mother Nature, but a new paper by researchers at Yale University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology takes ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 02, 2008 |
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Carbon-Nanotube Toxicity Test Tricks Scientists
Recent research has revealed that a standard cell-viability test may be causing carbon-nanotubes to “fake” toxicity. This work may explain why some studies have concluded that carbon nanotubes – which are being studied for ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 05, 2006 |
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Nanoparticles can damage DNA, increase cancer risk
Tissue studies indicate that nanoparticles, engineered materials about a billionth of a meter in size, could damage DNA and lead to cancer, according to research presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Association ...
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Apr 17, 2007 |
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Researchers harness viruses to split water: Crucial step toward turning water into hydrogen fuel
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of MIT researchers has found a novel way to mimic the process by which plants use the power of sunlight to split water and make chemical fuel to power their growth. In this case, the ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 11, 2010 |
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