A nano end for Christmas tree needles
As Twelfth Night approaches and the Christmas decorations start to look increasingly congruous as the last crumbs of cake are swept away and the remnants of the turkey have finally been consumed, there is the perennial question ...
Jan 02, 2013
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On quills and needles: Prickly porcupine is a muse for future medical devices
Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have uncovered how North American porcupine quills easily penetrate tissues and why, once lodged in flesh, they are often difficult to remove.
Dec 10, 2012
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Archaeologists uncover oldest prehistoric town in Europe
(Phys.org)—Archaeologists in Bulgaria have uncovered what is believed to be the remains of the oldest prehistoric town in all of Europe. The researchers believe the town existed as a salt producing settlement around the ...
Nov 01, 2012
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Laser-powered 'needle' promises pain-free injections
From annual flu shots to childhood immunizations, needle injections are among the least popular staples of medical care. Though various techniques have been developed in hopes of taking the "ouch" out of ...
Sep 13, 2012
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Needle beam could eliminate signal loss in on-chip optics
(Phys.org)—An international, Harvard-led team of researchers have demonstrated a new type of light beam that propagates without spreading outwards, remaining very narrow and controlled along an unprecedented ...
Sep 07, 2012
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Device may inject a variety of drugs without using needles
Getting a shot at the doctor’s office may become less painful in the not-too-distant future.
May 24, 2012
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Nanorod-assembled order affects diffusion rate and direction
Some of the recent advancements in nanotechnology depend critically on how nanoparticles move and diffuse on a surface or in a fluid under non-ideal to extreme conditions. Georgia Tech has a team of researchers ...
Feb 06, 2012
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Preparing a homogenous haystack
(PhysOrg.com) -- What if you could turn the whole haystack into needles? Instead of hunting for one item, you’d have 10 billion of the desired items laid out neatly in front of you. That’s what researchers ...
Nov 28, 2011
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Nanoparticles and Mini-NMR point the way to personalized cancer therapy
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the advent of targeted drug therapy for treating cancer, it has become clear that an important predictor of success of these therapies is whether such a drug is reaching its target in the patient. The ...
Nov 21, 2011
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Israeli wins chemistry Nobel for quasicrystals (Update 3)
Israeli scientist Dan Shechtman was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for a discovery that faced skepticism and mockery, even prompting his expulsion from his U.S. research team, before it ...
Oct 05, 2011
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Can MRI drive a medical robot?
Engineers at Children’s Hospital Boston have demonstrated the ability to program the magnetic field generated by a clinical MRI scanner to motorize and control a robotic instrument – in this case, a surgical biopsy ...
Oct 03, 2011
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New technique scales up nanofiber production
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new spin on an old technology will give scientists and manufacturers the ability to significantly increase their production of nanofibers, according to researchers at North Carolina State University.
Aug 10, 2011
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Researchers study cell life with new nano method
(PhysOrg.com) -- Focusing on interdisciplinary research is now leading to breakthroughs in bio-nanotechnology research. A new method for drug development has become a reality.
Apr 01, 2011
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Ultrasound fusion imaging provides comparable accuracy for bone, soft tissue tumors
Biopsies using ultrasound fusion imaging for detecting bone and soft tissue cancers are safe, effective and just as accurate as conventional biopsy methods, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.
Feb 16, 2011
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