Jul

29

Another Stunning Graphene Experimental Surprise

July 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Graphene, the extraordinary form of carbon that consists of a single layer of carbon atoms, has produced another in a long list of experimental surprises. In the current issue of the journal Science, a multi-institutional team of researchers headed by Michael Crommie, a faculty senior scientist in the Materials Sciences Division at the U.S. Department [...]

Jul

16

OECD on Risks and Benefits of Nanomaterials

July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Innovation can bring benefits, but possible risks too. The emergence of nanotechnology, which manipulates barely visible materials for industrial purposes, is a case in point, and policymakers are taking a close look. All kinds of nanomaterials are now found in common household items, from sports gear and sunscreens to socks and dresses, from beds and [...]

Jun

30

New Fluorescent Silicon Nanoparticles

June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment

University of Leicester researchers discover new fluorescent silicon nanoparticles. Researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester have developed a new synthesis method, which has led them to the discovery of fluorescent silicon nanoparticles and may ultimately help track the uptake of drugs by the body’s cells. Dr Klaus von [...]

Apr

15

Next Generation Nanofilms

April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Next generation nanofilms created – new research described in AIP’s the Journal of Chemical Physics. ‘With the human genome in hand, biochemists have cataloged the 3-D structures of thousands of proteins isolated from living cells. But one important class of proteins — those stuck in the cell membranes — has proven difficult to extract and [...]

Jan

20

On the Road to an Antitumor Vaccine

January 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Polymeric Nanoparticles for Tumor Vaccines. ‘The quest for an effective antitumor vaccine has received a boost from the results of work aimed at developing a nanoparticle that delivers tumor antigens to the immune system cells that trigger antibody production. The results of this effort, led by Shinsaku Nakagawa, Ph.D., and Naoki Okada, Ph.D., of Osaka [...]