DNA nanotubes offer promising applications in medicine

Mar 18 | News

A team of McGill Chemistry Department researchers led by Dr. Hanadi Sleiman has achieved a breakthrough in the development of nanotubes—tiny "magic bullets" that could one day deliver drugs to specific diseased cells.

Turning proteins into glass

Mar 18 | News

Duke Univ. researchers have devised a method to dry and preserve proteins in a glassified form that seems to retain the molecules' properties as workhorses of biology.

A golden bullet for cancer

Mar 16 | News

Magic bullets, also called silver bullets, because of the folkloric belief that only silver bullets can kill supernatural creatures, remain the goal of drug development efforts today. A team of scientists at Washington Univ. in St. Louis is currently working on a magic bullet for cancer. But their bullets are gold rather than silver.

Making cells feel right at home

Mar 16 | News

The film "Avatar" isn't the only 3-D blockbuster making a splash this winter. A team of scientists from Houston's Texas Medical Center this week unveiled a new technique for growing 3-D cell cultures, a technological leap from the flat petri dish that could save millions of dollars in drug-testing costs.

Electrochemical imaging tech finds TNT in fingerprints

Mar 12 | News

Scientists at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State have hit on a new, versatile method to significantly improve the detection of trace chemicals. The technique—electrochemical imaging microscopy—was able to detect and identify TNT particles weighing less than a billionth of gram on the ridges and canals of a fingerprint.

Lending a helping hand

Mar 8 | News

Univ. of Utah engineers developed a computer-controlled, motorized hand and arm support that will let doctors, artists, and others precisely control scalpels, brushes, and tools over a wider area than otherwise possible, and with less fatigue.

FEI announces installation of Titan TEMs at new research center in France

Mar 4 | News

FEI Company announced the completion of a multiple system installation at the Materials Ageing Institute (MAI) in France.

Right mix of tools found to measure nanomaterials in blood vessels

Mar 4 | News

A Univ. of Calgary chemistry professor is a step closer to helping solve a complex problem in nanotechnology: the impact nanoparticles have on human health and the environment.

Underwater silk adhesive might suture wounds

Mar 3 | News

Like silkworm moths, butterflies, and spiders, caddisfly larvae spin silk, but they do so underwater instead on dry land. Now, Univ. of Utah researchers have discovered why the fly's silk is sticky when wet and how that may make it valuable as an adhesive tape during surgery.

Nano-technique gives detailed insight into failing heart cells

Mar 1 | News

Researchers have been able to see how heart failure affects the surface of an individual heart muscle cell in minute detail, using a new nanoscale scanning technique developed at Imperial College London. The findings may lead to better design of beta-blockers.

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Much ado about next to nothing

Mar 15

The recent review of the past 10 years of the National Nanotechnology Initiative--as presented by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology--suggested the rise of nanomanufacturing as the near future of nanotechnology. But the actual proposed funding reflects a cautious approach, even about nanotech in general.

Lunar tires, space MRSA, and resonating microfluidics

Mar 5

I typically attend the annual Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy each year in pursuit of specific coverage. This year, I sought out candidates for coverage in a vacuum technology article, and pulled together some instruments for a spectroscopy guide. But as busy as that kept me, it wasn’t all mass spectrometers and vacuum pumps on the show floor.  

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NuGard Coating Ashburn Hill

Jan 7

NuGard First Response Protective Clothing are lightweight coveralls, jackets, and pants that provide protection from heat and flame while keeping the wearers body temperature constant.

Multi-Touch Music Maker

Jan 7

Professor David Wessel shows his multi-touch interface that uses computer technologies that allow him to experiment with fine controls to "caress" the instrument.