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New HQ of David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research officially dedicated

The new seven-story headquarters of the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, where scientists and engineers are working together to pursue new ways to treat, detect and prevent cancer, will be officially dedicated today at 4 p.m.

5 Mar 2011

Simpler method of making water-soluble short protein chains with spiral structures

Researchers have developed a simple method of making short protein chains with spiral structures that can also dissolve in water, two desirable traits not often found together. Such structures could have applications as building blocks for self-assembling nanostructures and as agents for drug and gene delivery.

25 Feb 2011

New method integrates supercomputer simulation and experimental results

A theoretical technique developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is bringing supercomputer simulations and experimental results closer together by identifying common "fingerprints."

23 Feb 2011

New nanoparticle can help develop vaccines against HIV, malaria

MIT engineers have designed a new type of nanoparticle that could safely and effectively deliver vaccines for diseases such as HIV and malaria.

23 Feb 2011

iFyber receives U.S. Army research Ffunding for wound healing technology

The United States Army Medical Research and Material Command, through the support of the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research Grant Program (SBIR), has awarded iFyber a Phase I grant. The award funds research related to controlled release of nitric oxide for wound healing.

7 Feb 2011

Nanotechnology and nanotoxicology

The rapid development of nanotechnology has increased fears about the health risks of nano-objects. Are these fears justified? Do we need a new discipline, nanotoxicology, to evaluate the risks? Empa scientists Harald F. Krug and Peter Wick discuss these questions in the new edition of the journal Angewandte Chemie.

2 Feb 2011

FDA approves 'Cornell Dots' for first clinical trial in humans to diagnose cancer

"Cornell Dots" - brightly glowing nanoparticles - may soon be used to light up cancer cells to aid in diagnosing and treating cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first clinical trial in humans of the new technology.

1 Feb 2011

FDA approves ultrasmall silica inorganic nanoparticle INDA for targeted molecular imaging of cancer

Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's Nanotechnology Center, along with collaborators at Cornell University and Hybrid Silica Technologies, have received approval for their first Investigational New Drug Application from the US Food and Drug Administration for an ultrasmall silica inorganic nanoparticle platform for targeted molecular imaging of cancer, which may be useful for cancer treatment in the future.

31 Jan 2011

Centice launches integration and solutions platform for Computational Raman Spectroscopy application

Centice Corporation, a pioneer in chemical verification and identification using Raman Spectroscopy and computational sensor technology, announced today the availability of an integration and solutions platform for the application of Computational Raman Spectroscopy to satisfy technology needs in process manufacturing, healthcare, public safety and materials science.

14 Jan 2011

Scientists introduce DNA directly into cell nucleus using protein nanodisks

One of the challenges of gene therapy - a set of methodologies aimed at treating several nucleic acid diseases - is to assure that this material arrives directly to the nucleus of the cell without losing a substantial amount along the way and without producing any undesired side effects. With this aim, scientists experiment with the use of different types of vectors, molecules capable of transporting genetic material to the correct place.

12 Jan 2011

Common disinfectant degrades water-borne viruses

A simple technique to make a common virus-killing material significantly more effective is a breakthrough from the Rice University labs of Andrew Barron and Qilin Li.

12 Jan 2011

FEI launches Magellan extreme resolution scanning electron microscope for life science imaging

FEI Company, a leading instrumentation company providing electron microscope systems for applications in research and industry, today announced the Magellan™ extreme resolution scanning electron microscope (SEM) optimized specifically for life science imaging. The first of its kind, the Magellan SEM enables life science researchers and cell biologists to actually view the entire organization of a cell in its natural, fully-hydrated state.

7 Dec 2010

Virally structured nano-electrodes boost energy capacity ten-fold

Viruses have a bad rep—and rightly so. The ability of a virus to quickly and precisely replicate itself makes it a destructive scourge to animals and plants alike. Now an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering and College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, brought together by Professor Reza Ghodssi, is turning the tables, harnessing and exploiting the "self-renewing" and "self-assembling" properties of viruses for a higher purpose: to build a new generation of small, powerful and highly efficient batteries and fuel cells.

7 Dec 2010

Appropriate level of Static Magnetic Field exposure for wound patients needs to be considered

The interest in the biological effects of non-ionizing Electro Magnetic Fields (EMFs) and Static Magnetic Fields (SMFs) on the whole organism, as well on cellular systems, has noticeably increased in recent years in consideration of their increased production (from the generation and transmission of electricity, to domestic appliances and industrial equipment, to telecommunications and broadcasting) and the possible health risk for humans.

4 Dec 2010

Sigma-Aldrich enters distribution agreement with Nanosys

Sigma-Aldrich today announced a distribution agreement with Nanosys, Inc., an advanced materials architect. Under the agreement, Sigma-Aldrich, through its Aldrich Materials Science business, is now distributing Nanosys-created silicon nanowires to the global scientific research community for the development of new applications in technologies such as solid-state lighting, electronics and energy storage.

29 Nov 2010

Research output from Asia and Europe surpasses that of the US

A study from Thomson Reuters released today shows that the US is no longer the "colossus of science" that it was and has not kept pace with the increased output from European and Asia-Pacific nations.

12 Nov 2010

GPR124 protein controls growth of blood vessels into brains

One protein single-handedly controls the growth of blood vessels into the developing brains of mice embryos, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Understanding how the protein, a cellular receptor, functions could help clinicians battle brain tumors and stroke by choking off or supplementing vital blood-vessel development, and may enhance the delivery of drugs across the blood-brain barrier.

12 Nov 2010

NCI awards $4 million for UNM's cancer nanotechnology partnership with Sandia Labs

The National Cancer Institute recently announced two five-year awards totaling nearly $4 million for a partnership between the University of New Mexico Cancer Center and Sandia National Laboratories. One $1.95 million grant will fund the creation of a joint Cancer Nanotechnology Platform Partnership, and another $1.8 million grant will pay for a new Cancer Nanotechnology Training Center to train a new generation of multidisciplinary scientists.

10 Nov 2010

Porex sells surgical division to Stryker

Porex Corporation, a portfolio company of Los Angeles-based investment firm Aurora Capital Group, today announced that it has sold its Porex Surgical division to Stryker Corporation.

From Stryker 1 Nov 2010

New solvent system could provide ways of producing nanometer-scale cancer chemotherapy agents

Noble metals such as platinum and palladium are becoming increasingly important because of growth in environmentally friendly applications such as fuel cells and pollution control catalysts. But the world has limited quantities of these materials, meaning manufacturers will have to rely on efficient recycling processes to help meet the demand.

29 Oct 2010