Tiny, heated "nano-probes" beat cancer in mice
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Tiny, tumor-seeking probes can slow the growth of aggressive breast cancers in mice, leaving surrounding tissue unharmed, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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While some scientists try to build nano machines from scratch, others are discovering uses for single-celled organisms that are already available. By Monya Baker from Wired magazine.
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Designed to help doctors detect precancerous cells, a pill-sized camera may someday help diagnose diseases in parts of the body that are hard to reach by conventional means.
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Cancer drug shows exceptional promise as it moves toward FDA review.
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U.S. researchers have developed a technique that allows them to glimpse interactions between molecules on the surface of a cell.
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U.S. scientists say they have found a way to manipulate carbon nanotubes without destroying their extraordinary electrical properties.
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US researchers have found a way to use an antibiotic to correct a flaw in cancer cells that allows them to avoid the normal death process.
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The U.S. National Cancer Institute  announced a new five-year plan on Monday to develop the use of  tiny tools to fight cancer, saying nanotechnology just might  provide the edge needed to defeat the disease.
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A way to measure energy levels inside living heart cells could ultimately aid heart attack recovery.
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An implanted nanotube sensor has been developed that can track blood sugar, promising pain-free continues glucose monitoring for diabetics and future devices that can check other biological changes.
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Mystery ingredients in non- alcoholic  beer may protect against cancer, at least in mice.
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Nanowires put more power in smaller packages, researcher reports.
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New Delhi: American nanotechnology researchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated a tiny, implantable detector that could one day allow diabetics to monitor their glucose levels continuously without ever having to draw a blood sample.
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Photovoltaics made of nanowires could power small devices and lead to cheaper solar panels.
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A mutated gene named Bik can shrink or kill tumors in the pancreas of mice, US researchers said in a study published Monday, offering hope for one of the deadliest human cancers.
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A detector built from nanowire transistors can identify individual virus particles in real time in unpurified samples.
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John Kitching's tiny magnetic-field sensors will take MRI where it's never gone before.