The past decade has witnessed steady growth in investment in nanotechnology by both government and industry around the world. In the United States alone, the budget for 2009 provides $1.5 billion for ...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most serious public health problems worldwide, leaving millions with lasting ...

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New microscopy and simulations show how water interacts with two forms of chitin, revealing why one is more reactive and a better fit for future bio-based technologies.

• Miniaturized diagnostics (e.g. lab-on-a-chip systems) whereby both the measuring and the analysis unit should be miniaturized; • Autonomous therapy forms for a multiplicity of possible diseases and ...

The materials science and chemistry of soft nanomaterials for myriad applications including nanomedicine. Preparative and synthetic approaches to organized, assembled, discrete nanomaterials will be ...

By combining LED technology and nanomaterials, researchers have created a therapy that eliminates cancer cells using ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Graphene Devices, a Niagara Falls-based start-up, has secured more than $600,000 in state and federal awards to explore novel uses for graphene, a carbon nanomaterial, and ways to ...

The wearable artificial kidney (WAK) is considered to be a potential candidate offering better quality of life to patients with end-stage renal disease. The key technology, also a major challenge, is ...

A research team has developed an innovative injectable adhesive hydrogel for bone regeneration. This hydrogel utilizes harmless visible light to simultaneously achieve cross-linking and mineralization ...

Thanks to in-utero blood transfusion technology, what was once a fatal diagnosis in the womb can now result in live births. However, this medical advancement created a new challenge: a growing ...

A new study published today in the journal Environmental Science & Technology finds that exposing certain nanomaterials to light can influence their environmental transformation, fate and, ultimately, ...