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Forget surgery. One team of Kansas State University researchers is exploring nanoparticle-induced hyperthermia in the battle against cancer. Nanowerk Nanotechnology News Share and Enjoy:

Recently, hybrid structures of microorganisms with inorganic nanoscale moieties have received great interest owing to their potential in fabricating electronic systems. The electronic properties of metal nanoparticles, as a result of the singleelectron transport of current,[1] make them ideal materials for nanodevices. Concomitantly, the nanostructure of microorganisms such as bacteria,[2] viruses,[3, 4] and yeast[5] are [...]

When it comes to metal catalysts, the platinum standard is, well, platinum! However, at about ,000 an ounce, platinum is more expensive than gold. The high cost of the raw material presents major challenges for the future wide scale use of platinum in fuel cells. Research at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) suggests [...]

The objective of this study was to develop a practical method to prepare a stable dispersion of TiO2 nanoparticles for biological studies. TiO2 (rutile/anatase) dispersions were prepared in distilled water following by treated with different ultrasound energies and various dispersion stabilizers.Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 10(8): 5213-5219 (August 2010) International Council on Nanotechnology, Rice University [...]

The nanoscience-based approach could herald the arrival of a set of new technologies representing a synthesis of molecular biology and industrial chemistry. NYT > Nanotechnology Share and Enjoy: