Scientists call for more nanotechnology testing

Products made with nanotechnology — ranging from sunscreens to socks — are being sold to consumers without adequate scientific research or regulation, British scientists warned Wednesday.

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Carbon nanotubes mimic asbestos in early study

Strong, versatile little "nanotubes" made out of carbon are considered future stars in nanotechnology research in medicine and industry. Now a study finds that longer threads of the stuff mimic the toxic qualities of asbestos, renewing questions about how carbon nanotubes can be used safely.

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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a comprehensive study conducted by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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Joanna Aizenberg, a materials scientist at Harvard University, has scoured the natural world for clues to biological building codes.

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Considering the most recent mishap with the hadron collider project (CERN, The Large Hadron Collider Project), nanotechnology is under the microscope.

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Atomic scale computing. Science fiction now on the cusp of reality. This could take computing into light wave speeds. Very interesting developments.

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Scientists at IBM are using a combination of nanotechnology and microchips to map out personal genetic code that could make significantly improve the process of diagnosing and treating diseases. More Articles

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Canadian researchers have developed a prototype microchip that could one day lead to a portable device that could diagnose cancer in 30 minutes.

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Scientist Ray Kurzweil claims humans could become immortal in as little as 20 years' time through nanotechnology and an increased understanding of how the body works.

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Scientist Ray Kurzweil claims humans could become immortal in as little as 20 years' time through nanotechnology and an increased understanding of how the body works.

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Many medical conditions, such as chronic pain, cancer and diabetes, require medications that cannot be taken orally, but must be dosed intermittently, on an as-needed basis, over a long period of time.

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Vaccines which have been approved by the responsible government authorities for vaccination against the alleged H1N1 Influenza A Swine Flu have been found to contain nano particles.

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When bees sting, they pump poison into their victims. Now the toxin in bee venom has been harnessed to kill tumor cells by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

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David Gracia--again with the self assembling nanoboxes.

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The world of computing is about to take on a new structure. DNA sequencing allows for the same structure that makes up our DNA to be replicated on a circuit board. Organic computers is right on the horizon.

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Johns Hopkins researchers have made nano-sized boxes from nickel and tin - marking the first time that patterned 3D structures have been built on the nanoscale.

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Quantum dots are being used to detect the epigenetic marker of of methylation on DNA. Could practical applications come from this for cancer detection?

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Using tiny crystals called quantum dots, Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a highly sensitive test to look for DNA attachments that often are early warning signs of cancer.

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In the latest phase of the nanotechnology revolution, scientists have built a collection of minuscule objects from DNA, including toothed gears, curved tubes, and a wireframe beach ball five millionths of a centimetre in diameter.

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Nanotechnology is already here and used in hundreds of everyday products from food packaging to computer keyboards.

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The leaders of Spain and Portugal have inaugurated a joint scientific research facility they hope will become a world leader in technology on a miniscule scale.

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A food thickener used in yoghurts and jellies could be used to help make artificial muscle, say Australian researchers.

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Finally, proof that all of the world, and all fields of science have been touched by His noodly appendage!

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Researchers have demonstrated a form of archive memory using carbon nanotubes that can theoretically store a trillion bits of data per square inch for a billion years.

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Nanotechnology refers to controlling matter at an atomic or molecular scale measured in nanometers, or millionths of millimeters. In the food industry, the technology has a variety of uses including detecting bacteria in packaging, or producing stronger flavors and colorings.

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Australian scientists have unveiled new DVD technology that stores data in five dimensions, making it possible to pack more than 2000 movies onto a single disc.

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Who Hears A Horton ...

In our galaxy there are over 700,000,000,000 stars, each capable of creating conditions suitable for the evolution of intelligent life. And our galaxy is over 13,000,000,000 years old.

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