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According to an article in the journal ACS Nano , injectable nanoparticles developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may someday eliminate the need for patients with type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin.

Editor's note: In part 1 of this two part article, the author reviewed recent advances in electrode fabrication for phase-change memory with a particular focus on the benefits of annular electrodes.

Nearly everyone is familiar with the polytetrafluoroethylene , otherwise known as Teflon, the brand name used by the chemical company DuPont.

That's the case at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, where researchers have found a way to shape microscopic crystals into complex and often beautiful structures.

Stanford engineers have developed a nanoparticle that could lead to a new way to purify water.

Northwood University Florida is pleased to host Dr. Sundar Manoharan as he describes the current and future landscape of technology in a seminar titled "The Future of Indian Technology." The event is presented by Indus Forum and will be held Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 at Northwood's Turner Education Center with the networking session beginning at ... (more)

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Scientists have now succeeded in growing a unique carbon structure at the nanoscale that resembles a tiny twirled moustache.

Andain Inc. Discusses and Provides Update on Its Breakthrough Wrinkle Treating Nano-Particles Booster and Delivery for Regenerating Skin Tissue Andain Inc .

Injectable nanoparticles developed at MIT may someday eliminate the need for patients with Type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin.

Inside, your mobile phone doesn't work. You don't feel any outside noise or vibrations, even if a freight train passes just a few feet away, and you need three months of training just to get into the nanotech clean room where molecular assembly happens.

The strain rate effect on large strain dissipation and behavior recovery are presented to understand the toughening effect of silica nanoparticles in nanohybrid hydrogels.

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland have devised a "magic bullet" nanomedicine for the treatment of acute lung injury - a condition that affects 20% of intensive-care patients.

Single-walled carbon nanotubes can be grown using chemical vapor deposition methods consisting of the catalyzed decomposition of a precursor gas on the surface of metal nanocatalysts.

We report a cross-referencing method to quickly and accurately characterize the optical properties of nanoparticles including the extinction, scattering, absorption and backscattering cross sections by using an OCT system alone.

As scientists move toward nanotechnology, however, the focus has shifted toward creating alloys at the nanometer scale -- producing materials with properties unlike their predecessors.

A porous silver-nanoparticle -embedded thin film biosensor was produced by the sol-gel method.

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Plastic surgeon Dr. Andrew Ordon demonstrates a simple foot exercise that can improve mobility and relieve pain caused by hammertoes.

Atherosclerosis, a buildup of cellular plaque in the arteries, remains one of the leading causes of death globally.