Nanovip All things Nanotechnology – Nano Is The Futiure

Australian researchers have developed a needle-free, dissolving vaccination that they say could be mailed to households during a pandemic. Unlike other next-generation vaccinations, the Australian development uses micro-projections made from dried vaccine. The nano-patch is outlined in the latest edition of the journal Small. Prof. Mark Kendall, of the University of Queensland’s Australian Institute for Biotechnology and Nanotechnology, said this ... Read More »

CNSE Student is Named First Recipient of the Yang Family Nanotechnology EXploration for Undergraduate Scholarship Jul 27, 2010 Michael Hovish, an undergraduate student at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (“CNSE”) of the University at Albany, was recognized on July 26 as the first recipient of the Yang Family Nanotechnology EXploration for Undergraduate Scholarship (“NEXUS”). Hovish, a member of ... Read More »

A normally benign protein found in the human body appears to be able – when paired with nanoparticles – to zero in on and kill certain cancer cells, without having to also load those particles with chemotherapy drugs. The finding could lead to a new strategy for targeted cancer therapies, according to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ... Read More »

Distinguished scientists and leading international experts in bioengineering and nanotechnology will convene at the 5th SBE International Conference on Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (ICBN 2010), to share the latest research advancements at the interface of science, engineering and medicine. Held in Singapore from August 1-4, this interdisciplinary forum is co-organized by the Society for Biological Engineering (an AIChE Technological Community) and ... Read More »