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Applying nanotechnology with laser therapy may offer hope for treating cancer in hard-to-reach and highly risky areas. Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are using carbon nanotubes — threads of hollow carbon that are 10,000 times thinner than a human hair — to target tumors. The researchers demonstrated their latest developments last week before the American Association of ... Read More »

PASADENA, Calif. — Astronomers using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered carbon molecules, known as “buckyballs,” in space for the first time. Buckyballs are soccer-ball-shaped molecules that were first observed in a laboratory 25 years ago. They are named for their resemblance to architect Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic domes, which have interlocking circles on the surface of a partial sphere. Buckyballs ... Read More »

Public and private institutions, including Saudi Aramco and King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST), have organized various educational and entertainment programs for Saudi students to help them make use of the summer holidays in a constructive manner. KACST’s two-week program attended by 40 talented students focused on nanotechnology. There were lectures by experts on the history and development ... Read More »

Officials of a nanotechnology fair to be held in Iran’s central province of Isfahan on August 4-7 announced that they would provide financial support for investors in the country’s nanotechnology industries and companies. The fair, which will be organized by Entekhab-e Bartar Company in association with the Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council and with the help of various organizations, institutes and ... Read More »

Using nanotechnology, material science, and the clinical imaging modality MRI, researchers have created a nanosized probe capable of noninvasively visualizing and quantifying the blood vessel growth in tumours in a preclinical model.ed by Chase Kessinger, working together with Jinming Gao and colleagues at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. “Imaging tumor angiogenesis is important in early detection, ... Read More »

Heart disease is considered to be the leading cause of death among women. Various factors such as air pollution tend to elevate the risk of developing heart diseases. Investigators ascertain a combination of nanotechnology and adult stem cells to eradicate atherosclerotic plaque and regenerate the arteries. The results were validated after performing an experiment on pigs. While conducting the research, ... Read More »

Q:I am worried about what I read on the topic of nanoparticles in cosmetic preparations. There seems to be concern about the safety of nanotechnology applications for skin-care products. Answer: Sunscreens and cosmetics are among the consumer products that may contain nanoparticles. Nanoparticles are ultra-tiny particles, one-billionth of a meter in size. At such a small size, materials behave differently. ... Read More »