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• Nanotechnology logical OR to fight cancer

  Nanotechwire.com reports on clever work at UCSD on detecting cancer using today’s early nanotechnology-based particles: There is a growing recognition among cancer researchers that the most accurate methods for detecting early-stage cancer will require Read more
  Posted Tuesday, May 29, 2007 7:42 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

  Tags: Bionanotechnology, Nanobiotechnology, Research, Nanotechnology, Nanotech, Nano, Future Medicine, Nanomedicine

• Nanotechnology for nerve cell regeneration

  Here at Foresight we have members with paraplegia and at least one with quadraplegia — it would be great if nanotechnology could help. Advanced nanotech should have cell repair abilities, but what can be done sooner? Medical News Today reports on promising Read more
  Posted Friday, May 25, 2007 7:10 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

  Tags: Bionanotechnology, Nanobiotechnology, Research, Nanotechnology, Nanotech, Nano, Future Medicine, Nanomedicine

• Prizewinner foresees complex nanotechnology-based machines

  Ian Hoffman reports in InsideBayArea.com: Cal scientist heralds era of nanotechnology Chemistry professor wins prestigious award, $500,000 grant Experts said last week that the early days of nanotechnology, when scientists created new materials at the scale Read more
  Posted Tuesday, May 22, 2007 7:02 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

  Tags: Nanotechnology, Nanotech, Nano, Future Medicine

• Visionary French view of nanotechnology online

  Now we can all explore a French version of the Powers of Ten, produced as part of a nanoechnology exhibit by the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie museum in Paris, brought to our attention by Foresight Senior Associate Gina Miller. Topics covered include Read more
  Posted Monday, May 21, 2007 4:38 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

  Tags: Future Medicine, European Nanotechnology, Public participation, Public Involvement, NanoEducation, Nanotechnology, Nanotech, Nano

• Nanotechnology for drug detection

  I tell audiences that the day is coming when nanotechnology will be able to tell what they ate or smoked. That day is coming closer, according to Nanowerk News: To this day, fingerprints are just the thing when a perpetrator needs to be arrested or a person Read more
  Posted Friday, May 18, 2007 8:00 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

  Tags: Environment, Health, and Safety, Nanotechnology Politics, Ethics, Nanotechnology, Abuse of Advanced Technology, Nanotech, Nano, Future Medicine, Nanosurveillance

• Early cancer detection by early nanotechnology

  Lung cancer is a terrible disease, and anyone can get it. It’s hard to detect. Now a grad student is making progress at building a detector, reports Azonano.com: “With this technology, a future scenario might be that you go to the doctor every year for Read more
  Posted Thursday, May 10, 2007 6:00 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

  Tags: Bionanotechnology, Nanobiotechnology, Research, Nanotechnology, Nanotech, Nano, Future Medicine, Nanomedicine

• Nanotechnology to fight paralysis

  Here’s a cheery note to end our week on: There’s been lots of coverage of recent work by Northwestern’s Prof. Samuel Stupp’s work using today’s nanotechnology materials to tackle paralysis. An excerpt from NanoTechWire.com: In Read more
  Posted Friday, April 27, 2007 6:22 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

  Tags: Research, Nanotechnology, Nanotech, Nano, Future Medicine, Nanomedicine

• Visions for the future of nanotechnology

  The folks over at the Wilson Center’s Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies have been busy, as summarized on their NanoFrontiers page. First we have a report (2 MB pdf) from their NanoFrontiers Workshop, written up by Karen Schmidt. A couple of excerpts: Read more
  Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2007 6:47 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

  Tags: Bionanotechnology, Nanobiotechnology, Nanotech reports & publications, Nanotechnology, Nanotech, Nano, Future Medicine, Nanomedicine

• Nanotechnology "nanofactories" may not be far away

  Gazette.net reports that nanotechnology is bringing dramatic advances: Imagine not having to go to the doctor when you are sick. No medicine, no popping pills. Instead, tiny cell-like machines in your body would already be at work manufacturing medicine and Read more
  Posted Friday, April 06, 2007 6:01 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

  Tags: Artificial Molecular Machines, Nanotechnology, Nanotech, Nano, Future Medicine, Memetics

• Visionary Congressional report on nanotechnology

  Nanowerk brings our attention to a new report by the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress titled Nanotechnology: The Future is Coming Sooner Than You Think (pdf), apparently authored by Senior Economist Joseph V. Kennedy and sponsored by Rep. Jim Read more
  Posted Thursday, March 29, 2007 6:28 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

  Tags: Nanotechnology Politics, Opinion, Molecular Nanotechnology, Artificial Molecular Machines, Nanotech reports & publications, Molecular manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Nanotech, Nano, Future Medicine