Researchers at New York University and MIT have developed a nanowire electrode that can send and receive signals to the brain. Their polymer nano electrode could make brain implants, including those...

Not being able to create the supporting vascular system - the branching network of blood vessels which supply nutrients and oxygen to tissues - has proved a major stumbling block preventing...

The ability of nanoparticles to interact with biological materials means they may be harmful to humans and the environment. Current understanding of the potential toxicity of nanoparticles is...

Nanotechnology is making possible a convergence between the living world of cells and the electrical and mechanical world of machines. In the strange world of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)...

Growing concern over avian flu has helped send sales of Emergency Filtration Products Inc.' s NanoMasks and filters soaring. Over the next two years, the company expects to ship over one half...

Nanosphere Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a patent for its biobarcode technology. Biobarcode is a protein detection technology that is both more sensitive and less expensive than the...

At the nanoscale, the boundary between the natural and artificial often blurs, leading to hybrid materials that cross the border between living and non-living substances. And while these hybrid...