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Month: April 2006

Single shot of nanospheres: complete tumor elimination

Kevin Bullis of TechnologyReview.com brings us word of an MIT/Harvard collaboration on treating prostate cancer in mice just published in PNAS: “A single treatment of drug-bearing nanoparticles effectively destroys prostate cancer tumors in mice, according to experiments by researchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School. This approach could lead to powerful treatments without the side… Continue reading Single shot of nanospheres: complete tumor elimination

Reserve now for Summit with Drexler, Kurzweil, Hofstadter, Thiel, Jurvetson, etc. & moi

Reservations are now open for the Singularity Summit at Stanford, and based on the booking numbers I’ve just heard, we should expect the event to fill early. If you want to attend, it would be wise to reserve your seat right now. Eric Drexler will speak on productive nanosystems, Ray Kurzweil on how fast change… Continue reading Reserve now for Summit with Drexler, Kurzweil, Hofstadter, Thiel, Jurvetson, etc. & moi

Electronic nose on the way

InsideBayArea.com brings us news of an electronic nose coming from UC Berkeley and Nanomix: ” ‘What we like about the concept of the E-Nose is that you can design it and train it through algorithms to go after and detect pretty much anything that can be found in breath,’ said Bradley Johnson, a postdoctoral researcher… Continue reading Electronic nose on the way

Fundamental issues in integrated nanosystems: Now made accessible

Now available over at e-drexler.com, a new article from the Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, Toward Integrated Nanosystems: Fundamental Issues in Design and Modeling (2.2 MB PDF), by Foresight founder K. Eric Drexler of Nanorex, Inc. Though it sounds intimidating, the article is actually quite accessible and should serve as a good introduction to… Continue reading Fundamental issues in integrated nanosystems: Now made accessible

Recalled Magic Nano product: quite possibly neither magic nor nano

The German government has issued a product advisory and the manufacturer involved has recalled a product called “Magic Nano.” This has caused a bit of fuss regarding nanoparticle safety, with the ETC Group renewing their call for a moratorium. ICON, on whose Editorial Board I serve, has issued a more moderate statement (pdf). Gossip via… Continue reading Recalled Magic Nano product: quite possibly neither magic nor nano

Join Mike Roco and me in DC on April 28

On April 28, the Center on Nanotechnology and Society at Illinois Institute of Technology — which has a great nanomachine by Damian Allis featured on its home page currently — will sponsor a one-day event titled NanoWorld: Toward a Policy for the Human Future at the National Press Club. The keynote is by Mihail Roco… Continue reading Join Mike Roco and me in DC on April 28

Foresight nanotech R&D guidelines: new version released

Now in its sixth revision, the lastest version of the Foresight Guidelines for Responsible Nanotechnology Development was released today (HTML or 116 KB PDF), just in time for a presentation this morning by Foresight Research Associate Dr. David Forrest to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works’ meeting for nanotechnology stakeholders. Excerpt: “Version… Continue reading Foresight nanotech R&D guidelines: new version released

Buckyball face cream safety questioned in C&E News

Readers who know me personally know that I’m usually pro-free enterprise and pro-nanotech. But I was surprised to see on the market a face cream containing buckyballs, with little mention (either by the producer or in the press) of the obvious question of safety. The March 2006 Forbes/Wolfe Nanotech Report called such concerns “alarmist.” Now,… Continue reading Buckyball face cream safety questioned in C&E News

Russia's nanospending to reach $432 million

From RIA Novosti: “President Vladimir Putin Monday announced support for plans to develop nanotechnology and said the government would choose a body to oversee a federal program… “Education and Science Minister Andrei Fursenko said his ministry was drafting a medium-term program until 2015 in a bid to step up efforts in development of nanotechnology… ”… Continue reading Russia's nanospending to reach $432 million

Accenture on nanotech for medicine

In their Medical Products industry section, Accenture analysts Roland Hengerer and Martin Illsley describe what we can expect from nanotech for medicine: “To give just a sense of the possibilities, scientists and engineers are experimenting with ways to ‘nanostructure’ matter in such a way as to create industrial materials that are 100 times stronger than… Continue reading Accenture on nanotech for medicine

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