DNA nanotechnology is an interdisciplinary field that exploits the inherent base-pairing rules of DNA to design and assemble nanoscale structures with high precision. These engineered constructs have ...

A variety of naturally occurring bioactive plants for the treatment of many diseases exist, and these plants have been widely used for millennia around the world due to their small side effects and ...

Oxford physicist Sonia Contera explains how advances in nanotechnology are changing medicine and science. Nanotechnology has long been hailed as a means of eradicating diseases and delivering other ...

Solar technology is approaching a new future thanks to pioneering steps in nanotechnology. One such development is Nextgen Nano’s patented Polypower, which uses biopolymers in solar cells, and is part ...

Back in September 2004, the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) launched the Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer to stimulate and coordinate research in biology, engineering and materials science to ...

Suggested Citation: "3 A Global Perspective." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. A Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative: Nanoscience, Applications ...

Inorganic nanoparticles are nanoscale materials composed of inorganic compounds, such as metals, metal oxides, and semiconductors. These nanoparticles typically have sizes ranging from 1 to 100 ...

Some day soon, in a remote village in the developing world, a health worker will put a drop of a patient's blood on a piece of plastic about the size of a coin. Within minutes, a full diagnostic ...

One of the primary concerns in nanoethics is the safety and risk assessment of nanomaterials. Due to their small size and unique properties, nanomaterials may exhibit different toxicological profiles ...

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