Researchers develop technique for imaging nanoparticle dynamics with atomic resolution as these dynamics occur in a liquid environment.

Two-photon microscopy dye will reduce cost of characterisation
New kind of dye could reduce the cost of two-photon microscopy by several orders of magnitude.
Company launches nano-impedance biosensor for cancer treatment
Pharmaco-Kinesis Corporation have announced their first commercialized offering, the first-generation Nano-Impedance Biosensor (NIB).

Brush copolymers for gene delivery
Novel pH sensitive brush copolymers with biodegradable polyphosphoester side chains for use as nonviral gene vectors have been developed.
Magneto-electric nanoparticles deliver anti-HIV drug to the brain
Nanoparticles can cross the blood-brain barrier and send a significantly increased level of AZTTP to HIV-infected cells.

Microtransistor will improve study of the human brain
French scientists have produced the world’s first microscopic, organic transistors that can amplify and record signals from within the brain itself.

Nanosponge can suck poison from the bloodstream
Absorbent nanostructures can neutralize pore-forming toxins and remove a broad class of dangerous toxins.

Bozhi Tian awarded Searle Scholar grant for nanoelectronics research
Project is titled “Silicon-based Biomaterials for an Electrical Study of Single-Neuron Dynamics.”
Ultrathin optoelectronics help researchers explore the brain
Ultrathin, flexible optoelectronic devices – including LEDs the size of individual neurons – are lighting the way for scientists in optogenetics and beyond.

Synthetic tissues from a 3D printer
A custom-built programmable 3D printer can create materials with some properties of living tissues, Oxford University scientists have demonstrated.