In this day and age, mankind has figured out how to engineer a nanoparticle to walk the dog, bring in the mail and empty the crumbs from the kitchen toaster.

After some delays due to the logistics involved in an out-of-state relocation, Nanopartz is up and running and already shipping orders.

A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has quantified the interaction of gold nanoparticles with important proteins found in human blood, an approach that should be useful in the development of nanoparticle-based medical therapies and for better understanding the physical origin of the toxicity of certain ...

MediSens Wireless, a startup company in UCLA's on-campus technology incubator at the California NanoSystems Institute, has obtained approval under federal Food and Drug Administration guidelines to begin clinical trials on its novel wireless body-monitoring system, which assesses muscle and neuromotor functions in the upper extremities.

A round-up of commentary about the state of nanotech research, given the 50th anniversary of Feynman's talk: If this dispute over nano-nomenclature only involved some sniping scientists and a few historians watching over a tiny corner of Feynman's legacy, it would be of little consequence.

January 13, 2010 /EIN News/ -- The UK Parliament has strongly criticized food companies for their lack of transparency when it comes to nanotechnology research and food.

As the global nanotechnology industry continues to produce cutting-edge consumer products, the scientific community is leaving a key part of the U.S. public behind when sharing knowledge of this new field of science, according to a new study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Arizona State University.

Roanoke-based Luna Innovations Inc. announced Tuesday that the sensing, instrumentation and nanotechnology company emerged from bankruptcy.

TEM showing the two-dimensional dodecagonal quasi-crystalline structure self-assembled from 5-nm Au and 13.4-nm Fe3O4 nanoparticles.

BIND Biosciences announced today the appointment of Scott Minick as President and CEO.