nanotechnology http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/2012/all xx Researchers use nanotech to detect early-stage cancer http://www.itworld.com/business/81324/researchers-use-nanotech-detect-early-stage-cancer A team of researchers at Stanford University is developing a biosensor it hopes can help doctors detect various cancers in early stages. http://www.itworld.com/business/81324/researchers-use-nanotech-detect-early-stage-cancer#comments Science News nanotechnology Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:58:51 -0400 ITworld staff 81324 at http://www.itworld.com IBM using nanotechnology to read DNA, personalize medicine http://www.itworld.com/business/80092/ibm-using-nanotech-read-dna-personalize-medicine IBM announced that it is working to ease the process of sequencing genetic code which could lead to dramatic improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. http://www.itworld.com/business/80092/ibm-using-nanotech-read-dna-personalize-medicine#comments Business Science News health care IBM nanotechnology Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:31:19 -0400 ITworld staff 80092 at http://www.itworld.com Nanotech could make humans immortal by 2040, futurist says http://www.itworld.com/business/79478/nanotech-could-make-humans-immortal-2040-futurist-says Futurist Ray Kruzweil predicts that advances in nanotechology could start making humans immortal by the mid-2000s by instantly repairing damaged cells and organs and backing up human memories. http://www.itworld.com/business/79478/nanotech-could-make-humans-immortal-2040-futurist-says#comments Science News nanotechnology Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:53:17 -0400 ITworld staff 79478 at http://www.itworld.com MIT: Nanotech targets and kills cancerous tumors http://www.itworld.com/science/67609/mit-nanotech-targets-and-kills-cancerous-tumors Researchers use gold nanorods to heat and kill tumors without harming healthy tissue. http://www.itworld.com/science/67609/mit-nanotech-targets-and-kills-cancerous-tumors#comments Science News health care MIT nanotechnology Thu, 07 May 2009 16:39:32 -0400 ITworld staff 67609 at http://www.itworld.com Researchers use nanotech to fight drug addiction, cancer http://www.itworld.com/science/65942/researchers-use-nanotech-fight-drug-addiction-cancer University of Buffalo researchers say they've found a way to use nanotechnology to fight drug addiction. http://www.itworld.com/science/65942/researchers-use-nanotech-fight-drug-addiction-cancer#comments Science News health care nanotechnology Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:42:23 -0400 ITworld staff 65942 at http://www.itworld.com Scientists claim big leap in nanoscale storage http://www.itworld.com/storage/63002/scientists-claim-big-leap-nanoscale-storage Scientists say they have achieved a breakthrough that could fit the contents of 250 DVDs on a coin-sized surface. http://www.itworld.com/storage/63002/scientists-claim-big-leap-nanoscale-storage#comments Software Storage News nanotechnology Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:53:43 -0500 ITworld staff 63002 at http://www.itworld.com Nanowire technology could make LCDs brighter, thinner, and cheaper http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/55656/nanowire-technology-could-make-lcds-brighter-thinner-and-cheaper (PhysOrg.com) -- As nanoimprinting technology advances, scientists have shown that using nano-sized polarizers could significantly enhance the contrast ratio in liquid crystal displays (LCDs). For consumers, that means that TVs, computer monitors, and especially mobile displays could become brighter, lighter, and thinner in the future. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/55656/nanowire-technology-could-make-lcds-brighter-thinner-and-cheaper#comments Tech & society News LCD nanotechnology technology Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:40:54 -0400 hazeletiong 55656 at http://www.itworld.com