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Mechanical and Biological Engineering


Exploiting Protein Coronas:

"Protein Corona: The good side," Nature Nanotechnology, Research Highlights, September 5, 2012.

AuCu nanoparticles for CO2 reduction:

"Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2," MIT News, April 11, 2012.

"Tweaking copper to recycle CO2 into fuel," ZeeNews, April 12, 2012.

"Copper-Gold Nanoparticles to Help Transform CO2 into Methane," The Green Optimistic, April 12, 2012.

"Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2," ScienceBlog, April 2012.

"Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2," Science Daily, April 11, 2012.

"Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2," Science Codex, April 11, 2012.

"Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2," R&D, April 11, 2012.

"Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2," Product Design & Development," April 11, 2012.

"MIT hybrid nanoparticles may offer CO2 emissions solution to power plants" PennEnergy, April 11, 2012.

"Recycling CO2 with Copper-Gold Nanoparticles," Overclockers Club, April 12, 2012.

"Tweaking copper to recycle CO2 into fuel," NY Daily News, April 12, 2012.

"Tweaking copper to recycle CO2 into fuel," News Track India, April 12, 2012.

"Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert carbon dioxide, may reduce greenhouse emissions ," Nanowerk News, April 11, 2012.

"Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2--May reduce greenhouse emissions," Nanotechnology Now, April 11, 2012.

"A tiny, golden way to curb carbon emissions," MSNBC Technolog, April 11, 2012.

"Gold-Copper Nanoparticles Convert CO2 Into Hydrocarbon Fuels," Laboratory Equipment, April 12, 2012.

"Hybrid Copper-Gold Nanoparticles Convert CO2," Lab Manager Magazine, April 12, 2012.

"Copper- Gold Nano Particles Can Convert Carbon Dioxide into Hydrocarbon Fuels," International Business Times, April 12, 2012.

"Hybrid Copper-Gold Nanoparticles Convert CO2," e! Science News, April 11, 2012.

"Hybrid Copper-Gold Nanoparticles Convert CO2," Domain-B, April 11, 2012.

"Nano-copper and nano-gold combine to form effective CO2 converter," Bits of Science, April 11, 2012.

"Cleaner air with gold and copper," SmartPlanet, April 15, 2012.

"Touch of Gold Increases Stability and Reactivity of Copper Nanoparticles," Azonano, April 16, 2012.

"Researchers develop a catalyst to make CO2 into fuel," Environment & Energy, April 24, 2012.

Nanomachines

"Quantitative Blueprint for Better Nanomachines," Materials Views,, July 29, 2011.

In vitro translation enhancement

"MIT: A New Use for Gold," Red Orbit, June 13, 2010.

"Engineers turn a drawback - the stickiness of gold nanoparticles - into an advantage," PhysOrg, June 11, 2010.

"Turning a drawback of gold nanoparticles into an advantage," R&D, June 11, 2010.

"A new use for gold: Engineers turn a drawback--the stickiness of gold nanoparticles--into an advantage," MIT News, June 11, 2010.

ACS Nano Podcast, Episode 34: May 2010 Interview on translation enhancement.

Li-Air batteries

"Record Efficiency for Lithium-Air Batteries," REVE, June 12, 2010.

"Platinum nanoparticles contribute to record lithium-air battery efficiency," Platinum Today, June 11, 2010.

"Record Efficiency for Lithium-Air Batteries," Technology Review,, June 2010.

Selective release

Video on ACS Nanotation Nanotube by Andy Wijaya on the ACS Nano 2008 paper

Fast Breaking Papers, 2009 , Thomson Reuters Sciencewatch.com, December 2009.

"Mit metallischen Nanopartikeln gegen Krebs," Neue Zürcher Zeitung, July 2009.

"Five big ideas for nanotechnology," Jon Evans, Nature Medicine, 15, 348 (2009).

"Materials Research Gets Under the Skin: Mining Gold for Targeted Drug Delivery," Medical Device Link, March 2009.

"Nanogold for multiple drug delivery," Materials World (UK), 17 (2) p. 12, February 2009.

"Therapeutic Alchemy," Technology Review Insider, February 2009.

"Controlled time release of multiple drugs for combination therapy," Biophotonics International, January 2009.

"Team Designs Gold Nanoparticles to Deliver Multiple Drugs," The Washington Post, January 9, 2009.

"Team Designs Gold Nanoparticles to Deliver Multiple Drugs," Business Week, January 9, 2009.

"Team Designs Gold Nanoparticles to Deliver Multiple Drugs," Forbes.com, January 9, 2009.

"Team Designs Gold Nanoparticles to Deliver Multiple Drugs," US News & World Report, January 9, 2009.

"Controlling the independent release of multiple drugs with nanotechnology," Foresight Institute, January 7, 2009.

"Gold nanoparticles may carry multiple drugs to treat cancer", Big News Network, January 6, 2009.

"Nano Device Delivers Drugs More Effectively," NewsMax, January 6, 2009.

"Gold Nanoparticles For Controlled Drug Delivery," Science Daily, January 6, 2009.

"Nanoparticles could carry drugs to treat cancer, other diseases," Media NewsWire, January 6, 2009.

"Gold nanoparticles may treat cancer," The Times of India, January 5, 2009.

"Controlled Drug Delivery System Based on Gold Nanorods that Can Cater for Multiple Drugs," Meridian Institute, January 5, 2009.

"New Nano Device Aids Drug Dispersal," RedOrbit, January 5, 2009.

"Gold nanoparticles may carry multiple drugs to treat cancer," Newstrack India, January 5, 2009.

"Gold nanoparticles could carry drugs to treat cancer, other diseases," SmallTimes, January 5, 2009.

"Nano device ‘times drug release,’" Herald de Paris, January 4, 2009.

"Nano device 'times drug release,'" Focus Information Agency, January 4, 2009.

"Nano device 'times drug release,'" BBC News, January 4, 2009.

"Using Gold Particles To Release Multiple Drugs In A Controlled Fashion - Nanoparticles Could Treat Cancer And Other Diseases," Medical News Today, January 4, 2009.

"Mit NanoGoldpartikeln gegen Krebs und Aids," Focus – Germany, January 2, 2009.

"MIT: Gold, nfrared light may enable drug delivery," MassHighTech, January 2, 2009.

"Drug Delivery System Hits Gold," MedGadget, January 2, 2009.

"Gold particles and infrared light for controlled drug delivery" News-Medical.Net, January 2, 2009.

"Gold nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery," Science Centric (Bulgaria), January 1, 2009.

"MIT uses nanotech to deliver drugs for fighting cancer, AIDS," PC World - Canada, December 31, 2008.

"U.S. researchers use gold nanoparticles to deliver drug," China View, December 31, 2008.

"U.S. researchers use gold nanoparticles to deliver drug," People's Daily Online, December 31, 2008.

"Gold nanoparticles may carry multiple drugs to treat cancer," New Kerala, December 31, 2008.

"Gold nanoparticles may carry multiple drugs to treat cancer," WebIndia123, December 31, 2008.

"Gold nanoparticles may carry multiple drugs to treat cancer," OneIndia, December 31, 2008.

"Gold nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery," Biology News Net, December 31, 2008.

"Gold Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery System Developed," Azomaterials, December 31, 2009.

"Controlled Drug Delivery System Based on Gold Nanorods that can Cater for Multiple Drugs," AzoNanotechnology, December 31, 2008.

"Gold Particles Deliver More Than Just Glitter," Bioresearch Online, December 31, 2008.

"Gold nanoparticles may carry multiple drugs to treat cancer," Blog-O-Doom, December 31, 2008.

"U.S. researchers use gold nanoparticles to deliver drug," China Economic, December 31, 2008.

"Gold Nanoparticles Don't Just Look Pretty, They Fight Cancer," Daily Tech, December 31, 2008.

"Gold nanoparticles may carry multiple drugs to treat cancer," DailyIndia, Decmber 31, 2008.

"Gold nanoparticles may carry multiple drugs to treat cancer," Malaysia Sun, December 31, 2008.

"Gold nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery," Encapsula Nano Sciences, December 31, 2008.

"Gold particles deliver more than just glitter: Nanoparticles could carry drugs to treat cancer, other diseases," Nanotechnology Now, December 30, 2008. "Gold nanoparticles could carry drugs to treat cancer, other diseases," Nanowerk News, December 30, 2008.

"Gold particles deliver more than just glitter," Huliq News, December 30, 2008.

"Gold particles deliver more than just glitter," MIT News, December 30, 2008.

"MIT uses nanotech to deliver drugs for fighting cancer, AIDS," The New York Times., December 30, 2008.

“Gold Nanoparticles Deliver Drugs To Treat Cancer, Other Diseases,” RedOrbit, December 30, 2008.

"MIT project uses nanotech to deliver drugs for fighting cancer, AIDS," ComputerWorld, December 30, 2008.

"Gold particles deliver more than just glitter," Nanotechwire, December 30, 2008.

"Gold nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery,” PhysOrg, December 30, 2008.

"Gold nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery," EurekAlert!, December 30, 2008.

"Gold nanoparticles for controlled delivery," e! Science News, December 30, 2008.

"Gold nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery," Science News Daily, December 30, 2008.

"Gold Nanoparticles for Controlled Drug Delivery," Drug Discovery and Development, December 30, 2008.

"Gold Particles Deliver More Than Just Glitter," DotMedNews, December 30, 2008.

"MIT uses nanotech to deliver drugs for fighting cancer, AIDS," InfoWorld, December 30, 2008.

"Gold nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery," Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, December 30, 2008.

"MIT uses nanotech to deliver drugs for fighting cancer, AIDS," NetworkWorld, December 30, 2008.

"Gold nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery," Science Blog, December 30, 2008.

"Gold and Drugs. This Time It's A Good Thing," InventorSpot.

"Light, Nanoparticles And The Future Of Smart Drug Delivery," Scientific Blogging, December 30, 2008.

Gold nanorod surfaces

"Beyond jewelry: Engineering new uses for gold," MIT News, August 22, 2008.

"Engineering New Uses for Gold," PhysOrg,, August 22, 2008.


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