http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/nanotech.html Nanoscience and nanotechnology headlines from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office. en-us http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/www/mitlogo-rss.jpg http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/nanotech.html 88 31 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nanochips-0708.html MIT researchers have achieved a significant advance in nanoscale lithographic technology, used in the manufacture of computer chips and electronic devices, to make finer patterns of lines over larger areas than have been possible with other methods. Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nanochips-0708.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/cancer-symp-0630.html Speakers from MIT and other institutions described the promise of nanotechnology to help diagnose, treat and monitor cancer at the annual symposium hosted by the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT on Friday, June 27. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/cancer-symp-0630.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/cancer-symp-adv-0624.html Institute Professor Robert Langer and other top cancer researchers will speak at the 2008 symposium hosted by MIT's David H. Koch Center for Integrative Cancer Research on Friday, June 27, at Kresge Auditorium. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/cancer-symp-adv-0624.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nanocell-0609.html In work that could at the same time impact the delivery of drugs and explain a biological mystery, MIT engineers have created the first synthetic nanoparticles that can penetrate a cell without poking a hole in its protective membrane and killing it. Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nanocell-0609.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nanomirrors-0609.html A new way of bending X-ray beams developed by MIT researchers could lead to greatly improved space telescopes, as well as new tools for biology and for the manufacture of semiconductor chips. Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nanomirrors-0609.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nanotube-0605.html Using carbon nanotubes, MIT chemical engineers have built the most sensitive electronic detector yet for sensing deadly gases, a low-cost, low-energy portable device that could be carried in a pocket and used to monitor hazardous chemicals. Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nanotube-0605.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/oil-paper-0530.html A mat of nanowires with the touch and feel of paper, that can absorb up to 20 times its weight in oil, could be an important new tool in the cleanup of oil and other organic pollutants, MIT researchers and colleagues report. Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/oil-paper-0530.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/hope-yanik-0521.html Mehmet Fatih Yanik on extension of the human lifespan. Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/hope-yanik-0521.html