In situ green synthesis of biocompatible ginseng capped gold nanoparticles with remarkable stability

This paper reports a one-step green synthesis of gold nanoparticles (G-AuNps), using naturally occurring Korean red ginseng root (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) and investigates their in vitro stability in various buffers as well as determining toxicity through detailed cytotoxicity assays using WST-8 counting kit, performed on normal cervical cells lines.Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 82(2): [...]

Cat Lap: Engineers Unravel the Mystery of How Felines Drink

One morning a few years back Roman Stocker was watching his cat, Cutta Cutta, drink, and began to wonder about the mechanism by which cats lap fluid into their mouths. [More]

Scientific American Topic – Nanotechnology

Quantum computing: Solid-state spins survive

Authors: Michael J. Biercuk & David J. Reilly
Quantum-control pulse sequences can suppress errors and significantly extend the lifetimes of spin-based quantum bits in solid-state devices. (Source: Nature Nanotechnology)
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THE SUPERIOR NANO MATERIAL: Nano Graphene Platelets (NGP) outperforms Carbon NanoTubes (CNT)

The Nano Graphene Platelets (NGP) material discovered in 2004 has been studied for a number of years.  It has many of the same characteristics as Carbon Nano Tubes (CNT) and other carbon particles; NGPs overall performance equals or exceeds most application performances when compared with any other Nano particles. Nano Graphene Platelets are also known [...]

Potential for New Nanoparticle-Based Cancer Detection

Standard methods of screening men for prostate cancer leave much to be desired, particularly in terms of their inability to have much effect on prostate cancer survival. Now, a team of investigators at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have created a targeted gold nanoparticle that appears to offer a more sensitive and [...]

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