The Nano-Space Race!

Nanotech and particle accelerators could make near-light speed travel a reality one day. This article on MSNBC discusses how that one day (within our lifetimes) we could be sending tiny satellites into space capable of reaching other solar systems! Looks like nanotech has been getting a lot of media attention recently (over 4 articles have been posted here in the last month), along with space travel! Read the article here. [Link]

Nanotech Drug Delivery Coming Soon?

This article on ScienceDaily talks about the future of drug delivery, and apparently nanotechnology has the potential to replace traditional pharmaceuticals...well at least hopefully one day. Although the technology is still in its infancy, scientists have been able to engineer lipid containers the size of a virus that can be used to deliver the drug into the bloodstream, and proteins called selectins can help the lipid containers target specific cell types in the body. Nanotechnology has been getting a lot of attention recently (especially in Biological applications), so much so that major universities such as UCSB have recently built entire buildings devoted to this niche field. Even the government has hopped on board with a lot of funding for Nanotech initiatives and a website. Check out the article for more info. [Link]

Nanotech + Antibodies = Clean Blood!

Check out this article which talks about how iron-beads covered with antibodies helped remove Candida albicans from a blood sample. Fungal infections are extremely difficult to treat with anti-fungals such as Amphotericin B, could this present a viable alternative to using pharmecueticals for fungal infections in the future?
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