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No Small Matter: Science on the Nanoscale from Felice Frankel and George Whitesides

By Lily | Published: November 17, 2009
The multi-talented George Whitesides has once again teamed up with scientific photographer Felice Frankel to lead us on a tour of the nanoworld through their latest book, No Small Matter: Science on the Nanoscale. From the publisher, Harvard University Press: A small revolution is remaking the world. The only problem is, we can’t see it. [...]
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Why the boom in cancer nanotechnology?

By Lily | Published: October 28, 2009
In the last decade, a ton of work has been done in cancer nanotechnology, with over 2500 articles published since the 80s, entire conferences devoted to the topic, and products already launched, such as the nanoparticle paclitaxel drug Abraxane. Of the 74 nanoparticle clinical trials currently on record in the US, 65 of them are [...]
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Sangeeta Bhatia and micro-liver chips on NOVA

By Lily | Published: July 26, 2009
Last week Professor Sangeeta Bhatia was featured in a fantastic profile on NOVA’s scienceNOW. Bhatia is recognized as a pioneer in bioMEMS and directs the Laboratory for Multiscale Regenerative Technologies at MIT. Although Bhatia’s work explores a wide range of topics, she is most well-known for her development of micro-livers-on-a-chip. Primary liver cells are notoriously [...]
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