April 15 : Scientists have mimicked bacteria to produce magnetic nanoparticles that could be used for drug targeting and delivery in magnetic inks and high-density memory devices, or as magnetic seals in motors.

April 2 : Researchers at the University of California - Los Angeles have developed a new nanomachine that can capture and store anticancer drugs inside tiny pores and release them

Mar 26 : An Arizona State University researcher has developed a novel biosensing nanodevice that may do away with long lines at airport security checkpoints and revolutionize

Dec 23 : Researchers have made a revolutionary advancement in memory storage devices by investigating nanolasers, which can concentrate light as small as 30

Dec 3 : Scientists at the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) have used cutting edge nanotechnology to measure the softness of cells, thereby differentiating cancer cells from normal

Nov 17 : A research team, led by an Indian scientist at MIT, has developed remotely

November 9 : Nanotechnology scientists at the University of Idaho have started a new

November 2 : Radio waves have been found to offer a non-invasive method to destroy

October 25 : Dutch researcher Cristianne Rijcken has developed a new type of biodegradable nanoparticles that may help deliver drugs to target tumour tissue efficiently.

October 17 : Purdue University researchers have demonstrated that tiny “nanorods” of gold can be triggered by a laser beam to blast holes in the membranes of tumour cells.