http://www.buffalo.edu/news/list-page.html?key=ub2020-nano en-US Copyright 2008, University at Buffalo 2008-05-17T10:21:03-04:00 apage@buffalo.edu apage@buffalo.edu http://www.buffalo.edu/news/9278 A chemical engineer in the emerging field of nanomedicine, Chong Cheng says creating the tools to target tumors with powerful drugs--while bypassing healthy parts of the body--is the first step in achieving a future where cancer patients don't suffer from the worst side affects of treatments such as chemotherapy. 2008-03-27T00:00:00-04:00 92780009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/9077 A $1 million gift to the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences from a global industry leader with a strong interest in Western New York will be used for costs associated with the construction of a new, high-tech engineering building on UB's North (Amherst) Campus. 2008-01-18T00:00:00-04:00 90770009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/8889 The University at Buffalo has received a $750,000 grant from the New York State Foundation of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) to recruit an internationally known scientist in nanotechnology. 2007-10-11T00:00:00-04:00 88890009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/8857 A novel device, developed by a team led by University at Buffalo engineers, simply and conveniently traps, detects and manipulates the single spin of an electron, overcoming some major obstacles that have prevented progress toward spintronics and spin-based quantum computing. 2007-09-27T00:00:00-04:00 88570009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/8843 Microorganisms may soon be efficiently and inexpensively producing novel pharmaceutical compounds, such as flavonoids, that fight aging, cancer or obesity, as well as high-value chemicals, as the result of research being conducted by University at Buffalo researchers. 2007-09-18T00:00:00-04:00 88430009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/8821 A nanotechnology developed by a University at Buffalo professor has enabled researchers to identify a molecular signature common to both familial and sporadic cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. 2007-09-04T00:00:00-04:00 88210009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/8210 Can conventional semiconductors learn new tricks? Igor Zutic is betting that they can. Zutic, a University at Buffalo theoretical physicist and the recipient of a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award, is finding ways to introduce spintronic properties and a phenomenon called spin injection into silicon. 2006-10-17T00:00:00-04:00 82100009