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Chemistry World June 21, 2011 Carol Stanier	Nanotubes Inject Stroke Therapy Into Rats' Brains Carbon nanotubes act as a delivery vehicle for small pieces of RNA that help to prevent cell death in the brain after stroke.
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Chemistry World August 8, 2010 James Urquhart	No nanotube fertility risk US and Chinese researchers have found that carbon nanotubes injected into male mice cause damage to the testes, but the harm is reversible and does not affect fertility.
Scientific American January 17, 2007 Charles Q. Choi	A Stroke for Stem Cells The brain becomes a target in stem cell clinical trials.
AskMen.com August 3, 2003 Mike Davison	Are You At Risk Of Having A Stroke? Learn about this life-threatening condition that can lead to disability, brain damage, or even death.
Technology Research News December 29, 2004	Coated Nanotubes Make Biosensors Researchers are using carbon nanotubes to sense single molecules, and are tapping the way carbon nanotubes give off near-infrared light in order to read what the sensors have detected.
Chemistry World March 1, 2011 Elinor Richards	Chickpeas grow taller with carbon nanotubes Carbon nanotubes can enhance plant growth without damaging plant cells, say scientists from India.
Technology Research News December 29, 2004	Sapphire Steps Shape Nanotubes Arrays Researchers have found that it is possible to grow carbon nanotubes along atom-size steps on a sapphire surface.
AskMen.com Joshua Levine	Preventing A Heart Attack: Part I The warnings signs of a stroke, types of strokes, prevention, and rehabilitation.
Chemistry World October 25, 2009 Hayley Birch	New evidence for toxic effects of inhaled nanotubes Further evidence for the asbestos-like effects of carbon nanotubes has emerged from a new study in mice.
Technology Research News October 8, 2003	Nanotubes harvest electrons Researchers from the University of Bologna and the University of Trieste in Italy, and the University of Notre Dame have found a way to alter carbon nanotubes so that they efficiently separate electrical charge. The method could lead to more efficient solar cells.
Scientific American November 28, 2005 Christine Soares	Cold War Clues Atomic tests allow carbon dating of baby boomers and enable neuroscientists to track brain tissue regeneration.
Chemistry World July 3, 2008 Hayley Birch	A new spin on sorting nanotubes A new method for sorting carbon nanotubes could prove useful in creating nanomaterials for fast switching transistors, solar cells and touch screens, say scientists.
Chemistry World March 2, 2009 James Urquhart	Shining a light on neural activity US researchers have developed a new way to activate brain neurons that could lead to less invasive methods of restoring function in damaged nerves and brain tissue.
Technology Research News December 17, 2003 Patch & Smalley	Body handles nanofiber better The human body doesn't care for artificial materials, and responds to invasions by building scar tissue around foreign objects. A study shows that scar tissue formation might have more to do with the surface features of the intrusion than material it is made from.
Chemistry World April 6, 2010 Lewis Brindley	Immune cells fight off nanotubes Carbon nanotubes can be degraded by an enzyme found in human immune cells, report US researchers.
Reactive Reports Issue 34 David Bradley	Sandwiched nanotubes Ferrocene-modified carbon nanotubes can separate charge
Chemistry World September 5, 2013 Emma Stoye	Raman-based imaging takes guesswork out of brain surgery A new technique that color-codes cancerous and healthy brain cells according to their chemistry could help surgeons remove all traces of brain tumors while minimizing damage to sensitive tissues.
Reactive Reports Issue 60 David Bradley	Networking Neural Nanotubes Carbon nanotubes may be the key to building cyborg type interfaces between biology and electronics.
Technology Research News April 23, 2003	Nanotube web could mimic brain Researchers from NASA Ames Research Center have found a way to grow minuscule webs of connected carbon nanotubes. These networks could herald a new type of electronics that have huge numbers of random connections, a setup similar to a brain's synapses.
Chemistry World May 24, 2006	Detecting Brain Damage Before it Happens An NMR technique under development could help the victims of stroke by detecting brain damage early enough to provide treatment.
Technology Research News December 15, 2004	Aligned Nanotubes Accommodate Bone Researchers have found that artificial joints can be improved by mimicking the alignment of collagen fibers and natural ceramic crystals in real bones using today's nanotechnology techniques.
Chemistry World August 23, 2009 Jon Cartwright	Gold plating improves nanotube imaging Techniques used to image tumors and infections improve when the carbon nanotube 'contrast agents' are gold plated, researchers in the US have discovered.
Technology Research News March 23, 2005	Nanotubes juice super batteries A relatively simple and inexpensive way to form a new type of thin film supercapacitor from multi-wall carbon nanotubes.
Chemistry World June 16, 2011	Nanomaterial Dust no Worse Than the Rest A team of researchers in Germany has brought some good news to the debate on nano-material safety.
Technology Research News December 1, 2004	Short Nanotubes Carry Big Currents Researchers have developed a simple way to fabricate carbon nanotube devices whose length is as small as ten nanometers, and have shown that electricity can pass through the nanotubes very efficiently.
Technology Research News January 14, 2004	Nanotubes grown on plastic Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England have devised a way to grow vertical forests of carbon nanotubes on flexible plastic.
Technology Research News May 21, 2003	Nanotubes smash length record Duke University researchers produced nanotubes as long as two millimeters, which is 100 times longer than previous efforts. Nanotubes have great potential as components of nanomachines and nanoelectronics.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2005 Jack Uldrich	Risk in Carbon Nanotubes? Nanotech's "wonder" materials might also carry a substantial downside. Until the questions surrounding carbon nanotubes can be adequately answered, investors are encouraged to temper their enthusiasm
Geotimes May 2007 Carolyn Gramling	Lava Cooks up Carbon Nanotubes Mount Etna may be a fiery factory for one of the most sought-after tools of nanotechnology: tiny carbon nanotubes.
Technology Research News November 19, 2003	Nanotubes fortify plastic film Researchers have developed an inexpensive process for making a nanotube-polymer composite that allows for close control of the density and position of the nanotubes.
Technology Research News March 9, 2005	Method Makes Double Nanotubes Researchers can now fabricate pure batches of double-walled carbon nanotubes, which theoretically should be more thermally and chemically stable than single walled nanotubes.
IEEE Spectrum May 2009 Prachi Patel	Laser Probes for Brain Experiments Laser-activated probes stimulate brain cells better, say scientists
Chemistry World February 28, 2011 Hayley Birch	Protein nanotubes trap viruses Japanese researchers have used nanotubes made from human blood proteins to trap hepatitis B virus. They say their work lays the foundations for a new chemistry of protein-based nanotubes with biomedical applications.
Technology Research News April 7, 2004	Fiber spun from nanotube smoke Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England have developed a relatively simple way to manufacture continuous fibers of carbon nanotubes.
Technology Research News August 13, 2003	Carbon wires expand nano toolkit Scientists looking for building blocks to form electronics and machines that are not much bigger than molecules have gained a new tool.
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2011	Let's Get Small Tim Harris develops tools neuroscientists can use to measure the brain's activity, to give them a quantitative view inside the elaborate structure of the brain.
Technology Research News December 1, 2004 Eric Smalley	For Pure Nanotubes Add Water Washing away impurities with water turns out to be as good for growing carbon nanotubes as it is for keeping a clean house.
BusinessWeek November 19, 2007 Catherine Arnst	A Top Gun Takes Aim at Strokes Jackson Streeter left his dream job as a fighter pilot to tackle stokes, the second leading cause of death.
Chemistry World December 13, 2010 James Urquhart	Nanotube probe for cellular studies A new way of peering inside biological cells using carbon nanotubes as tiny multifunctional endoscopes has been developed by US researchers.
Technology Research News July 14, 2004	Laser tweezer traps nanotubes The researchers have showed that it is possible to pattern clusters of nanotubes into configurations that are likely to have near-term applications as chemical, biological and physical sensors.
Chemistry World May 20, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Carbon nanotubes behave like asbestos Long straight carbon nanotubes may be as dangerous as asbestos fibres, potentially causing cancer in cells lining the lung, a pilot study in mice has shown.
Chemistry World July 28, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Nanotubes with Added Nitrogen Are Less Toxic Adding a dash of nitrogen to carbon nanotubes can make them substantially less toxic, according to researchers.
Scientific American August 2005 Cathryn M. Delude	Widening the Window Strategies to buy time in treating ischemic stroke: Recently scientists have discovered ways that could extend tissue plasminogen activator's (tPA) window of time, at least for some patients, and have found alternatives that may be both effective and safe beyond three hours.
Technology Research News September 22, 2004	Nanotubes on Cloth Fire Electrons Researchers have found that nanotubes grown on rough surfaces like carbon cloth can be coaxed to emit electrons using extremely low electric fields.
Chemistry World November 2, 2015 Charlie Quigg	Biomarkers identify stroke victims with cognitive problems Scientists in China have pinpointed three metabolites that indicate if a stroke victim has suffered cognitive damage.
Technology Research News May 19, 2004	Nanotube Sparks Could Cool Chips Researchers from Purdue University and have found a way to use carbon nanotubes to ionize air and generate minuscule air currents that can be used to cool computer chips.
Technology Research News November 3, 2004	Nanotubes Lengthen to Centimeters Researchers have found a way to grow very long carbon nanotubes. One long-range possibility is using ultralong carbon nanotubes fibers to make an elevator to low Earth orbit.
Popular Mechanics January 28, 2009 Andrew Moseman	Fringe Fact v. Fiction: Could Your Brain Actually Turn to Goo? In its 12th episode, Fringe brought back one of the all-time greatest, grossest sci-fi horrors: Liquefied brains.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2005 Dan Bloom	Ready for Some Carbon Nanotubing? Carbon nanotubes are going to show up in all sorts of high tech devices. Be ready for them.