UCB to Establish Nanotechnology Research Center

foobsr writes "The Daily Californian reports that UCB (with a Interdisciplinary Nanotechnology Club already in place) is investing into a multimillion dollar research center . As it seems, researchers are well aware of the risks (e.g. nanoparticles seeping through skin) that their ambitious research may pose (original press release here)."

More biomedical nanotechnology needed

[Linuxathome]

There is definitely a niche for nanoparticles in vaccine and pharmaceutical use. The push should be towards therapeutic vaccine development, especially for chronic illnesses such as HIV, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, and cancer.

Gotta admit it would be cool...

[nathan s]

...to have those nanoparticles seeping through your skin delivering drugs; no more needles! *shudder*

Upright...

[TomorrowPlusX]

I'm probably not the only person *hoping* that this refers to the Upright Citizens Brigade's super secret underground laboratory. Better not read the article, then.

Oversimplification?

[Red Rocket]

Nuclear power is dangerous, and the dangers unknown, but it was through studies like this that it was discovered (well, that is an oversimplification, but perhaps the base concept is applicable).

Yes. Oversimplification is an understatement since much of the studies were performed at places like Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Hanford. Let's just hope that nanotech studies aren't conducted the same way.

not as special as they make it out to be

[Anonymous Coward]

Berkeley is not the only place that has or will be having one of these. It seems like every big academic institution is building one or already has one. Cornell has had a really good facility( http://www.cnf.cornell.edu/ [cornell.edu]) for a few years now which they just rebuilt and expanded recently. Cornell is also one of the Kavil Institutes for Nanoscience so they just got a big lump of money dumped in their laps to do nano&nanobio type research. UCSB and UCLA are also building the same type of faciliti