Using synergy, and interesting medical advances

I was just reading an article (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9143286/Researchers_Nano_cocktail_could_target_kill_cancerous_tumors?source=CTWNLE_nlt_pm_2010-01-07) on potential use of nanotechnology for treating cancer. It is really interesting, and if they can make it work, it really seems to hold out hope for just about any type of cancer, because the basic concept would apply to all sort of cancer. Of course, it would have to be tweaked for each type of cancer, but the ability to really precisely target jut the cancer cells is a huge step forward in our ability to get at this disease. I hope it works out!

What is interesting to me about this area of research is that what they are trying to do is to use several different materials together. No one of the materials is going to do the trick by itself, but by using the strengths of the each material separately, but in conjunction you potentially get a synergy that does what hasn't been possible before.

I think that similar synergies can be used in many areas of non-profit management. I know that the word has been over-used to the point of ridiculousness, but nevertheless it's something to think about.