As prostate cancer progresses, the cancer cells become more resistant to traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and they become more aggressive and spread more rapidly. But now, a Temple School of Pharmacy researcher is exploring the use of nanotechnology to effectively treat latter-stage prostate cancer.
Apr 7th, 2013
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Scientific research developed through an innovative fund will help find solutions to combat world hunger and poverty. Last week, the government announced Canada's contribution to the second phase of the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF).
Apr 6th, 2013
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A UB-led research team recently traveled to Zimbabwe to participate in a week-long program of workshops that included the formal launch of two Zimbabwe national programs: the Zimbabwe International Nanotechnology Center (ZINC) and the Zimbabwe Evidence-To-Action (ETA), an implementation project to eradicate HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe.
Apr 6th, 2013
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Rice University physicists on the hunt for the origins of high-temperature superconductivity have published new findings this week about a seemingly contradictory state in which a material simultaneously exhibits the conflicting characteristics of both a metallic conductor and an insulator.
Apr 5th, 2013
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A research team has made a fundamental breakthrough in single-crystal X-ray analysis, the most powerful method for molecular structure determination.
Apr 5th, 2013
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Scientists developed the technology to produce gold nanoparticles biologically.
Apr 5th, 2013
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Four CNSE student teams are among the semifinal winners moving to the final round after presentations highlighting their world-class education and access to the college's unparalleled resources.
Apr 5th, 2013
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Bruker is hosting webinar for AFM and 3D optical microscope users.
Apr 5th, 2013
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When light hits organic molecules, it triggers processes that are of considerable interest to scientists. But the individual steps of the reaction are very hard to identify. A study group at the University of W�rzburg has now accomplished this task - with a sophisticated approach.
Apr 5th, 2013
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Researchers could show that exhaled human breath contains a characteristic molecular 'fingerprint'. The scientists want to use this finding to diagnose diseases based on the chemical analysis of patient's exhaled breath, using highly sensitive and precise instrumental methods.
Apr 4th, 2013
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Talk about storing data in the cloud. Scientists at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have taken this to a whole new level by demonstrating that they can store visual images within quite an ethereal memory device - a thin vapor of rubidium atoms. The effort may prove helpful in creating memory for quantum computers.
Apr 4th, 2013
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Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the research focuses on membranes that could provide solutions to worldwide problems; from stopping power stations releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, to detecting the chemical signals produced by agricultural pests.
Apr 4th, 2013
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All-optical switching promises terahertz-speed hard drive and RAM memory.
Apr 4th, 2013
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Semiconductor nanowires are quasi-one-dimensional nanomaterials that have sparked a surge of interest as one of the most powerful and versatile nanotechnological building blocks with actual or potential impact on nanoelectronics, photonics, electromechanics, environmentally friendly energy conversion, biosensing, and neuro-engineering technologies.
Apr 3rd, 2013
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Scientists documented the atoms' unique behavior by first trapping groups of silicon atoms, known as clusters, in a single-atom-thick sheet of carbon called graphene. The silicon clusters, composed of six atoms, were pinned in place by pores in the graphene sheet, allowing the team to directly image the material with a scanning transmission electron microscope.
Apr 3rd, 2013
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Researchers led by scientists at Case Western Reserve University have turned to an unlikely model to make medical devices safer and more comfortable - a squid's beak.
Apr 3rd, 2013
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